"711oi v. Sin-oili ings. LE V I T I C Ll S. IV, 17 the homes of the altar Ar Burnt-ofring: and (hall poure his blood, at thebottome of 26 the altar of Burnt - offering. And all his fa:, he (hall burnt upon the altar, as the fat of the facrifice of Peace- offrings: and the Prieft, frail make -an- atonement for hill, concerning his finne, and it (hall be merci- fully-forgiven him. 27 And ifone foule, fin through ignorance, of the people ofthe land : while it doth any one of the Commandements of Jehovah, which fhould not be dote, and be guilty. 28 Or if his finne be made knowne unto him, which he bath finned : then hee fhall bring his oblation, a fhe -goat of the goats,perfecf, a female;for his finne,which hehath finned. 29 And he (hall lay his hand, upon the head of the Sin - offring : and he (hall kill the Sin-af- 30 fring,in the place of the Burnt.offring. And the Prieft shall take of the blood thereof, with his finger;and put it, upo'h the homes of the altar of Burnt - offring : and all the blood thereof,he (hal poure,at the bottome 3I of the altar. And he (hall tike away all the fat thereof,hs the fat is taken away, fromoff the facrifice of Peace - offrings: and the Prieft (hall burne it upon the altar, for fa- vourofreft, unto Jehovah: and the Prieft (hall make an atonement for him,and it (hall be mercifully forgiven him. 3_2 And if he bring a Lambe far his oblation, fora Sinne- offring : he (hall bring it, a fe- 33 male perfeét. And he (had! lay his hand,up. on the head of the Sin - offring; and he (hall kill it for a Sinne-affring,in the place where 34 he killeth the Burnt.offering.And the Prieft (hall take the blood of the Sin - offring, with his finger; and put it upon the homes ofthe altar of Burnt-offring and (hall pouce all the blood thereof, at the bottone of the al- 35 tar. And he (hall take away all the fat ther- of,:is the fat of the lamb is taken away,from the facrifice of the Peace- offiings: and the Prieft fhal burne them upon the altar,accor- ding to Jehovahs Fire- offrings : and the Prieft !hall make -an- atonement for him,for his fin which he bath finned ; and it (hall be mercifully - forgiven him. Annotations. 2 A Soule] that is, a perfon or man, as the Clialdee f tranflateth it. when itfhaU frn]or,ifit fn. Whereas he had taught the juitification and fan - &ificatiô of the Church, by the former fácrifices, and how men ought to walke in newnelie of life : now, besauf there is tua ajnff min upon earth tbat do:h good and froth not. Ecclei.7.2o. but in many things we,,yénd all, Iain.3. 2. the Lord appointed means for the cleanfing of his Church aim all the members thcreof,from the intirmities,errorsand ignorant lins which they fall into. But if we fin wilfulÿ, after that we have received tia lnowkdgeof the truth; there remained, no more facrifiee far firmer, but a oertainefeareful tlookingforof judgement , and/iery indignation, wiíchfballdevoure the adverfarìes, ( or enemies of the Lord,)fieb.10.26.27. Efay 26.i o. 11. through ignrrrance] or,in errour,unawa, es, by unadvijdneffe. Shegagab the word here mid, lig- nifieth errour or going affray out of the right way, through ignorance or torgetftilnes,or unadviièd- neffe,or by being deceived,or the like.Thc Greek fometime turneth it,Agnoia lnorance,but here and often tranllateth it, Aceufros, tmmillingly: which is contrary to that which the Apoftle calleth I3t . coufros, willingly or wilfully, Heb. t o. r 6contrary al- fo to that whirls the law calleth tinning with an high band, orprefumptuoufy,Num.15.27. -30: We may fee the meaning openly by Mofes in Numb. 3 5.1 t. where he fpeaketh of killing a perfon , by erròur, or unawares, which in Deitt.19.4. is laid to be ignorantly, or without knowledge and both are joyued together in Iof 2o. 3. unawares, ( or by terour) and without knowledge , ( of unweetingly : ) wherto is oppofed a lying in wait,t hat is,a purpofe and wi llingneffe to kill hint, Dent. i 9.1 i. Exod. eea 3. The Apostle likewilè calleth filch Pinnes, Agnoemata ,'Enrourt-dane- of-ignnrance , in Heb. 9. 7. and more fully openeth it by two words, in Heb. 5 3. (hewing the Priefts dutie to have companion on the ignorant and on them that erne. So that theft ignorances or errors,were mifdeeds arifing from error Of the mind, or of the affetfions;when nicn did either not know or underhand the Law a- right , or not remember or take heed thereto as they ought , when thew knew not the nature of finne,or confidered not how loathfome it was un- to God; but were overtaken and mifcaried by their errours or lulfs,ftuh are to be reltored in for fpiritofineetrne e, Gal.6.r. for filch God appoin- ted facrifices; but for prefiimptuouswilhrl & ma- licious fins,men were to be cut off : Nnm.i 5 27. 36. Thefe Errours or Ignorances are fiich and fo many as no nian can underhand, Pià1.19.13. and i Godboth cleanfeth us of then, by the facritice of Chrift, Hebr to.i0.52. and reltrainethusfrom them by affli &ions, Pfal. i i 9.67. and warneth us to take heed of them,left he be angry,and deltroy the worke of our hands, Ecclef.5.6.And whereto r there followeth a law in Lcv.5 17. for finnes nct knowne, the Hebrewes put this differense t Sbc- gagab (an effort,. or fine through ignorance) it when he knowerh crrtainy : that le barb done the thing , but be did it in craw- (or mradvijdly :) but he that krurweth riot, it be that is rurartaine rrhatlae.^ be did the thin; or no, Talmud Bab. in Cheerhogi' (and Maimony in his explanations on the làme.)ch.i. of alt] underhand by doing any one of all the commandements. So Mores hirifelte explaineth it in the words here following, and in V. t 3.2 2.27. commandements] or, charger: meaning probi- B b b 3 bitioru,
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