.1///f /JO lib 9+ 17 Exc. DUS weeks after the former feaft,upon the fiftieth day foliowing,called thereupon Penteeofl,Levit.23.I 5. 16.Deuteronomy 16.9.1o.A &.2.I Firft fruits] whereof in figue or homage and thankfulneffe to God, the man was to bring a tribute of a free tie - ring of his hand, and give unto theLord,as bee had bleffed him,Deut. t 6.1o. r 2. At the time of this feaft the Law had allo beene given at mount Si- nai, Exodus 19. and at the fame feaftChrift gave the fiery Law of his Spirit, in Ierufalem,Aas 2. of isgathering] to wit, of the fruits of the land. This fealt was at the revolution (or end) of the yeere, Exodus 34.22. namely , in the feventh ntoneth, (which we call September; ) the Hebrewes called it Etbanim, (t .King. 8. 2.) in the fifteenth day of this feventh moneth it began , and failed feven dayes; and was called alío thefeafl f Bootbes(or of Tabernacles) Levit. 23.34. Deuteronomie 16.13. 16. See the annotations there. Verf.17. every male to wit, which were free- men,perfe&males,and in health,able to goe unto the place of publike worship ; which in the ages following was only at Ierufalem , Dent.' 2.5.6. and 16:6. 1. Kings 14 21. The Iewes ex- plaine it thus : Women and fervants are not bound to appeare : but all men are bound except the deafe and the dumbe, and the foole, and the little child, and the blind, and the lame, and the defiled, and the uncircumdfed and the old man, and ebefick, and the tender and wea &g,whieh are not able toga ' upon their fret. All theft eleven are discharged , but all othermen are bound to appeare. Such at are of neither fix , and that are ef both fixes , male andfemale, are alle disharged; and lik mitt they that are partly bond andpartly free men : Every child that can bold his fat ber by the band, and goe up from Ierufalem (gates) to the mount of the Temple , bis father it bound to taufe him to goe up and appeare with him, that beemay catechize (or train him up) in the Commandements. Maimeny in Chagigah. Cbapt. 2. Seilion 1.3. In re- peating this Law God anuexeth a promise , for the lafety of the land from enemies, Exodus 3r . 23,24. that promise the Greeke version inferteth alto here, the Lord Iebavab] the Hebrew Adon, which wee Engliflt Lord, properly fignifieth a Bafe,ff ay, or fuffamer, is is noted on Gem" 5.2. thé Chaldee tranflateth it, Lord (or Mailer) of the work'. The other name lehovab, denoteth Gods Essence or Being; whereof fee Gen. 2.4.. The Greeke here tranflateth, the Lordtby God. 1$ Val..' 8. faerifice] nor /lay for sacrifice ; as in re- pealing this Law is laid, Exod. 34.25. of my faerifice]] that is, of my Paffeover, as the Chaldee tranflateth it,and Moles in Exod.34.25. (heweth the Paffeover to bemeant. with leveved bread] that is, having any levenedbread in thy house, or power, but (halt purge ont the leven before : as was commanded, Exod. 52.15. &c. fee the anno- tations there. Whether it be be thatflaieth, or bee that fßrinkleth theblood; or bee that burned, theta! : if any leven be in thepower of any f theft, or in the power of any of the company that eat the Pafover, in the honre of the ring of it, he tranfgreftb: as Maimony thewethin treat. of the Pafozer,chay.I.Set1.5. the fat of my fias[] which theChaldee expoundeth, of the fa- XXI11. c r i f i ce f the l b ; and for this, inExodus 34.25. is written,ybe facrifire of thefeafl of the Paf eeozer.Com- pare this with the Law foregiveo,in Exod.r 2.10. The fat of the Paffeover , as of other facrifices, was the Lords , to be burnt upon his Altar; fee Levit.3. t 4.15.r 6. 2. Chron. 35./2. 13.14. this might not bee left unburnt till the morning; for fo it became polluted. remaine]or be left all night. Verft9.slhefrrfl)or, The firflfruit, thebegin- ning: fee thenotes on Exod. 22. 29. where feven things paid firs- fruits. thy land]fo this concer- ned only the land of Ifrael,and fuel] as were ow- ners of land there. Whereupon the Hebrew Do&ors fay ; Hee that buyeth a tree in bit neighbours feh4 bee bringetb not the f r/î- fuits, beeaufe theground it not bit Done : but lore that huyetb tree andgreund, bring- eth the ftrfl fruits thereof. And fe the like. Maimony, treat. of Firfl fruit, , Coln. z. Sell. i3. the boute] the tabernacle , (tor that was called the laufee, r. Chron. 9. 23.) or the Temple. The rites and words to bee ufed in the bringing of then, are (hewed in Deuteronomy 26.1.2.11. But from this Law the Iewes have a canon : The that fepara- teth his fiefs- fruits, (for the Lord) and they rot , or bee loft, arflogen, or polluted, bee it bound tofparateother itrbeirflead;foritisfaid,THOU SHALT BRING (them)!NTo THE HOu4E OFIEHOVAN THY G o n; to teach that he it bound f r ether after them, till be bring them to the mourn of the laufe of God. Maimony in Fir fruits, Chap.2. SeIL.20. not flesh a k,d, &e.] This law is twice after repeated in the fame words,Exod.39.26.as Deuteron.' 4.21. For a kid, the Greeke tranflateth generally,alamb. The Chaldee paraphraft omitteth the name of a kid, and moregenerally tranflateth, Thoushalt not eat fefh with milke. So the Itrulaleny Thargum on Exod. 34.26. expounded' it; My people the houfe of Ifrael, it is not lawful[ for you either to feeth or to ease fefb and milke mixed together. This fenfe the Thalmudifts follow, gathering, if it bee ntllaw- full to Teeth them together, much more to este them.And underftand it of the fle(h and milke of all cipane bea(ts.Flefh re lob milk ilia unlatrfull to teeth i,and unlawful! to eat it by the Law :4t is unlawful[ alfi to makeprofit of it, but it it to be buried. Who fo boiler ought of them two together, e fendetb ar it is written, THOU SHALT Not SEETri A KIn IN HIs MOTHERS MILeE. So bee that carob ought of theft two, of f efh and milke foddese together, offendeth though he boyle it not , &c. Maimony, treat. f forbidden meats, Clap.9. Sett. r . Others understand it, of feething it while it is very young, as in the mothers milk, that is , untill it bee feven dayes old ; according to the law before , in Exodus 22. 3o. and after, Levit.22.27. But the hrafe may alloimplÿ,dn- ring the time that it fucketh the mothers milke ; as a milk¢ lambe, r $am.7.9. is a fucking Lambe., The intendment of, this law, feemeth to be either a- gainft cruelty, according to anotherprohibition of taking the damn with theyoung, Deut.22.6.7. or again(t mixtures of meats ; as elfewhereGod for - biddeth mixtures in garments, In (owing of fields, and the like, Levit. 5 9.19. VerC2o. an Angell] that is Chrift,whom the If- raelites 19 26 .91/7/0/4", 5 s nnnuunriii
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