IOG 22 LEVIT ICUS XVill. faith they offred them unto Baal, Ier.19. 5. com- pared with Icr.9.31. and Ier. 32.35. So either it was a Starve, as the Prophet faith the f arse ofyour God, Amos 5.26.or, the multitude of itars,as Ste- phen faith , God gave them up to mm "'ip the ¡ail of haven, A61.7.42. which another Prophet confir- meth, fay ing, 7 bey /hall ',bread them bejorethe Sun, and the Moone , and all the haf of heaven , whom they have loved, and whom they have frved: Icr.S.2. Of like fort were Adrant- meld, and Anam-melech the Gods afSep rvaim , urato whom that peopic,bu>ut their di' enin fire, 2 King 17.3 t. Of this Idol1 Molech, R. Solomon (on Icrem.7.3I.) faith; there was an Image ofbraf, pet up in the valley of Hin- nom nere Ierufalem,after the forme before noted out of Ialkett not profane] or not pollute , not prof itute : it is contrary to hollowing or flndzf mg, Lev.22.32. And as Gods name is profaned fun- dry wages, Lev.21.6.and 19.12. fo in fpeciall by idolatry ; as when they applyed Gods name or word, to the fervice of Adobe') forementioned, or the like.; The Hebrew do&lors among other things,doe apply this unto thegiving of ones life for the truth and religion of God; faying :Who fo ever ought rattier to be killed, theta tratfgref (Gods law) jibe be billed , for that he will rfot tranfgref, lee be fantTifieth the name (of God;) audit-it be before ten men of If ar! , loe he famTifieth the Name publíkely , as did Daniel ,Ananias, Mifael, Azaria & c.Dan.3.and 6.And offlub it iófaid (in Pfa.44.) for sly fake,we are killed all the day, &e. But who fever ought to be killed rather then to trazcref ; and be tranfgre dh ra- ther tienhe will be killed, lee he profaneth the Name (of God) and.,;f'.it be before ten of Bath, he profsnetb it ;tublike), and be *mullet") the affirmative precept, for fandifoing Gods name; and tranfgreffèth again"' the prohibition of profaning hit name. Maimony, tom. t. in I fuÁei batorah, ch.5.fè&.4. Verf22. with amale]or, with man kinde: this was the fin of Sodom,Gen.19.5.and of other hea- thens, Ron?.1.27. called the going after other fl efh, Iude verf.7.They that thus finned, were by Mo- fes Law to be honed to death, Lev.2o.13. by the law ofChrilt, they fháll be flout out of the king - dome of God, 1 Cor.6.9.10. like copulation with a woman] Hebrew, with the ÿmgs (or copula. tions) ofa woman. 23 Verf.23. to lye downe thereto] or, that it may lye with ber,which fenfe theGreeke verlion altoaffor- deth. So in Lev.20.16. where filch beaftlineffe is punifhed with death. And whether it be tame -beat, or mild -beat, or fewle, allare to be f owed to death, Mdi- neony in Iffiere!biah.ch i.fe!t.16. cmfefiou]in Grecke,a deteflable thing. 2q, Verf.24.in any ofthefe]or,in all thefe;which Tar - gum Ionathan expoundeth , in airy -sane of all thee; every of which, the Hebrewes call Nakednes, aft r the fcripture phrafe : and they fay , T here are alfi other women , which are f rbidden by tradition , and the dotlrine of the Scribes; their they call Secondaries, as being feeond(or next)to the forefaid nakedneffes ; and of them there be 20. women, and they are theft. 1 The mothers mother,andthis ,itinfirtite,a the mothers mothers mothers mother, andfa all upward,are unlawfdf. 2 The mother of his mothers fatter, only: and no further arefurbidden. 3 Hit fathers mother Infinite : ar the fathers mothers, mothersmother,andall upward,are unlmfuU. 4 7be mother ofhir fathers fasher,and no further. 5 The wife ofhitfathersfatber,infinite. Though (he were the wi ofaurfather Iakrb ( or Noe] floe is unlaw- full far eve y opus. 6 The wifeofhis mothers father, and nofer;her. 7 The wife ofhis fathers brother by the mother. 8 7b emifeofbos mothers hrother ,wbetherby themo- ther or by thefather. 9 His font daughter in lanf that is,bis fins fans wife] infinite i though it fhould be his fans fins four four wife, even to the worlds end. So that Noe if he were now living, might never marry with any widow, that had been wile to any of his fous. 1 o His daughters daughter in law (or fonnes wife) one/no/hither. t 1 The daughter of his fonsdaztglner,andnolimber. nz T he daughter of his font fm,andnofurther. 13 The daughter of his daughters daughter , only. t 4 The daughter ofhit daughters frn,mel. 1 5 The daughter ofhis wines fmu fon,oney. 16 The daughter of bis tykes daughters daughter, mtely. 17 Tben:otherof his wives fathers mother, oney. 18 Themotherttfhis wives Mothers father ,oney. 19 The mother of hiswives mothersmother,only. '20 The mother of his wives fathersfather, only. So there are found of thee which are femndarily unlaw- ful' , foure which are infinite. The mothers mother, and all upward. The fathers mother, and all upward. The grandfathers wife and all upward. The posts font wijè; and alldownward.Maimony in Ifhotl(or treat. of Wiz es.)ch.l.feEt.6. Verf.2 5. doe vifit] or, have vifrted,that is, pun - ed, or, (as the Greeke tranflateth)recompenfed: the time paf being ufed for the morecertainty, as if the thing were already done. fyueth]or,vomi- tctb out , with lothfomneffc and indignation, as the Greek explaineth it.So after, & in Lev.2o.22. Vert a6.any ofthef ] or, any of all tbefe abomina- tions. So in verf.29. (ranger] or fojourner,in Greekeprofeyre. Ver(Cz8. the nation] in Greeke the ration, in Ghaldee,tbe peoples. V'erf.29. the fifties] that is,the perfms. cut-off] rooted out;ordefirnyed, as the Greeke and Chaldee explain it. Of this judgement, fee Levit.2o.7 Gen.17.14. Verl:3o. my charge] Hebrew my keeping (or 4,- die)that is,which I command to be kept.In Greek my ordinances : in Chaldee, the cufodie of my word. fatutesaf abominations] that is, mop abominable fatntes:meaning their finfull pra&ices,which the- row cuftome grew to be as a Law amongft them. CHAP. XIX. Sundry !awes, teaching 2, holmef, 3, obedience, 4, and true religion: To leave firm of thefr:titesrfthe la>Id 25 26 all 29 3°
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