4 J,.EVITICUS XIII. of Leprie, chap. 9. Sea. 1, z. and TabetudBab. in Negagmm, chap.2. Sea.i. white] this is the cer- taine colour to difcerne the Leprie. But the white haire, wbi:b is the fzgne efwckarmeff by LeproJie, loot ;hen two haires. And they mutt be white at the root. And molt be in the body of the bright fpot. And turned white by the fore, cerf. I o. (not white before naturally.) The wbitenef of the haires maketh unclean in any of the (foure) forts, whether it be white as flow, or white in an ieferioter degree. Maim. treat. of Lepr. ch. 2. The whitenelfe of the haire (as Chazkutti on this place, faith) was a fagne that the fleJh weal,gyed, the naturali vigour thereof decayed : for the plague mortifieth the fie h. And ¡ö, old men when they grow weak, their bastes turne wMe. But if the haire be white before the plague cemmeth , it it no fgne ofurakamneffe. It figured the decay of fpirituall liren th in the foule, by the power of fin reign- ing therein, Hof.7. 9. Ezek. 16.30. Rom. 7.5;9, 53. fight of the plague] that is , theplague to fie to, (or in fight.) deeper] in Greeke, lower. Sol.lsrchi exprelfeth it by a fimilitude, at the appearance of the Sun, it deeper then theJhadaw. The nature of the Leprie, is to fret, eat and confume the flefh, as the original! name implieth,and as may be feene by Marie, who was fmitten with this plague, Numb. 12. 12. Let her not be as one dead, ofwhom the fie(b is balte =finned. And when Naamanwas cured of his Leprofie, his flelh is Paid to come agame, 2 King. 5. so. s4. This fignified the nature of fin, in (pedal!, of Herefie, which eateth as a can- ker, 2 Tins. 2. 17. prommmxe him unlearn] or, declare himunclean : the Hebrew phraCb, (as alto the Greeke and Chaldee) is, makhim unchaste, or, pollute him ; and in verf. 6. ekanf him : which is meant of pronouncing or manitefting hint fo to be, with power : as Iarebi expoundeth it, bee (hall fay unto him, Tbost art tmeleane. So Ezekiel is faid to deflrop the eitie,when he pronounced,or prophefied the alfured deltru&ion of it, Ezek.43.3. And the Minillers ofChrilt are faid tobimk and to bofe, to remit fns, and to retains them ; when they certain- ly declare them fo to be , by the Word of God, Math. 16.19. and 18, 18. Joh. 20.23. So here, before the Prieftmay make him uncleane ; God (by thefe figues) faith, It it theplague of Leprofie; and fo often in this chapter. Accordingly, the Hebrew Doors fay ; APrief that maketh unclean, him that is clean ; or maketb dean, him that is tamleant, dont not any thing : for it is faid, He it mcleane , and the Prief (hall make him nncleane,(Lev.13.44.)he otleane, and the Prieft fhall make him eleane. Maim. treat. of Leer. chap. 9.Se&.3. Vers 4. deeper] Any appearance of Leprofie in the skn of the fiefh, is not calledthe plague (of Leprofie) neither elefi/eth it a man, urstill the appearance of the plague, be deeper then the skin of the flefh, &c. Malmo - ny, treat. of Lepr. chap. 1. Sea. 6. flout np the plague] in Greeke, fiparafe the plague: that is, him that bath theplague ; or, the plagued man. A figura- tive fpeech,often Mid in the Scriptures; as charge, Ezek.44.11. is for fuch as have charge: and,0 those Pride, Jer. 5o. 31. for, chou proud man. Ifthe 104,7 cumcifun keep the rigbteoufnejji of the Law,Rom.2.2'6. 67 that is,rhe unaireismddfeed man. So Dreames,for Drea- mers,Jer. :7.9. and,wickeddtee perverteth ftt,that is, she fmer,Prov. r 3.6.and fundry the like.And that tech is the meaning here , appeareth plainly by the 12. verf. This !hutting up of the fufpeaed Leper, taught a care of righteous judgement ac- cording to Gods law, upon'certaine knowledge; that nothing be judged ¿`spore the time, I Cor. 4.5. but to expea till God reveale fìns,ofwhich, fame are open before hand, going before unto judgemmt,andfime follow afar I Tint. 5.24. Vert: 5. the Frief!] This is meant of the fame Prieft that Caw him before; becatlfe he muff confi- der, whether the plague be as it was before , or changed. So by the Hebrew canons,The Prieft that flaw theplague at the firfl ; he is tofee it at ebe end of the ftrfi fevers d ryes , and at the end of the fecond feeven, dove. If the Priefi that faw bim at the firff, be dead, or frèke; another Prieft may looks rut him ; but this fecund, may not pronounce him unekane by the jpreading (of the fore) be- caufe he kmweeh not whether a be fired or no. Maimony, in Lepr. chap. 9. Sea. 4. in the feventh day] except it be the Sabbath : for fo they write; On any day thry looks on them that haze the plague, except on the Sabbath , and feflivall day. If the fveath day jail out to be the Sabbath or frafl , they put him frill the day following. Maimony, treat. of Lepr. c. 9. 1 7. And he faith, intbe feventhday: whereupon Chazkmti noteth He sloth not make him tarry fezen full dales, to teach thee, that apart of the. day is of the whole, flan - deth in bit eyes] the is , in the Priefts eyes ; as the Greeke tranflateth, abìdeth before bim : or, flattdetb in bit colours, as after inv.55. the ye is ufed for the eater of the plague : & thus the Chaldee expoun- deth itsfiandetb Of it war. Byflandeth,meaning,keeps as a flay: being neither whiter, nor fpred wider. Therefore the man thus plagued, .mull doe no. thing to the fore, whereby to change the natu- ral! hate of it. So the rew canons fay, }Ice that pulleth off the ignes of leatmeff , either all or foure ; or that fearer/, the f efh , all or part of it ; or that elute& out all the lootout of hisfiefh , or out ofbis garment , or out of bis houfè : whether it be before be come to the Prieft or in the time ofbis ¡butting up, or when he is pronounced unclean , or when be is freed : be be tranf- greffeth the commandement, which faith, (in Deut. 24. 8.) 'take heed in the plagueofteprofie, that thou ebferze diligently , to doe all that the Prieffs , the Levites, Jball teachyot, : as I commandedthem, fothat!ye obferve to doe: that be pull nothing off, nor cut it ma. Maim, in Lepr. chap. 1o. Sea. 1. Verf. 6. the fevemh day the feeeouel time.] This the Hebrewes expound to be the thirteenth day, , from the firif : besaufe the fevemh day goeth to the colon of the firi'i week and to the count of :hefecond weeke , in all plagues , whether they be upon men , or on hoof!! ,or on garments. In the dales betweene, what hgnes foyer fell out, they might doenothing. Maim. in Lepr. c. 9. feet. 9,so . And in two weekes, the cafe was fully tried; for pronouncinghim clean or unclean, he was to be Phut up no longer: fo the Taltered (inNegag. chap. 3. Sea. 3.) faith, The skin of the fiefb is madeunckane its :too weeks, and by three fignes ; by zbhitwhaire, (Levit. t3.3,) by :ricks
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