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 hapned to Abraham when he came to Egypt?

A. His wife Sarai is commended by the Princes to Pharaoh, and she receiued into his house, here then ws see that Sarai did as A∣braham desired her, and in this shee shewed her selfe a louing and faithfull wife, who will rather hazard her chastity, then suffer her husband to be killed. Secondly, in that the Princes commended her, we haue here the nature of flattering courtiers set downe, who accommodate themselues to the humors and vices of their king. Thirdly, we see in the E∣gyptians the nature of carnall men, who are more mooued with externall shewes and beauty, then with internall vertue and grace. For Sarai is sought not for her vertue, but for her beauty. Fourthly, in that Abraham is the first of Hebers posterity who went to E∣gypt, we gather from hence that the Hebrews are not descended of the Egyptians, as Iose∣phus

in his books against Apton doth prooue. Fifthly, from hence also wee gather, that the name of Pharaoh is euery ancient, seeing the Egyptian kings were generally called Pha∣raoh. In the time of Abraham, and this name remained amongst them till the returne of the people from Babylon, then in the begin∣ning of the Grecian Empire, they were called Ptolomees till Cleopatra being ouercome, Au∣gustus did redact it into the forme of a pro∣uince; but after the Empire was diuided, E∣gypt being gouerned a while by the Grecian Emperours; and weary of that seruitude, they did chuse Calipha the captaine of the Saracens to be their King; from whom the Egyptian kings for almost the space of 447. yeeres were called Caliphae, afterward the kings of Egypt were called Sultans after the death of Melechsala.