LE VIT Ieus. 1-11I, zf Ifume of rhtg; and the ledges arc free becauf they :aught them not exprcfll to doe it. Likcwif if they teaabit , and the part of the Church doe it'at their wa -d, and the errour he knatrne : now the Judger a e dj ha,ged, ant 1they that d,e the thing are Mused , and every ove b,in;r his fmie- ofrirtg, & J. If the Ledges teach an anlswfii4 thing to belawfe/l,prefemptwo fÿ; aid the Chard; h doeth it at' their much ignorantly ; the Ludes 'are dif bargedof the fa tifice, bec.rtfi they fume prfimptuoufy, axdevery one that did it a: their mueth, is bored to bring a facrifice far him felfi, beta fe ho fin..l red ignorantly.- a t y. If ih -' Ledges te.zeta it ignorant y , . and the Cburah know that they ore , andthat it is nit meet to receiveit ofthem, andyet theC .u;ch doe if at their mouth : note both of them are difchsg: d of the facrih o ; the ledges are dif hanged, for the Church did. it rot tic-. casefe of their ua:hinr which caufed them to erre: and all the doors are difebarged of thefacrifice becaufe they firoued prefsmptttaafy for they knew that they erred, and thatit was not meet fa to doe. MaimJny, treat. of Ignirances, ch.' z.and 13. lone ignorantly] or, erne, of ignorance and tnadvifednef, no_prelimip- tuoufly ; as verf.2. So the Greeke here tranfl iteth it, be ignorant, or, de-ignorantly. the thing] He- brew, the word be hid. This the Hebrewes under- hand of Come part of á commandement , not of the whole,which cannot be hidden from the eyes of the Crhurch. The Judges that fate ignorantly, and teach to abrogate a fabjîantiall- precept (or, body of a precept) of the fubf antiallprecepto of the law , and all the people doe it at theirfayi sg ; the Ledges are difchar- ged; and every one f them thát doe it , is bound to bring the firdu -ofring appointed: as it is written, A N n Tilt THING Boo Hi », and not the who.'e body of- the- precept. The hedges are never bound (to bring the f rifee) till thy teach to abolifh a part, and to con- firme a part of the things which are not.exprefd in the law , and explained. Afterwards, the Indges are bound te bring the facnfiee; and they that doe it at their fly- ing ared fharted. Ac, ifthey teach that it is lawfidl to warfhipidols, &c. loe it is as if they fhculd fay , there is no idolatry (forbidden) in tb a law ; which alorogateth the whole body (of the commandement ; ) and this and the like is not ignorance in teaching, bat f rgetfulneff i. 7berefore they are difcbarged of the facrifice and who lii dotb it at their flying , he is bound to bring the fatti- fix for himffe: But if they erre , and teach, frying, he that proflratethbimfefe to idols, &e. isguilty,foritis faid thereof, thou fha't not prof rate thy felfe to another God; but be that bendeth towards tlx ground, and pro- f rateth not, that is lawful ; new they are bound (to bring the facrifice) And f in all the Fake cafes , if they teach, and the mofi part f the Churla doe it at theirfay- ing, tlufeate dife arged, and the Indges bring the facri- fice for their ignorance. Mainiony in Shegaaoth. c.14. are guilty] or, doe oend, finne, trefpaffe unto guiltineffe. See Levit.5.3.6. 14 Verf t 4.again¡f ie]or,as the Greeke tranflateth, in it. So the Hebrew word ghnal fometime figni- fieth, as in Exod.29 3.Efay 38.20. theehurch] or, the afmbly: in Hebrew, kahal; whence the Greeke word ek efia, (a church) is derived. This the Hebrew Doftors nnderfland,not onely for the tWelve tribes ofIfi :ael,but for every tribe,whicb is csUed(kabal)- etCbtucf , at it is written, (in z Ghron. 20.5.) lehofùphatflood inthe Church (or affombly) of laásb. Audfr0m this law they lay, Eve y l ribe 'cos to bring aBullockrfrafnne -oing; in ali twelite Bulloe,'tes. And, whether all the Ifraelites in the lana, dirt the thin, at the [Dingof the hedges teaching them ; or the moil of if sel did it, though dog were the leafk mtmher of the Tribes ; or, the mofi of she Tribes did it, though they were the haft of ak *ad; they brought according to the member of all the Tribes, a t'nlloche for every Truce. Ar, if the Inhabitants f the Land of Ifrael were boa000 and one; and they that did( the fin) by the teaching of the Judges, were 300000 and one; and all of of the Tribe of Lucian only : Qr, ifthey tbu did it, were all edam: the children of (even Tribes, though they were but I00000. the Badger were bound (to bring the facrifice, Étc. And the Tribe of Ma-1' naffes and of Ephraim, were not wonted at two Tribes; , in this bufneffè ,btnbothjor one Tribe. Mainsony treat. j of Ietar. chap.' 2. fe£f.r. and chap.' 3. fetA2. It is al- fo obièrved by them, that Ail the facrifees efthe Church, were either Burntoings, or Simi - f f imge : and among the facrifices of the Cong egationche -e were no Peace-tiring!, faue the two Lambs that were brought with the waved halms, at the flerameaffimhy, (Lcvli. 23.19.) and they were called the Peace-. f trigs f tlx Congregation, And the Church never of ed a r, e¡j a- ofing, nor any Bàd. Maimony treat. of of>ngfacri- fees, chap.'. fll.4. aBullocke]In 15. Num. 5. 24.the law appointeth a Bulocko for a burnt -of ing, and an bee Goat for a finne-ofring, when theCongre- gation ignorantly !moth : and here,it comman- deth a B &Yorke fir a fimec- ofring onely. The He- brewes reconcile thefe Lawes thus : What is the of ing ,bey bring for this igrarsnce ? Ifit bee concerning Idolatry that they(the Iudges)ignorantly finale and teach it ; they bring a Bullocks for a burnt -of ing, and an bee - goat far a finne-t f. g, for every Tribe ; and this is the efring fpoken of m Ntlmb. 15. 24. which by word of mouth bath been tangles-, to bee fpoken f ignorant -f n- ring by Idolatry. Bm if it bee concerning anyother tranf grefions that they ignorantly offend and teach, fir the ig- norant doing whereof they are boned to bring the ap- pointed facrifïce; then every Tribe briregeth a Bullock fit a finne- ofring ; and obis it that fpokn fin Levit. 4.13.14. Maimony treat. ofignorances. chap. '1 2. fill. I. Others doe accord there Lawes thss,that this here is meant of the finne of all tfrael joyntlÿ ; and that inNum.! 5. is meant of particular affem- biies or fynagogues,asthey were dillin& by their dwellings in Canaan. But I obferve another dif- ference,how this in Levit. 4.13. fpeaketh f doing Come one of all the commandements which fhould not be done : that, in Num. 15.22.' fpeaketh ofrrn doing all the commandemtnts, which the Lord had fpoken by Mof s. Verf.15. lay their b.mds] !'here is no laying on f ' 5 bands, upon the offrings of -the Congregation, but upon two ; viz. upon the fcapeGoat ,(Levit.16.21.)mdupon the Buloekefst the thing hid from the eyes ofthe Church, (Lev.4.,3.15.) Vpoe it time of the Synedrion, dre lay their h ends. 'Mummy treat. f of ing Satrifrees, d'ap3 fel.'0. See alto the Notes on Levit.i.4.It figured their faith In Chrift, upon whom God would
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