An exposition on the fourteene first chapters of Genesis, by way of question and answere Collected out of ancient and recent writers: both briefely and subtilly propounded and expounded. By Abraham [sic] Rosse of Aberden, preacher at St. Maries neere South-Hampton, and one of his Maiesties chaplaines.

Q. What was Mizraim?

A. The father of the Aegyptians, who are still called by this name in the new Testa∣ment; but in the old Mizraim, and because Mizraim was Chams son, therefore in Scrip∣ture▪ Aegypt is called the land of Ch•…•…. Psal. 105. 23. and 78. 51. If Mizraim was the fa∣ther of the Aegyptians, they neede not brag so much of their antiquity. This country was first gouerned by their owne kings, wh•…•… they called Pharaoh, then they were subdued by the Aethiopians in the dayes of Hezekias. After that Cyrus the Persian ouercame them. But vnder Darius Nothus, they fell away from the Persian and were gouerned by their

owne kings, till Alexander subdued them. Af∣ter his death it fell to Ptolomeus, by whose name their kings were called, till Cleopatra, after whose death the Romans made it a Prouince, after them the Saracens had it, and now it is vnder the Turkish slauery. This country was famous for Abraham, Ioseph, the Patr•…•…kes, the birth of Moses, the deliue∣ry of the Israelites, for arts and sciences, fruitfulnesse and riches, townes and schooles, for Christ and his mother who fled thither, for many Martyrs and Christian professors, for the first Monks and Eremites who from thence did ouerspreade all Europe. But as before it was infamous for idolatry, so now it is for Mahomet•…•… blasphemous herefie.