ene" 130 34 Exotus XXX. all, who H the right King. Even at Solomon scat anon, red, for the fditioi f Adonis, I King. t. and loath, becaufe of Abaliab, 2 King. tt. and Ioachaz, becaufe of bit brother Iohojakim, z King. 23. 3o. And whereas Dijon anointed Iehu, z King. 9. bee did not anoint him with the anointing ogle ,'but with the oyle of Balfam at our wife men haze find. Verf.34. Stalk] fo called in Greeke, the He- brew name is Natapb; both of them fignifie Drop- pig: and this Static is afatnelleorgammethat droppeth from the Myrrh tree, very fweet it pre - ciJus,as Dioforides theweth, lfb.t. chap.62. The Ierrtfalemy [hargum calleth it Ketaph, that is,Rafin: and tb Maimony, in treat. of the Implements of the Saniiway, chap.[. Sea 4. faith, Natapb it the Roftn tree, out of which baulme (orballfam) iffueth. Onycha] this allo is the Greeke name , and fignifi- eth a Hoyle , or boafe ; to which the Chaldee name 7upbra Both accord : and the Arabia adfar tajab, In Lattne it is called Vngula aromatica,or Vnguia co- doratut, or Bla.taByzantia: of which Diofeerides in his 2 booke, cap.7. faith , it is the cover of afhelfflo, like the purple, and it is found in the fpiloards Lakes of India, anddathgtzea fweet odour , for that the fhelffbes ;here eke feed upon fpikeenard. The heft it brought from the red fia, white, and fat. Some out of Babylon, which ieblack?(b, both a/e burnt fr fweet [evasor. The He- brew name is Shecbeleth,and is not found inScrip - ture , but in this one place: of it Mai many alto (in the forefaid place) faith, it isanaile (or fhell) ALL THINE OF FRINGS SHALT THOU Or- which men safe to iptoe in perfumes. Galbanum] or o E R SALT, the Hebrewes teach, that there was Styrax: in Hebrew Chelbenab,in Greek Chalban:e. It hash the originali name of fatneg : and Galbatttm is the gum or liquor of a plant like fenell grow- ing in Syriá,of a thong favour;that whb it is bur- ned, the finell of itdriveth away ferpents, &c. as Dioforidesfheweth, in his 3. booke, cap. 79. and Plinie in his 12. booke, chap. 26. The Hebrew Do &ors fay allo, that Chelbenabitlikeblackhoiuey', f a thong finel, and is there fin(orgtanme) of trees,in the cities of Greece. In Arabicke it is called Miha,Mai- trony, in the Implemetttsof the Sanlluar , chap.z. SeR.4. (meet fpicer]this word fomereferre to thethree before mentioned : the Greekeverfi- on referreth it onely to the Galbatum aforeCeid, feying, Galbanum of fweet find!, as to dikinguifh it from the common Galbanum,which is offirong fa- voter. Ot hers underhand them of thofe tweet /pi- ces fpoken of in verfe x3.and Come, of the leaves of Spikenard,which for excellencie are called by this name.TheHebrewes fay,by their traditions, that howfoever four odours areonly named here, yet there were eltven fpoken of to Mofes on mount Si- seai,Tl almrd Bab. tra&. Cher. abash. chap.'. in Ge- mare.T he fan Both Maimany atlirme,and nameth them, Stable , and Onyeba, and Galbamem, and Frai- kncenfe; of every of theft (faith he) there neat 70 pound weight. (Their pound weighed 50 shekels of the San&uary, and every thekell 320. graines of bar- ley.) And Myrrhe, and Clia , and Spikenard, and Saffron, of every of theft t 6. pound. OfCoJluetwelte pound. Of Cinamot, nimpound andof fweet barke (or Cafta Ignea, inArabieke , Cafhjliar faucha) ;[bree pound. The weight of all wa 368. potaeL Every day they horned aphid of this confe &ion, upon the golden Altar, 365. pound in ihejeere, according to the daies of the Sunne, and the three pound that were over, they eld beat (and prepare) in the even of Reconcilia- tion day &c. Maimony, treat. of the Implemento f the Sentluarie, chap. 2. fell. 253. Howbeit, the Scripture mentioneth but foure fpecies for the perfume, and there were foure for the holy oile: and the Greeke interpretation may well hand. This rite of burning fweet odours, theGentiles alto ufed in the fervice of their gods; Alb. Thl,ull. lib.z. faith,Vrantur pia thura focia,uramurodores,&c. alone] every fpecies beaten feverally by it felfe, and after thatmixed, as Maimany theweth in the forefaid place,fe&.5. The Chaldee tranflateth it weight with weight , and the Greeke, equal to equal, meaning that there thould bean equallweight or quantitie of all there fore-named. Vert. 35. Jbak make it] Mofer made it now at firk: after in Ifrael, there was made every yeere, the quantitie fore- mentioned ; Maintony ilia m, chap.2. fie&. I. an incenfe] or, ape>fume, this fignified our prayers; as it is written, they had golden cups full of incenfe (or perfumes) which are the prayers of the Saint,, Rev. 5.8. faked] the Chal- dee paraphrafe, andThargum Jerufalemie tratr- Hate it mixed,tempered: and the Gr. verfion favon- reth this expoltion. But it may be underkood properly, for, from the law in Lev. 2.13. WITH not any thing ff ed on the Altar , without fait , except the wine of the drink, grin. e, and the blood, and the mood. Maimony, treat. of thing, forbidden to be e2Ired on the Altar, chap.5. fe &.t 1. And of this he faith, they added to the incenfe, the fourth part of a Kab of fale : [that is , the quantitieoffixe egges:] Maimany, treat. of the Imphments of the Santluarie, ch. z. felt. 3. Our Saviour faith, Every faerifee Thal be faked with fah, and , Havefelt inyotr (elver, Marke 9.49, 5o. If our fteech mutt be alway with grace, feafoned with fah , as the Apokle teacheth, Gol.4. 6. how much more thould our incenfe, our prayers un- to God , be therewith feafoned? holy] He- brew,holine4i: which the Greeke tranflateth, a holy work. i or it legnified the holymediation of Chrifi, with the prayers of the Saints; as is be- fore noted on verle 8. Vert 36.of it] of theft, faith the Greeke; that is, foure of this confe&ih(as it was daily to be ufed) was firk to be beaten final. Which may fignifie unto us, exa&nefs in the particularities of things to be prayed for; and how a/Bi &ions and contri- tion of heart are furtherances in this worke,A&. 4. 54,30. joh.t7. Luke 17.1,2,7. Pfa1.51.19. where I will meet with thee] the Greeke expounds it , where I will be known unto thee; the Chaldee, where Drill appoint (or prepare) my Word unto thee. Vert 38. to finel thereto] This Law accordeth with the former of the toile : verf.3 3.the Hebrew Do &ors explain it thus : Ile that maketh a perfume according to theft weights, for to finell thereto ; although he doe not (meld , it guikie f cutting -nff, for the very making , ifloe doe it prefumptuoufly.' If ignorant?, he bo to 35 a » 36 t, 38 /411.IO 44////aW4aIS nq
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