t8 19 tiEIITERONOMIE XXVII 12 Gods law ara comprehended under thee heads. divided on Gerizeim and Ebal. 14 The curfespro- twuneed on mount Ebal. ANd Moles, and the Elders of Ifrael, commands d the people,faying : Keep all the commandement which 1 com- mand you this day. And ft (hall be in the day when you fhal have paired over lordan, unto the land which Jehovah thy God gi- veth unto thee , that thou fhalt let thee up great l? ones,::nd planter them with plainer. And thou (halt write upon them all the words of this Law, when thou art paffed o- ver , that thou main goe in unto the land which Jehovah thy God giveth unto thee, a land that floweth withmitke and honey as Jehovah the God of thy fathers hath ipo- ken. And it (hall bee when yee are paffed over Jordan , yee ¡hall fer up thefe clones which I command you thee day in mount Ebal, and thou ¡halt plaifter them with plai. fter. And thou fha'tbuild there an Altar un- to Jehovah thy God , an Altar of (tones, thou (halt not lift up on, iron upon them. Of whole (tones (halt thou build the Al- tar of Jthováh thy God, and thou (halt of- fer thereon Burnt - offerings unto Jehovah thy God. And thou (halt facrifice Peace - offerings , and (halt eat there and rejoyce before Jehovah thy God. And thou (halt write upon the (tones all the words of this Lawvery plainely. And Mol s and the Priefis the Levites fpake unto all Ifrael,fay. ing : Take heed,and heare,O Ifrael, this day thou art become the people of Jehovah thy God. Therefore thou (halt obey the voice of Jehovah thy Cods and doe his Corn man- dements and his Statutes,which I command thee this day: And Moles commanded the people in that day, Paying : Thefe (hall nand to bleffe the people upon mount Gerizzim,when yee are palled over Iurdan : Simeon, and Levi, and Judah,and Iffachat,arid Joleph,und Ben- jamin. And there (hall Rand for the curie on mount Ebal c Reuben, Gad, and Afer, and Zabulon, Datiand Naphtali. And the Le- vites (ball anfwer, and fay unto all the men of Iliad :via an high voice. Curled be the man that maketh a graven ora molten imeige i an abomination untoJe- hovah, the worke òf the hand of the crafif- man, and ptitteth it in a fever place : and alt the people (Ball anfwer and fay, Amen. Curled be bee that fetteth light by his fa- ther, or his mother : and all the people (hall fay, Amen. Lull l y CUrfcd, hea,kntwo] or, obey his voice if any 1peciall thing bee commanded unto any, as when God lent Saul to root out Ams.ek, t Sam. t5. 1.2. 19. 20.22. , Vert: 18. huh avouched thee] or, made thee tofay. that is, to pronsitè, or give thy word : inüreeke, hark cbofen thee. peculiar nrafure i in the-Greek a peculiar people ; inChaldec,abeisvedpeople fee the notes on Exod. 19. 5. to keepe] that is, that t h w fhouldeJi keepe ; which as it is a part of the co- venant on Gods behalfe, lb is it the worke of his grace in all his people, as he bath laid , 1 will put my Law in their inward parts , and write it in their hearts, Ier.3 t .33. Verl t9.givethee to be high] or make thee (fet th.e)bgh: of which fee the notes on Dana 8.1. And this is the third argument to perfwade obe- dience, in refpe& of the high excellency which Gods people begin to obtain by him in this life, and shall fully potfe(fe in the end. See Color..;. r. 2,3,4. 'aims. 9. inpraife] or for praife; to be prailed even of the enemie, for my mercies upon thee, as Zepb.3.19 20. So he is faid to mare le- rufalem (his Church) a praife in the earth, Efay.62. 7. for he exalted, the borne , of his people , the rail of all his Saints, Plat. r48. 14. in name] or for name, that is, fame or rename ; this is a conti- nuance and increafeof the former praife, called therefore an everlafling name that fhainot be eat og,' Efày 56. 5. and aname that fhaU re,naine, Efay 66. 22. And iç was by a fetled continuance of the irate of his Church; as on the contrary by feat- teeing them, he is laid , to blot out the name of Ifrael from raider heaven, z King. 14.27: beau ifidl gbry]which contifteth in outward blefiings wher- with God adorneth his Church, as with garments of beautifuil glory, Efay 52. r. oppofed unto efher, Efay 61.3. and is the continuance of his heavenly ordinances and Kingdonte among them,Efay 64. Is. Ezek. 16.12. And all thefe three degrees of grace the Church enjoycth by being united unto God; as it is written,SAs the girdle citezeth to the hitter of a man, fi have I turfed to cleavetano mee the whole houfe of Ifrael, and the whole bottle- of Iudah, faith lehovah c that theymight be unto me for a people, andfor a name, and far a praifi, and fora beautifi iiglory Ier. r 3.11. See alto Ier. 33.9. an holy people ] This is the chiefelt end of all our obedience, the glory of God, and our ownc falvation ; which is accomplilhed by our Can &ification,as the Apostle faith, Being now made freefromfine, and becomefeer- vanta to God , yee have your fruit rento holitoef and the end even ! ft ing life, R0111.6.22. 442 itilvkii * *****stt ii o. XX VII. t The people are commanded to write the Law upon the flour when they are come into the land of Canaan. g. To build an altar of whole fl.. r i The Triber ammumm1111Un111I/OW 2-=' J
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