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Oeph fell on his Father's face.] He was tranported by his Affection, to the tenderet Expreions of it: Though he was a Man in great Dignity and Authority.

And kied him.] It is likely he firt cloed his Eyes, as God promied he hould do, XLVI. 4. (and as the Cutom was) and then parted from his Body with a Kis. Of which we find many Examples both among Heathen and Chritian People: But they will not warrant us to ay that it was done by every Body; for all that I have oberved were uch near Relations as Joseph was to Jacob. Thus Ovid repreents Niobe as kiing her lain Sons; and Meleager's Siters kiing him when he lay dead: And Corippus repreents Jutin the younger falling upon Justinian, and weeping, and kiing him, jut as Joseph did here:

Yet ''Diony. Areopag. cap. 7. Eccle. Hierarch.'' decribing the Funeral of of Chritians, aith, the Bihop prayed over the Corps when it was brought into the Church, and after Prayer,, &c. both he himelf kied the dead peron, and after him all that were preent did the ame: So it eems to have been their taking a olemn leave of the Dead, till they met in another World.  Rh