70 24 25 26 a8 29 3C LEVITICUS X111. the Greek and Chalde do tranflate it : fo in verf. 28. The Hebrews explain it thus Ifthe Bile and the &srning begin to be quick, and to heal; and there reme upon them a rinde like the rinde of Garlick; that M, the T farebeth (or infiammatio:) rf the Bile , Token of in the La r; and the Michjath (or cured_.cIa,) of the Burning fpoken nfthere, &c. Maimony, treat. of Lepr. chap. 5. fe &. 4. pronounce him clean] to weet, from the contagion ofLeprofie.By this was figu- red, thatthoughthefignesand marks of our fr- mer fins (which God hath healed by forgive - nefs) do remain in us ; yet if they fpread not, that is,reigne not inour morcall body; they Thal not be imputed untous, but forgiven; for we arc not under the Law, but anden Grace, Rom. 6.12,14 - r Joh. 1.9,10. 2 Cor. 12.9. Ver124. ffefh] in Chaldee , a man : as verf. 18. boemingof fire] The Hebrews underhand this properly, to be done with oafs , embers , red -hot iron, or the like : Maimony, in Lepr. c.5. Cr. This alfo figured fin ; as, Can one go upon hot - coals, and bis Piet not be burnt ? So, he that gaetbin to his neighbours wife; wbsfoever toucbeth ber, fhall not be loonoeent, Prov. 6.28, 29. Livelineß] that is, living, or quick flefh; meaning foundnefs, or the cured- s1Zar. This feemeth to anfiver unto theword bealed, in verf. 18. and fo the Greekhere tranflateth it (hugiaß- hen) a healed - place; and the Chaldee (rofhem) a sk!ar, or print ; and to thefe, the old Latin verfion agreeth; and the Hebrew Ds&ors, as is be- fore noted on verf. 23. The Hebrew alto, which properly fignifieth Living, is ufed for healing or remverie, as is (hewed on verf. so. be] that is, become , or, have in it a bright fpot. or while] that is, only white, without any red mixed : fee the notes on verf. 59. VerC25. Leprofie] The reafon and fignification hereof; was the tame before noted on verC2o. Verf. 26. fomerebat dark] not fo white asany fort of Leprofie; fee ver. 6. feven daies] to weet, one fiven,not 100e; as is before noted on ver.21. Ver.28. aninffammation] or, skar, prim, chard:ter: as the Greek and Ghaldee tranflate : fee ver. 23. where alCo the meaning hereof is (hewed. Verf. 29. plague] theGreekaddeth, the plague of Leprofie. Verb; 30. a /kall] in Hebrew Nethek, which is a name peculiar to the Leprie on the head or beard, not on other places; and it hath the name of breaking, or plucking-up. And fo the Greek al- fo nameth it Tbraufma a broken fore. The He- brews defcrihe it thus; The plague of the head or beard, is , when the hair that is on them , falleth off by the roots ,and the place of the hair remaineth bare ; and this it that which it called Neubelt, Maimony, treat. of Lepr. chap. 8. fe&. r. or of the heard] this teacheth, that tb are counted two feverall, faith Maimony , chid. f1 4. Hair is both an ornament to the body, and a fgne of natural! ftrength, as proceeding from kindly heat and moillure : which whenthey fail, and corrupt humors come in place , there hreedeth a Leprofie in the body : whereby God figured a like dilate in the foul , deftitute of the heat of his fpirit, andmoi{ture of grace,and replenifhed with finful corruption. Vert. 31. noblaekbair] for black hair is a fgne of healing, verf.37. as in nature it' lgnifieth health, and ltrength of body , wherefore Chri(ts locks are in nlyfterie, Paid to be blarkar a Raven, Song 5.11. Yellow bair,and tbin(orfroth) is a ligne here of the Leprie, verf.3 0. as arguing decay,and cor- ruption of nature. And theye!ow hair,fpoken cf in this bufinefs (as the Hebrews fay) is that which is of the colour of gold; andthat which it called thin (or fmall) it that which u fhort : but fit be borg, though ìt beyebow atgold, it is no fzgne ofuncleawtefl, Twoyel- low fmall hairs, are a fzgne of unelearmeß; whether they be one hard by another, or one far from another; whether they be in the midfi of the 441, or in the edge ofit ; whe- ther thty be there before the skill , or the slall be there before the yellow hair; ie is a figne of unekarme¡l: Maim. in treat. of Lepr. ch. 8. feâ. 4î 5. the plague] that is , bath that him theplague : as veri 4. So itnvert :33. Ver.3 3. ¡have himf e] The manner hereof,they fay, was this; Hefhaved(the hair that grew) with- out the skill, and left two hairs cleft by it, that they might difem whether it tread or no. Maimony, in Lepr. chap. 8. felt. 3. the fecond time] and no more. There is no fbuttïng up fir the skill, more thm two weeks : and if after hebe re-leafed there growyel- low hair therein oritfpread; ¡sefisall then he pronoutt- cedunclean. Maimeny, in Lepr. chap.8. fc &.2. See before on verf. 6. Verf..37.ßand in hie eyef] inChaldee ,ßand at it wog; to weer at a ftay,without fpreading: fee v.5. So the Greek faith, ifbef re him it abidein theplace. hiacb, bair] See the notes on verf. 31. The blackball. freeth not a man in skills, anteß there be at haft two hairs : neither do they free a man,till their length be fuch, as the top of them may bowtowards the root of them, &e. If two hairs grow up, one black, and ano- ther white aryellow; one keep, and another foort ; theyfree not a man. The skill that it pronounced umlean, for the yellow hair, or for obi fpreading; if there grow black hair in it, and be be pronounced cleat: although the black hair go away, yet it he dean, smtill other yel- low hair grow in it, or it fpread further again , after the blackhair isgone : for it be Jaid, The sIZalb is healed , be it clean. When it is healed, be is clean; althoughfegnes oftmrleanneßbe in the place. Maimony,treat, of Lepr. chap. 8. fe&.6,7,8. he is clean, and thePrieff, &c.] Hereupon Sol. larehi noteth; Loe the unclean whom the Prieß pronaunceth chan, is not clean. Teach- ing, that the truth of a mans eflate, difcerned by the Law and Word of God, (which is the truth, ]oh. 17. 17.) made the man clean or unclean and not the fentence of the Prick if it fwerved from the Law. Vert. 3 9. darkijg] or famewbat -dark, as in v.6. So that their wbiteneß(faith Sol. Iarchi) it not ßrong, but fnnewhat -dark a freckled -1eat] or white-morph/sr: in Hebrew bebak a word not ufed , but in this one place; and it hath the fignification of clear - mß or wbitene fl : and is not a Leprofie, but a fore- goer of it,and near thereunto. The Greek calleth it Alpbos, which is a kind of white-jut defiling the skin : for as Corn. Gelf (in 1.5. e. alt.) faith, though 31 33 37 39
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