The suruey of popery vvherein the reader may cleerely behold, not onely the originall and daily incrementes of papistrie, with an euident confutation of the same; but also a succinct and profitable enarration of the state of Gods Church from Adam vntill Christs ascension, contained in the first and second part thereof: and throughout the third part poperie is turned vp-side downe.

The ninth section, of Ioseph.

Ioseph was the sonne of Israel, otherwise called Iacob, be∣loued of his father aboue all his brethren: his brethren hated him mortally, because he cōplained to his father of their naugh∣tie dealing: they consulted to slay him, and to tell their father that a wicked beast had deuoured him. But Ruben (being more mercifull then the rest) willed them not to shed his bloud, but to cast him into a drie pit in the wildernesse, thinking by that meanes to redeeme him. After by the aduise of Iudah, they sold him to the Ismaelites, who sold him to Putiphar, steward to Pharao king of Egypt. Gen. 37.

The doubt.

In the 37. of Genesis, verse 28. and in the 39. of Genesis,

verse 1. It is said that the Ismaelites bought and sold Ioseph: but in the 37. of Genesis, verse 36. it is said, that the Madia∣nites sold him into Egypt. I answere, that Moses speaketh in∣differently of the Madianites and Ismaelites, vsing them both for one and the same people.

Ioseph was blessed of God, and all thinges prospered vnder his handes. Which when Potiphar saw, he made him ruler of his house, and put al that he had in his hand. Yet by the naugh∣ty dealing of Potiphars wife, he was cast in prison. Gene. 39. verse 2.3.20.

Ioseph expounded Pharaoh his dreames, for which cause he was deliuered out of prison, highly honoured of the king, and made the chiefe gouernour of the land of Egypt. Gen. 41. ver. 25.43.

Ioseph was a figure of our Sauiour Christ, liuely declared by S. Austen. For as Iosephes brethren when they saw him, consulted to put him to death; euen so the Iewes when they saw Christ, tooke counsell him to crucifie. Iosephes brethren tooke from him his motly coat, and the Iewes took from Christ his corporall coate. Ioseph spoiled of his coate, went downe into the pit; and Christ spoiled of his body, descended into hell. Ioseph comming out of the pit, was bought of the Egyptians; and Christ arising from the dead, was bought of the Gentiles by faith. Ioseph was sold for 30. pence, by the counsell of Iu∣dah his brother: and Christ was solde for 30. pence, by the tre∣cherie of Iudas his Apostle. Ioseph saued Egypt from famin, and Christ saued the world from sinne. If Iosephs brethren had not sold him, Egypt had starued; euen so if the Iewes had not sold Christ, the world had perished. Aug Serm. 81. de temp.

Ioseph was 80. yeres ruler in Egypt, Gen. 41. verse 46. Gene. 50. verse 22. He liued a 110. yeares, he died in Egypt, was there enbalmed, and chested, Gene. 50. verse 22.26. But he was carried thence, and buried with his auncestors. Exo. 13. verse 19.