EXODUS XXVIII. 4z' tile- Priefts -office unto me. And thou (halt make for them linnen breeches to cover the naked fiefs; from thé loynes even to the 43 thighs they (hall be And they (hall be upon Aaron, and upon his fond, when they goe in unto the Tent of the Congregation; or when they come neere unto the Altar, to minifler in the Holy place; that they beare not iniquitie, and dte : (it [hall k) a flatute for ever; to him and to his feed after him. Aimátations. TAke,ncere] or, cause to come nigh, that is, to pre- l t th mfelves unto thee. Hitherto God hath appointed fuch holy things as pertained to his Crevice: now he giveth order for holyperfons to adminifter beforehim. minifies in , &c.] or execute the Priefihood. This honour no man might take unto hinslelfe, but he that was called of God, as Aaron Hebr. 5.4. Ín this work, Aaron chiefly figured out Chrift; and fecondarily, all Chriftians whom bee hath made Priefts unto God, Heb. 5.5. Rev. I. 6. 2 Verf. 2. of holinef ] that is, hoygarments , (in Greche, an holy fiole:) fo called becaufe they figni- fied the holy graces of Gods Cpirit , wherewith Chrift and his people fhould be clothed.For filch an high Prieft it became us to have,as is holy ,harm le , undefiled, Heb. 7.26. andGods Priefts are to be clothed w 'ith )uflice, and with falvation,PCal. 132. 9,r 6. and fo are all the Saints, Efa.6i.1o. beau- tiful! glory] the Grcekc tranflateth _fir honour andglo- ry. Thele two,fignifie the higheft degree of digni- tie ; honour inwardly in the heart and affections : glory outwardly in the appearance and cariage:(as in Efay z8. 1, 4. glory, or beauty, is compared to a flower; and in Efay 61.3. it is oppofed unto afhes.) And Iefus the fon of Iofedekthe high Prieft was clo- thed infiltbygarments which fignifiediniguitie, in him and his miniftration,Zac33,4. fo thefe gar- ments of honour and en; , fignified the holy and pure adminifiration of Jefus the fon of God,who offred himfelfe unto God without fpor,to purge our confcience from dead workes,Hebr.9. r 4. by whom alto Ills Church is clothed with garments of beautiful giery, Efa. 52. I. with fine linnenBeane and bright, which is the righteoufvcJfi of the Saints, Revel. I 9.8. From this (perch of honour and glory.! the He- brew Do &ors have delivered, that the garments of the Priefls were to be new andfaire, &c.like. the garments of great men. If they werefoule, or torne, or overlong, or overfhort, &c. and the Priefi did hi, fervice in them , it was unlawful!. Every Priefls garment that was made filthy, they did not whiten it, or wafb it, but leave it for shreds (or woke,) and put on new. The high Priefls garments, when they were old, were laid up in fore : and the white garments wherein he ferveden the fafling day, (mentioned in Lev it. 16. 4.) be never fined in them the fecond time, but they were referved in the place where he put them ofjasitiswritten, AND He SHALL LEAVE THEM THERE, (Leek. 16.23.) and it was mtlawfuil to put them to any nfe. Tlsecoats of the inferiour Priefts, when they wereworne old, they madéof them threds (or weke) fir the Cand'eflicke continually. Maimony, in treat. of the Implements of the Sanflua- rie, chap. 8. felt. 4, 5,6. Vert:3. whomfeever] Hebr. grim whom 'have filled. Here God.fheweth his Cpirit to be the author and teacher of handicrafts : the Prophet fheweth the like ofhnsbandrie,Efay 28.24,26. fan!lifie]or confecratebim,that is,to be a figneofh"rs fanefifica- Lion from God.Therfore it was death to minifter Without thefe garments,v.43. and they are ealled, helygarments, verf. 2. and intimes following were laid up in holy chambers, and the Priefts might not wearethem among the people , to fanïlifiethin] withtheir garments, Ezek44.19 Verf.4, eirded worne] this differed from broide- red reorke, which was of many colours, but this coat was of otie colour , white being of fine lumen onely, verf. 39. but woven with circles, or round hóllow places like eyes; wherfore the fame word is after to v. r I. ufed for ouches, or hollow places wherein (tones were fet. Maimony in the forena need treatife, chap.ß. feit.t 6. faith ; The coats both of the high Pri ft, and of inferióur Priefi s, were of circled worke. , that is, bad many hollow places (or bottles) in the weaving, like the hollow place ofcups, &6. andaGir- dle] To theft fixe, adde the golden Plate (or crówni) vet! 36. and the Breeches, verf: 42. fo the high Prieft hath eight ornaments : all which,and eió nióe,.hewásfoweareinhis adminiuration. They may be viewed in the order as they were put on (Levit. 8. 7,8,9. thus :) I, Breeches of linnen ,.put next upon his fíefh. 2, A Coat of fine linnen , put over the Breeches. 3, A Girdle embroidered , of fine linnen, blew, purple,& fcárleti wherecvith'thecoat was girded. 4, A Robe, all of blew , wish fèvencie two bels of gold, and as Many Fcn, r hats, ofblew,pur- pleand Irarler, upon the skirts thereof. This was put over the coat and girdle. 5, An Ephod, of gold, and of blew,purple,fcar= let and fitte linnen, cunningly wrought :. on the Moulders whereof, were two goodly Beryll (tones, on which were graven the names of the twelve Tribes of lfrael. This Ephod was put O- ver the Robe, and girded thereto with a Cations girdle made of the fame. , AB;eilplate, cunningly wrought of gold, blew,purple,fcarlet and fine linnen: which being a fpan Cquare,was fattened by golden chaînes and rings upon the Ephod. Herein were fet twelve (o- verall Roues, on which the names of the twelve Tribes Were graven: and herein was the Urim and Thnmmim. 7,AMher of fine linnen, fixteene cubits long,' wrapped about his-head. 8, A Plate of pure 'gold , (or H.y crómne) two fingers broad, whereon was graven H o i. I N E S To J E it o v A H. This was tyed with a lace blew, upon the forefront of the Miter. Thefe eight did the high Príeftwear& in the San &nary,his feet and hands(as of other Priefts)' being alwaies bare, and walled daily when he went in to adtninìfter,Exod. 30.21. K 2 Tht 3 4
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