The Gofpel of the Meat-Ofering. Creatures. So Quorban is the general, and Mincha a fpecies of Quorban fo in this place Lev.2. Quorban Mincha, and in many other Scriptures. All propitiatory Sacrifices being referred in Scripture unto thefe two Heads, Zebach and Mincha : as Dan. 9. 6 Pfal. 40.6. which the A- poftle renders ()time ,6 Tregupoeg, lieb. io. 5. that is, Slain Sacrifices of Li- ving Creatures, which were offered both by Fire and Slaughter ; which are nailed Zebach evil, hoftia, vittima, facrifciumma2atum : And o erings of Meat and Drink, called Mincha, menus facrum, frumenta- ceum awn, libamen : Which being not living Creatures could not be (lain, but were offered only by Fire and pouring forth. Our Tran- flators render it, ( and not unfitly) the Meat -Offering ; from the mat- ter whereof it confifted, and from the Rite and manner of Offering, the greateft part of it being tobe eaten for Meat. Now concerning this Mincha or Meat -Offering, there be thefe Six things to be enquired into. . The Materials of it; which were Corn, Oyl, Frankincenfe, and Salt. 2. The Actions to be performed about it : It was tobe brought to the Prieft, the Memorial of it burnt upon the Altar, and the Refidue eaten by the Prieft in the Holy Place. 3. The meaning and fignification of it : To be a fweet Savour before the Lord. 4. The Additions prohibited to be annexed to it ; which were Two,. Leaven and Honey. 5. TheAppurtenance of Drink Offerings by Divine Inftitution added to it. 6. The feveral Seafons and Occafsons, on which the Meat-Offering was to be offered. Thefe Six things we !hall enquire into, (theLord enabling us) chiefly out of this Chapter, and partly alfo out of other Scriptures ; efpe- cialiy in the two ladEnquiries, which are not exprefly fpoken to in this Chapter. i. The Materials of it. They were thefe Four, Corn, Oyl, Frank- incenfe, and Salt. 1. Bread Corn, Wheat, or Barley, z Chron. 21. 23. Wheat for-the Meat-Offering. See alfo Ez.ek. 45. t 3, z 5. where Wheat andBarley are mentioned for the Meat-Offering. This was dreffed and ordered fe- veral ways. Theymight offer the Meat-Offering of Wheat Either only ground and Jifted into Flower, without any farther preparation, verf. r. So- leth, fimila, the Flower of Wheat ; ordref fed and cooked into Cakes and E e z Wafers,
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