19 20 21 29 30 32 LEVITICUS XIV. this rite in fpeciall , no atonement was made,by the Hebrew cations,asis before noted. This put- ing of cite upon all thefe parts of the body,figu- red the graces ofthe fpirit ofChrift, for the fan- &ifyingof fuch as are redeemed from their fins by his blood, t Iohn 2.20. 2Cori n.1.2 1. See the notes on Exodus 30.26. Vert 9,make, the Sinoffring] or, doe, that is, offer the Sin-offring; a figure of Chrift,made f nne for us finners, 2 Gor.5.21. the $urns - offring] which figured alfo Chrifts oblation of himself,Heb. s o. 8.9.10. and the reafonable fervice of a fan &ified perfon, acceptable to God, Rom. t 2. t.therefore before it, the Sin-offring was made (or offred, ) becaufe reconciliation for fin, mull be before any fervice be accepted. Verf.2o. the Meat-offring] that of threetenth- deales of floure,ver.1 o.which ferved both for ex- piation of firm, and to be figne of fan &i&cation, and a new creature: fee the notes on Lev.2.1.The Heb.do&ors write(from the Law inNum. t 5.5 .) thatwith every tenth deale of floure,there was al- fo IA: fourth part of an Hin ofwine ; and that no finne or trefpa(feoffring fave this ofthe Lepers,had the Meat -offring andDrink offring added unto them. Maimony inMagnafehbakorbanetb, ch.2.fe&.5.6.See the annotations on Num. t 5. Ver.21. attaiste it not] or,reach,get it not ; the Gr. expounds it,fnd itno::it meaneth,want of ability. So after ver.22.30.3 t.& Lev.27.8. a waving] or,waveroffrng,to be waved a live,as before,in ver. t2.andatter,inv.24.25. tenth-deale] ofan E- phah ; as verle t o. In this and the sea which fol- low, there was the fame order, and rites to be ufed,as in theformer. Ver.29.to makeatonement]the Greeke explaineth it,mtdtbe Priefl fhall male - atonement : fo Mofes wrut before,in verf.. t (.See the like, noted on Gen.2.3. Exod. t 7. t o.and otherwhere. VerC3 o.fhal make] or doe ; that is,three oar. bandean attaine] in Greeke , at his band bath found. V.32 .to bit cknfittg] that is, to the greater facri- fices,foreordained for the denting, of lepers;none of which might be omitted, or changed, but for metre povertie. Wherefore the Hebrewes write, The poore man that brings the offing of the rich ;it may pall but the ri:h that brings the offring of the poire, it paf/eth not, Talmud in Negagn.ch.14.fe &. t 2. Alto they fay ; Ifa rieb man vow andfay, the oblation of this leper be upon me; and the leper be poste : yet muff be bring the offring. f the rich; becaufe the hand of him that zowetb, canreach unto it. And if a poore man fay , the oblation of this leper be upon me ; and the leper he rieh: bealfo mull bring the o ngsofeherich; beeaufloethat vowed) is bound for the gritgsethe rich. Maimony in Afeclwfrei eapporah, ch.5. fe &. i t. By all there rites about.the cleanfing of a Leper, after he was healed; God taught his people thankfidneffeun- tohimfelfe inChrift, forwhofefake by whole death,refurre &ion & mediation,theirfin (which was the caufe of their plague,) was forgiven and purged ; and by whole grace and fpirit, the cor- ruption of nature is done away, and the man 79 made a new creature,to ferve theLord inholines. Wherefore when Chrik had healed tonne lepers, and but one of them turned back, and with a lewd voice glorified God,andfell down on hit face at (lefaa)feet, giving him thank: then left, anfirering jaid; were there not ten clean/d : but where are the nine ? There are not found that returned to give gloy to God, fave this dlranger,Luk. t 7:15:18. Verf34.eind (put &e.] by mentioning before, the 6mdofCanaan,and now Paying ifIpus(orgive.) he teacheth this to be an extraordinary and lu' pernaturall plagsie,peculiar to that land and peo- ple ; unknown in any other place : and fò the Hebrew do &ors doe cotifeffe, that the Leprofeeof garments, andof houfis,it not wont to be in the world but was a figne andmiraele in Ifrael, togeve them warning of an evill tongue,&c,Maimony treat.of Leprie,cha. s 6. feet.' o.. From Maries example in Nuns. t 2.they gather that leprofie is a punifhment for an trill tongue. of your pofffflon]] or tenement: firm bold. Hence the Hebrewes gather, that Ierufalem, and (houfes)without the land, were not defiled with plagues; for Ierufalem was not parted unto the tribes (of Ifraeb) the boufes a f of heathens which were in the land of If- rael,were not defiled with plagues. Maimony treat. of Leprie,ch. t 4.fe &. t t. Ver.i5.at it were the plague] to Weet, of leprofie : 35 the fpeech isdoubtfull, becaufe the fentence was to come from the Prick. Although be be a wife man, andlgeowetb eertainely that it is theplague , be may not determine and fay,T he plague appeareth to me in the houfe; but he /hall fay, As it were theplague eke. faith Maim. in treat. of Leprie ch. t 4.fe&.4. and Sol. Litchi on Lev.14.35. Ver.36. and they fhall empty] or, that they empty : 36 which phrafes are (hewed to be one,on Gen.27.4. The word empy properly fignifieth to prepare, by removing all things out of tght. that all 6<e.] be- caufe the leprous houfe, was one of the molt con= tagions things; defiling all things as after (hall appeare:therforeall things were to be taken out, though flacks ofwood,orofreed,as the Hebrewdo&ors obferve,Maimony in Lepr.ch.s4.fé &.4. And God in mercy would thus preferve the fiuffe from pollution,by being removed in time." V.37.hollow Brakes] or deep- flrakes : concavities, as the Greeke tranflateth the word , which is never found,but in this one place. Hence the Hebrewes fay ; to plagues in borefes doe make. them mteleare , till the appearance of theplague be lower then the wall ; at it it faid, hollow flrakes, that they be deepe in the walk 4 Maimony in Lepr.chap.s 4.fe&.3. or redahfh) theft two colours,and the ffresdog ver.39. are the three fignes of lepry in houfes.By the Hebrew can nons, if the haufe were dark they opened na the win- dows , to fee the plague; ill, plague appeared na in it,it was cleance.Maimony ibidcin,ch.t 4.fe&.5. Verf..38. to thedoore] there without the' houle, by the poll of the doore, the prieft was to (hut it up,(that is,co"mand it to be Phut up)or pronounce it uncleane, or cleane;and not in any other place. Maimoryibidem chap.14.fe &.5. feevetdayes] though he fee the plague to be deep; greeni(h or reddi(h, & fo find it all at the fir(t,yet he(hutteth it 34 37 38
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