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he Would dilate his seed as the sand of the sea, and with meeknes in sending guifts and good words to Esau. Thus finally he pacified him, and so his owne feare was turned into ioy.

Iacob wrestled with an Angel corporally & spiritually.24. A man wrestled. ) This wrestling with an Angel assumpting a bodie in forme of a man was corporal, as the effect shewed in Iacobs sinow shrunke vp, which made him to halt. v. 25. & 31. Osee 12.It was also spiritual, as appeareth by his earnest prayer, vrging and at last obtayning the Angels blessing. S. Dionys. c. 4. cel. Hierer. S. Greg. prefat. in Iob. Theodoret, q. 91. in Gen.

 

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CHAP. XXXIII.

 

Iacob seing Esau come with a great troupe of men, feareth harme, but is most curteously entertained by him. 10. He hardly perswaded Esau to take guifts, 13. and to returne home. 17. So Iacob coming by Socoth to Salem, there buyeth a field, pitcheth his tents, and erecteth an Altar.

 

AND Iacob lifting vp his eyes, saw Esau comming, and with him foure hundred men: and he diuided the children of Lia and of Rachel, and of the two handmaids: ²and he put both the handmaids and their children foremost: and Lia and her children in the second place: and Rachel and Ioseph last. ³And himselfe going forward adored prostrate to the ground seauen times, vntil his brother came neer. ⁴Esau therefore running to meet his brother, embraced him: and clasping him fast about the necke, and kissing him wept. ⁵And casting vp his eyes he saw the women and their litle ones, and said: What meane these? And do they perteyne to thee? He answered: They are the litle ones which God hath giuen to me thy seruant. ⁶And the handmaids and their children comming neer, bowed themselues. ⁷Lia also with her children came neer: and when they had adored in like manner, last Ioseph and Rachel adored. ⁸And Esau said: What are the troups that I did meet? He answered: That I might find grace before my Lord. ⁹But he said: I haue plentie, my brother, be thy things to thy selfe. ¹⁰And Iacob said: Do not so, I beseech thee, but if I haue found grace in thine eyes, take a litle present at my hands: for so haue I seen thy face as if I should haue seene ^[1] the countenance of God: be gracious to me, ¹¹and take the blessing which I haue brought thee, and which God hath giuen me, who giueth al things. Scarce at his brothers great instance taking it, ¹²he said: Let vs march on together, and I wil accompanie thee in thy iourney. ¹³And Iacob said: My Lord thou knowest that I haue with me litle ones, and

1. Iacob seeing Gods hand in this change of his brothers mind, not of flatterie, but sincerely acknowledged his benignitie, as Gods countenance towards him.