LEVITICUS VI. 9DD Here beginneth the 25. Se &ion of the Law; fee Gen. 6.9. Hitherto in this book; God bath (hewed what facrifices men fhould offer: now he declareth the manner and rites about thole facrifices, more particularly. 9 VerC 9. becaufeof the burning] or, it is that which afendeth.by the burning. Here is, the reafon of the name : for the Burnt-fink is in Hebrew Gnelah, that is,an Afcenfion; becaufe by burning all in fire, it went up in fnioke and vapour. Therefore the Holy Gholt tranflateth it in Greeke, Helecautoma, that is , a whole Burnt-offring , Heb.lo.6. from Pfal. 4o. The ore' of this Gcrifice is (hewed on Leviticus s. Here the Thargam called Ionathans, faith , It was to make atonement for the imaginations( the heart. all night] though the time of the Eve- ning facrifice began about mid afternoon (as is (hewed on Exod. 12. 6.) yet the burning night continue all night, till breake of the day. Na facri- fices were offred , but by dry : therefore they killed no fa- crifice ,butbyday,norfprinkledanyblood, but in the day that it was Wed for when the Sun war fit, the bloodbe- came unlarefisl (to be f rinked) Saerif ices wbofe blood was frinkledby day , their fat was burned by night , till the pillar of the morning aleended (that is, till breake of the day.) And fo the pieces of the Burnt-off-rings, mere burned by night , till breake of the day. But for to keepe men farre from trefaJJing, our Wife men have faid, that they fhould not burn the fats, or pieces of the Burnt -offring, but until midnight. Although it was lawful to burn them by night ,yet they did not defer them purpofily , but indeavoured to hurn all by day. Grateful is a commandement (dome) in the bane ofthe fame, Mai-. mony, treat. of offring the facrif chaP.4. fe &.1,2,3. This Law here given, feemes fpecially to intend the daily Burnt -offring of the Church, which was offred firs in the morning, and lait in the e- vening, as the Hebr. Do &ors (ay, It it unlawful to of r any faazfiee at al,before the dailyfacrifice ofthe mor- ning : neither kll they airy facrifice (to weet,for part i- colar perfons)afer thedath, evening facafice,except the facriftce of the Papov'er only. Maitnouy, treat. of the daily fat; ifice, ch. i. G 3. fhal be burning] or, fbal be made to burn, that is, nonri(hed continually; fo Verf. i 2. 10 Verh o. his linnen rcelsnentj or, the llamen robe; as the Greeke trañílateth, a linnen coat. Such were trade for the inferíourPriers to nsiniscr in, Ex. 28.40 41. The originali word Alidd,, Gguifieth a large garment, proportionable to the body. lo it the Coat (as Sol. larchi obferveth) and the Scripture called, it Middo, becaufe it was lit; [Middatho] his mea- fire that wore it. Hence the Greekes borrowed their word Mandate , which is a coat, or mantle. And the Heb.Bad, fignifieth finer linnen then that of common flaxe, (which is called by another name,) therefore theChaldee here trtanfateth it, garments oflyf : fee the notes on Exod. 25.4. The linnen rayment (faith Cbazkuni on thisplace) is the Coat, the Miter, and the Girdle, which all are of linnen; and the Scripture fpeaketh of them at of one , becaufe they all are at ene garment , für he it n.it clothed with one with- out the other, his flefh] in Greeke, hie body; mea- ning his ferret parts; whichfor hpne(tie, and re- verence of Gods Sanetuarie were to be covered with thele breeches next the skin. See the notes on Exod. 28.43. and compareEzek.44. 17,18. bath eatfumed] or, bath eaten : asses are faid to be confitmed when the woodand facrifices are confitmed and turned to alhes.So Mea/e is laid to be ground, Efa.47.2. when the corne by grinding, is turned to meale. befrdes the Altar]on the Eas- fide,furtheft front the San&uarie,Lcvit.a.16. The tailing up of the afhes from an the Altar it commanded to be done,every day, and it is one of the Priefhs fervices, Le- viticus 6.rca. They did it, when the pillar of the mor- ning afeeended [that it , at breake of the day.] Andat she feafls, (they did it) at the beginning of the third part of the night ; and on Reeonriliation day at midnight. Hee wbofe duty it war to take them. up , soaped himfe f and put on the clothes in which he was to tall them up, and fant`lified (that is, wafhed) his bands andhis feet : and tools a fire- pan,and went up to the Alear,ere.Maimony, treat. of the daiy facrif. ch.z. S. a o,, 1. &c. The ta- king up ofthe afbes,is the farfi fall the fervices in the day;. and the meaning and myfterie fit is to remove away the fßirit of uneleanneff i, that remaineth after the digefliata of the members and fat intrailr, that lyeth on them. And therefore it it not done, but inwbite garments onek,becaufe bymercie, miquitie io purged (Prov. 6. 6.) lS.Mena. cha , on Levit. 6. Vex a. other garments] Unto the Altar,no Pries i I might come,but in the holy garments appointed of God; and thole garments they ufed not,bnt in the San&uarie. Hereupon it is written, when the Prieffs got forth into the outer court to the people , they fhall put of the garments wherein obey miniflred, and lay them in the holy chambers : and they Thalput on other ga,mmer , and they Jima not farads' fie thepeople with their garments, Ezek.44 19. Yet forafmuch as the car -. rying away of the allies, belonged to the Priers, by other garments , the Hebrewes underhand , not common clothes but other holy garments. The Pric isgarments , wherein he rock¢ away the afhes, were leer then thafe whey ein be miniflredin other ferviees; Of it u written (in Leviticus 6.) hee fhal put on other gar- 111071S, and carry forth the arias : hee faith not other, for that they were common garments , but for that they mere lei then the farmer ; Maimony in T amidin (or treat. of the daily facrifices) chap. 2. le&. I o. mirk- out the campe] As the turning of the Burnt- offring . to afbes , was a finee of Gods acceptation thereof,. Plàl.zo.4. fo the carrying out ofthe campe, into a clean place, fignified his regard of the very Re- liques of that holy thing: which had accom- pli(hment in Chris his death and burial!, with- out the gates of leru/alem, iu Golgotha, and in a garden,Heb. 13.11, 12,13. joh.19.16, 17, 18. 41, 42. the memorie whereof is bleffed. Ofthefe a(hes, the Hebrew canons lay, Thy were to be left in a place, where the mind did not blow flrorgy. And it was not lawfnell f r firargers to gather them ups neither might tlxy be feattered there, but laid damn: and it was unlawful! for men to make profit (or ufe) (them. Maimony , treat. of the daily facrifices, chap. 2. f. 15. a deaneplace] the contrary is faid touch- ing the tones and dull of a leprous houle, that they fhould be poured out into an unclean place, Levit.
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