+8 L>s v I T I o u s X. Prie its ílaine for efpecially on Atonement day, Levit. 16. David, prophefyiug ofGhrilts daies,feemethto have re- terence, in Pal. 118, 26. Wee blrf you, outof the hrife' of &ho -rah. glorié] the vifiblefigneofGods glorie, and favour, eut of his holy-place: either by the tire, mentioned in the next verte; or, by a cloud, as was in Exod. 16. 1 o. and 4o. 34. or by then both. It was a token of his gracious accep- tance of them and of their frvice , as after in r King. 8.10,11,12. 24 Verf.24. from before lehavab] the Greeketranlla- tech, from the Lord: And'it was, either front hea- ven, as after in Solomon dales, Fire came theme front heaven, and etmfemed'the Barmgrvg andSaerifiees, 2Chron.7.1.or,outofthe Tabernacle. By this miracle, God confirmed thepeople,touching the doftrine and ordinances given by Moles, and the- Prielthood now committed ro Aaron and his tons, as appeareth by the prayer of Elia, (when the like miracle was (hewed from heaven;) Let it be ltnomne this day, that thou art God in Ifrael, and that I am thy fenian, and that I have done all theft' things at thy word, s King. 18. 36. confumed] or, ate up : by which Pigne, theChurch was affured that their facrifices were accepted : fee Pfal. zo. 4. The like was, at the dedicating of Sdemonr Temple, 2 Chron.7. 1,2,3. and at Eliotfacrifice, s King. 18.38, 39. This fire which now came' from God, was nourifhed on the Altar, (as the Hebrews fay) unto Sobmanr time. Chazlt ni here writeth thus; The re which came out (from the Lord) in the daiesofMofes, went not up from the bra- zen Altar, mill he eame into the eternal[ Houle [that is, into Solomon Temple, fo called becaufe of that promife, in 2 Chron. 7. 16. that Gods name fhould be there for ever.] And that fire which came dmmne , in the chies ofSolomon , went nut up fromthe Altar of Burmwfring , tend!! it ment up intbe daier of Manalfehe Ot the departing of that fire in Ma- naffès dales, wee finde no mention in the Scrip- tures. But after Sobmons Temple was deftroyed, and the fecond builded, the Hebrewes teftifie, (in Talmud Bab. in loma, c. 1.) that they had pat the Fire from heaven any more. See the Annotations on Exod. 28. 3o. flouted] with affonifhment and joy, humbly thanking God for this ligne of grace toward; them: as the Greeke tranflateth, they were aflonifhed ; and the Chaldee; They gave thanker. So in a Chro- nicles, 7.3. When all thefens of 'pad fare how the fire came down, and the ghrie of Jehovah upon the houle: they bowed themfelves with their frees to the ground, upon the pavement , and worfhipped; and confeffed to le- hovab , (raying) For he is good, for hie merde endu- reth for ever, MIAMIArFiMM3idsMAdsM Cnt,P. X. r Nadarand Abibu , for oft tog offrange fire, are burnt by fire. 6, Aaron and hie fins are forbidden to mourn for them. 8, ThePriefis are forbiddenmine, when theyare togoe into the T aiernacle. 12, The Law ofeathogtbe holy things. r6,Mofsbluneth she Pritffs for not eating the Sin-grins. 19, Aaron exeufetb the tranf reffirm. N D Nadab and Abihu , the fons of Aaron, tooké each man his Cenfer; and they put fire in them, and put in- cenfe thereon : and offred before Jehovah, ftrange fire which' he had not commanded ; them. And therewent -out fire, from before Jehovah,and devoured them ;and they died, before Jehovah. And Mores laid unto Aa- ron ; This sd it that Jehovah fpake, Paying, I will be fanv`ìified in them- that come nigh me; and before all the people,I will be glo- rified: and Aaron,held- his-peace. And Mo. fes called Mifaeland Elzaphaty; the fons of Vzziel, the uncle of Aaron : and raid unto them ; Come-neere , carry your brethren, from before the Sançtuarie;outofthecamp. And they went neere, and carried them in their coats, out of the campe : as Moist had (poker]. And Mofes Paid unto Aaron , and unto Eleazar , and unto Ithamar, his Ions; Make not bareyour heads,neitherrend your clothes, thatyou dienot ; and wrath-come, upon all the congregatiorr: but your bre- thren,all the houle ofIfrael, //tall weepe for the burning, which Jehovah bath burned. And ye that( not goe-out, from the doore of' the Tent of the Congregation, left you die; for the olle, of the anointing of Jehovah , le upon you : and they did, according to the word of Mofes. And Jehovah fpake, unto Aaron, laying; 8 Doe -not drink wine or wrong-drinke,thou, 9 or thy fons with thee ; when ye goe -in, to the Tent of the Congregation, that yeedie not : it fhall de a fatute for ever, through -out your generations. And that ye may feparate, Io between holy and prophane : and between uncleane and cleane. And that yemay.tezch, the fons of Ifrael: all the flaturrs, which Jehovah hath fpoken unto them, by the hand of Moles. And Mofes fpake unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar,. and unto Ithamar his fons, that were left: Take ye the Meat-effring, that it left, of the Fire- offrixgs of Jehovah, and eat it ix nnlevened cakes,befide the Altar : fork, it holy of holies. And ye (hall eat it, in holy place ; for it u thy due, and thy fons due, of the Fire-offrings of Jehovah : for fo, I was commanded. And the wave breft,and the heave ¡boulder, ye (hall eat in acleane place; thou, and thy fons and thy daugh- ters, with thee: for they aregiven, a thy due 2 4 S 6 7 II 12 I; 14
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