iiiannm: . I t x.ia ivtimi is 46 Aarons firft oWrings. L E V I T I C U S IX. 22 commanded. And Aaron'lift -up his hand, towards the people, and bleffed them: and tame-downe, from making the Sin-offing, and the Burnt- offring, and the Peace-of- 23 frings. And Mofes and Aaron, went into the Tent of the congregation, and came - out ; and they bleffed the people : and the glorie of Jehovah appeared, unto all the 24 people. And there came out a fire, from before Jehovah ; and confumed upon the Altar; the Rurnt- offring, and the fat: and all the people faw it, and fhouted; and they fell on their faces. %f ,mnnotatians. 999 Here beginneth the 26. Seftion, or Le- aure of the Law : fee Ges. 6..9. THe eight day]whichwas the firft day after the Priefts confecration,Lev-8.3 3. All creatures for the molt part, were in their uncleanneffe and imperfeftion %even dales , and pperfe&ed in the eight; as children, by circumcifton, Leva 2.2,3. yong beafts,for facrifice,Lev.22.27. perlons that were uncleane by Leprofies, Niles, and the like, Levit.14.8,9,1o. & 15.13,14. Num. 6.9,1o. fo here the Prielts umili the eight day,werenot ad- mitted tominifter in their office. Whereby the day ofChrift was fore- fhadowed, who by his re- ftirreaionthe day after the Sabbath, hath fanai- fied his Church and Minilterie,and all their afti- ons; and made us an holy Priefihood , to Or up fpi- ritnail facrifice,acceptable ta God,i Pet.2.5. fee the An- notations on Gen.17.12. and Exod.22.3o. So in Ezek,43.26,27. it is laid, Seven dale: fhall they purge the Altar, and purifie it ; and they fl all fill their hands : and when theft chies are expired, itSiall be, on the eight day, and fi forward, thePriefis flail make your Burnt- tffringsuponyeur Altar ,andyourPeace- offtzngs, anal will acceptyou, faith she Lord God. the Elders] in Greek, the Senate: who together with the people, (ver.23,24.) were now aflembled;the Elders be- ing in fpeciall, to impelehands on the Sinne- offring of the Congregation, Lev.4. 15. Ver.2.aCalgee] a beast ofthe firft yeere,as is ob- 2 fervcd on Exod. 29.1. In the former chapter, the facrifices and rites for the Priefts confecration to their office; in this, their firft adniiniftration for themfelves and the people, are declared. This Calfe for Aaron: Sin- ofring is by Thargum Irma - than the Zohar, and other Hebrews, raid to be in refpeft of his fin which hee had committed, in making the golden calfe, Exod.32. But whether it were for that, or for other fins, God teacheth, that without remíffion of fins (by Çhrift, who was made fin for nr, 2 Cor. 5.21.) therecan be no acceptation of any mans perfora, or fervice. yungling] Hebr.Sen oftbe Herd; that ís,a yong Bull:, fee Gen.' 8.7. Levit.1.5. a Ram] a beats of the fecond yeere : fee the notes on Levit.8.2. per - feFl] in Greeke, unbkmifhed : fee Lev. s. 3. off r] in Greeke, offer them z thefe were, to make' atone- ment for himfelfe, and for the people, v.7. Verf. 3. the Sons of If ael] in Greeke, the Senate (the Elder:) ofIfrael; as verf.1. a goat- backe] a goat of the fecond yeere; for the Hebrew Seghnir fo fgnifieth alwaies, as Maimorty fheweth in treat. of Offring the faerif. chap. 1. Se&. x 4. where allo he faith (in f. 15.) that All the oblations oftbe amgrt- gation were males,and she Sin - offring: ofthe congregation, were of goats, or bulls, and none of lambs. 'the rfl yeere] Heb. Sons of ayeere : of which phrafe, fee Ex. 12.5. Gen.5.32. And hence the Hebrews gather, that Clmegel(a Calfe)and Cloches (a Lambe) where- foever they are fpoken of in the Law , mean yonglings of the firft yeere. Verf..4. a Meat - offring] of fine flowre or wheat, as Exod. 29.2.Lev it. 2. 1. with oile]and fran- kincenfe upon it, according to the Law, Lev.2. t. Iehovah appearetb] that is, the glorie of lehn- vat, w/U appeare, as in vert 6. 23. and fo the Chal- dee tranflateth,it, T be glorie of the L 0 RD it re- veakd. And becaufe ofthis appearance , the peo- ple were to prepare and fànecifie themfelves with all kinds of facrifice, that they might with joy be Made partakers of his grace- and blefring_ which was a fhadow of a more glorious appea- rance, whereof it is laid, We know that when he ryas appeare; weflsall be like him ; for we,/ball fee himat be it. And everyman that bath this hope in him, yurifieth him - fe f, even as he iapare, x Joh. 3.2, 3. The prefence and affiltance of God in Chrift, is alwaies neeef- farie unto his. Church , and therefore promifed here and other-where , both unto it and all the Minifters thereof, Ezek.48. 3 5. Revel. 22. 3,4,5. Matth.28, 20. And of this it is prophefied, When Iehovah(hall buildup Sion,thou appearin his glory; fhall turn unto the prayer of the lowly, andnat defpife their prayer. 7bie frail be written fir she generation after; and the people created, ¡hall prafee lab. Pfalm. io. x7,18,19. Ver.5.tbey took] all they fore-mentioned; as in Thargum Isoatban it is explained,A.aran wodbisfuns, and all thefont of Ifrael woke. lefare Iehovah] before the San&uarie, in the court -yard. Verl7. Goo neere] before this tinie,Aaron offred not, but Mofes for him, Lcvit.8.14,15. now Mo- fes from the Lord anthorizeth hint to goe neere himfelfe and offer ; for no man takábtbio honour to bitnfelfe, but be that is called of God, ataca, Aaron : f alfo Chrifl glorified not hrimfelfe, to to made an high Prieff, &c. Heb. 5. 4,5. make] or doe; that is, make- ready,and offer : fee the notes onExod.i o. 25. Thus the legal Priefts were to offer for them - felvesandtheir owneftnnesfirft, otlterwifeehen Chrift needed : For fah an high Prieft became us, who is holy, harmleff, undefile4 feparate f om finer:, and made higher then the Hem ens , Heb. 5.3. and7. all 27, 28. Verf,9. the Altar] of Burnt-offrinz, at the bot- tom whereof, the refs of the blond was poured. And herein this firft fin- offring feemeth to differ fríí the refs that followed after, whole blood was to'be carried into the Sananarie, Lev.-p. 4,5,6;7 becaule Aaron as yet, had not accefe into the Holy 3 4 5 7 9
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