A//are/ll ol ll/F/I LEVITICUS Xi. t .nul cheer the cud, and were in all refpeas liké an oxe or :pope Jet it was rotlarefitll to be eaten ; fir that which was bred nfan nirs.leane be-aft war uncleane; andthat f a clean beafi, was cleanse. So that if a cleave fifh were faxed ir. thé belly ofan uncleane ftJh,it was lawfioll, becaufe it bred it not, but badfwallorcedit. Likewi fe,ifin a beafi there werefutsa(a creature) like a fwle, though it were a cleanefowle; yet was it unlawfttll to be eaten. Maimony, treat.of fórbiddenmeats, chap.'. Se &.5, 7. fball ye cat] or,ye may eat. Hereby communion was fig - n ified ; as when God called Peter by a vihon, to communicate the Gofpell with the Gentiles , he laid, Rife Peter, kill and eat ; AA.]o. 13,17,20,28. mu So our com union with Chrift, is taught under this figure, of eating his fieft,Joli.6.51,53. The leafs, figured men, A &.10.12,28. (as often in the Scriptures, Efa.'t. 6,7,8. Ezek.34,3s. Zeph.3.3. Matth.7. 15.) The parting of the hoof¢ in team¢, fig - nified the right difcerning of the word andwill of God, of the difference between the Law and the Gofpell;and thewalking in obedience to the word,with a right foot,Rom.2.18.and 3.20,21, 22. and 10.4,-8. Gal.2. 12,-14. The chewing of the cud, figttified the meditating in the law of God, which the godly man doth day and night, Pfal. 1.2. for tisat is the food of thefoule,Atnos 8.11.. which all ought to remember,Mal.4.4.1 Con' I 2. and having heard it, to fearch the Scriptures daily, whether the things be fo, A &s 57.11. and having tried it, to keep that we! is *)0c1, I Thef. 5. 21. and remember the commandements of God, for to doe them, Pfal. 103.18. And as that which was born of an unclean beaft,was unclean, and on the contrary: fo the children of unbelee- vers are tnrekane and the children of beleevers holy, 1 Cor.7. 14. Ezra 9. 1, 2. 4 Verf. 4. not eat] to weet ordinarily, but in cafe of necellity theymight be eaten. Soldiers that come into the Heathers countrie, andJiebdue them, it it lawful fir them to eat car ka fjés , or torte beaffs , or formes flefla, or the like , if they be hungry and finde not what tout, faze there forbidden meats : and f they may drink wine zd to Idols : faith Maimony in tom. 4. treat. of Kings. ch.8. f. I. or of them] Heb. and [them. Camel] named of the Hebrew Gamal, from which the Greeks alfoderived the name Kayaks, the Arabians,Gemal; the Chaldz.ms, Gam!a. It is a bent that bath a long necke, and a bunch on the backe, upon which men lay burdens, Efay 3o. 6. by reafon of this lhape, it is not eafie for a camel to enter in a trait place; whereupon is that pro- verbe of a camel to goe thorough the eye f a needle: Match. 19.24. Camels are of common nie in o- ther countries , both for fervice of warre and of peace, for men to ride upon, to ufe in charrets, or to lade with burdens, Gen. 24.10. Judg.6.5. i Sam.3o.17. Efay 21.7. and 30.6. But for to eat of the camel was uncleane; becaufe it parted not the hook, Dent. 14.7. Verf. 5. cone] in Hebrew Shaphan; which bath the name of hiding in holes; as it is faid, The conies are but a feeble folic , yet make they their lonfes in the Rocks; Prov. 30.26. and, The Rock, are a _A the conies, Pfal. 104.1 g Iu Chal- dee , it is called Taphfa, of :kipping. Verf. 6. hare] in Hebrew arnebeth : mentioned 6 onely here, and in Dent. 14.7. Verf. 7. fwine] inHebrew, chazir ; fo named of 7 returning: for this b'eati returneth after it is wafh- ed to wallowing m the mire,2 Pet.2.2 2.It is alfo given to waft and 1poile,Pfal.80.s4. To feed on it, or offer it for facrifice , is counted molt abhomina- ble, Efa. 65. 4. and 66.3. 17. Verf. 8. rut eat] to weet , any whit of ix at any time. The Hebrewcanons fay : All meat:forbú4kn by the Law , the quantiy f them is at much at a common olive ; whether (the punifhment) be beating , or cutting of, or death by the band of God. This meafure or quan- tity , we haSe learnedly tradition. Anil it is forbidden by the Law, to eat any whit at all, ofthe thing that isfor- bidden: notwithftanding a man is not beaten , fave for the quantity of an olive : yet if he eat any le f , he is cha. fiifed withftripes. Maimony, treat. offorbidden meats, chap.14. Sea.1,2. corkf] The originali word, isufed for that which diet of it felfe,Lev.22. 8. The Greeke here tranflatethearkais, or ca- rions. A carlmffe is one f the principal) uncleane things; as an olive f thefleeh thereof,maketh men and veils un- cleane by touching , and an earthen vef Jell by the aye; and maloeeth mm smcleane by bearing. Maimony, in"'both ha- :tooth, ch.1.Se&.1. See after in the notes on verf.. 40. As eating, fo touching fignifieth communion and fellowship, and is forbidden , to teach us to refraine from all fellowihip in evil , Era. 52.11. 2 Cor.6. 17. for dead carkaffes, figured fuch as are dead in Pines, Ephef. 2.1. Verf. 9. fin and fale] or, as the Chaldee and Greek tranfate, fences and [ccales,one being put for many. The Jewes Canons open it thus: Forffbes there are two fignes , the fin and thefcale : thefoe, is that whichgroweth out of it; the leak, is that which cleaveth unto all the body ; and what foever bath [ales , bathfins alfe, &c. If it bath not fioles to cover it all over,it it law - fsll neverthekf ; though it bath but one fin and one f ale, yetit is lawful!. Maimony , treat. of forbidden meats, ch. 1.Se &.24. The fin of the fills, ferveth as wings to guide her way: the fcakis to cover,prote& and adorne the body. There two figured in men,faith in Gods word, whereby all religion is guided and direaed: and good works thefruits of faith, by which it is manifefted and adorned. Verf.10. every moving] or, any creeping thing. of the waters] which the waters bring forth : fee Gen. 1.20. and the notes thereon. The Greeke tranflateth, of all things which the waters brinjfòrth. The Hebrew Donors fay; what it Ibis moving thing of the waters ? They be the leir creatures , Of wormer and horfleeches , whichare in the water ; and thegreater creatures ,which are the trilde beafi: the fa. Andge- nerally wharf everbarb no'theforme of ftfhes, &c. ate fea- dogs, frogs, and the lilt. Maimony, treat. offorbidden meats, ch. 2. Sea.' 2. Pule] that is, living crea- ture : fee the notes on Gen. I. 20. an abho»ina- tien] that is,unokane; as Dena 4.10. But from this word Chazkrtni teacheth, that it was not lawful to ma5 merchandize ftban. Verf 1 l .their f elh] fo Paul meutioneth the flelh t t fffhes, t Cor.15. 39. Verf¢ 8 9 IO
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