28 g A more special care for the Poore the third yeer 41 a Poore see hard dealing The Portion of the preests 16. Povertie whence it may arise 10. The Povertie of a man provided for in bringing his sacrifice 46 b The Amalekites overthrown by Moses Praier 54.l m. The Price or redemption of man 22.f g. Pride see king h. Of Preest Preesthood 35-38 Of their apparel first of the High Preest 35 l-x Then for the inferior Preests y.z. Of their consecration 36. And of their proper function 38. Succession of the Preesthood appointed to one familie 35 g First fruits the portion of the Preests 16 e f. Blemished persons of the seed of Aaron excluded the office of Preesthood but not their maintenance 23 s How both the High and inferior Preests shuld marie 23 t u. The High Preest might not moorn 23 x For whom the inferior Preests might moorn 23 y The Preest in som cases appointed to civil causes togither with the civil magistrate 52 n o. The proper sacrifice of a Preest for a sin of ignorance 47 a Of things to be redeemed the Preest must set the price 22 h The daughter of a Preest plaieng the whoore to be brent 59 h Preest see battel l. Preest see wine The proper sacrifice of a Private person for sin of ignorance 47 a Privie members see shamelesse Great Promises made to Israel 51 c d. To Prognosticate or to gesse before-hand of the successe of any matter by luckines of dais or seasons or by the flieng of birds or such like forbidden 22 u The people should never want a Prophet 22.l m. 51.h A false Prophet to be put to death 56 b In time of Prosperitie to take heed especially that then we forget not God 24 o How hard it is in Prosperitie to stand in the fear of God 24 p A notable Protestation for the tru paiment of tithes see tithes Purging of suspicion of murder 53 k Purging of suspicion of adulterie 53.l Purge see ielous n. Purged see oth i. Of Purification and the meaning of it 48. The ceremonie of Purifieng easier for a man child than for a woman child 48 c R. RAhab spared 12.d Rape or ravishing death to the partie that forceth 59 c.f. Rash see vow a. Of the feast of Reconciliation 40 x While the preest doth make the Reconciliation the people are to sorrow for their sins 43 t The day of Reconciliation a day of affliction but somtimes ioy withal 41 i The peoples exercise on the day of Reconciliation 40 z That the force of Reconciliation is not in the merit of man 35. after g. Reconciliation see sacrifice Reconciliation day see seventh i m n. Of the Red cow 45. Redeeming of the firstborn 21.f i. No lands to be sold without clause of Redemption 18 b How to Redeem houses 18 f-i Redeemed see Herem Refuge see cities c. What is the effect or sum of al Religion 20 a-k Religion see venturous Moses praier at the Removing of the ark 34 n Remooving see marched o To Repair to the place that the Lord had chosen 40 m Respect see persons Sabbath day a Rest day 24 a f. The Rest of the sabbath should be an holie rest 24 a b. The armies Rested not til the cloud did stay 34 u Restitution to be made for iniuries done 46.f g. Restitution to be made for taking away holie things ignorantly 47 e To whom Restitution is du 28. after f. 46 i Return see setting down of the ark We ought to Reverence ech other as his place requireth 25. before a. Rewards do blind the eies of the magistrate 52 m Right of any not to be hindered 52 c Rings for the table 32 l.2 Rings for the altar 32 l.2 Rings for the ark 32 l. 2 Rings overlaid with beaten gold 32 m Riotous persons see drunkards The several Rites of the offerings for the people 36 p Robberie see wrong and oppresse The Roofe of the tabernacle 32.d Ruben put from his birth-right and why 17 c d. S. THe Sabbath ordained 24 a Sabbath day to be observed in seed time and harvest 24.f The Sabbath commanded by the example of God 40 a By writing 40 b The Sabbath ordained that we and our cattel may rest 24 h In the Sabbath the Lord requireth holines 24 b The Sabbath teacheth that God doth sanctifie us 24 c The breach of the Sabbath to be punished with death 24 g 56 i.2 Lesser breaches of the Sabbath punishable with stripes 56 k Gathering of stiks on the Sabbath death 56 i Sabbaths sacrifice see sacrifice Sacraments ordained before the law was given 31 a Sacraments confirmed by the law 31 b Their Sacraments were two circumcision and the pascal lamb 31 a Of Sacrifices generally ordinarie and extraordinarie 42. Of their maner of Sacrifice 32. Of the daily Sacrifice 42 a Who might Sacrifice see clean Not to Sacrifice where they list but only in the place that the Lord appointed 32 b Sacrifice proper to certain of their feasts 42 f-u The Sacrifice of the sabbath 42 e The Sacrifice on the day of reconciliation made by the high preest only 43. a. Extraordinarie Sacrifice 43. Sacrifice for original sin 48. A Sacrifice for sin how to be handled 46 c d e. Sacrifice for a sin wittingly done but without hurt to our neighbor 46 a Sacrifice for sin when our neighbor was hurt by us 46.f h. Sacrifice for offences done of ignorance 47 r a-e Sacrifice for the whole congregation having offended ignorantly 44. Sacrifice for several persons the nature and diversitie of them 46. Sacrifice must be brought willingly 35 a Why the flesh of the Sacrifice might not be long kept 49.d The Sacrifice of the red cow 45. Salt never to be wanting in any meat offering 42.d Sanctifieng of our selves required 23 b The maner and form of the Sanctuary 32 c-n.2 The oversight of the Sanctuarie committed to the preests 38 i Scriptures see Law Secret see damage m. Offering of their Seed to Moloch forbidden 22 t Selling of lands should ever be with clause of redemption 22 y The offerings for the Levites in their Separation 37 c The Service of the tabernacle given to al the Levites 38 u The Service of the temple was the work of the Levits after the building of it 38 g.2 Setim wood 32 g The Setting down of the ark 34 a.2 The Seventh day of the sabbath 24 a The Seventh moneth brought two notable feasts 40. before u. The tenth day of the Seventh moneth the day of reconciliation 42 m n. The tenth day of the Seventh moneth was also the day of blowing the trūpets 41 k l. Five dais after the feast of Tabernacles 40 b.2 The Seventh yeers solemnitie in what points it rested 41. The Seventh yeer their ground should rest and be common 41 c The Seventh yeer to surcease from suits for debts concerning their brethren but not so for strangers 41.d Seven times seven yeers being ended the Iubile
for want of rebuke when need required in matters b Exod. 23 3. Lev. 19 15. of judgement never to respect the person of any neither of the rich nor of the poore in no wise c Exo. 23 6 9. De. 24 17 18. to pervert or hinder the right or judgement of the stranger widow fatherles or poore d Deu. 25 1. to determin such controversies as came before them justifieng the righteous and condemning the offender to receive no accusation e Deu. 19 15. Deu. 17 6. Num. 35 30. but under two witnesses at the least f Deu. 24 16. not to put the father to death for the fault of his children nor the childe for the fault of his father in such faults as are to be punished with stripes g Deu. 25 2 3 to punish according to the qualitie of the offence and never to give above fortie at once that the offender think not himselfe despised More specially certain of them Those forms of magistrates to whom there were som rules more specially directed are three first of al kings that afterward might be appointed then those under Moses that were over thousands hundreds fifties and tens and last of al those threescore and ten that were on the bench associate with Moses Kings unto their kings whom afterward it might be they would choose it was ordained that they should h Deu. 17 16-20 not lean inordinately to earthly strength seeking to increase the number of their horses or getting themselves abundance of treasure that they should moderate themselves in their pleasures not taking unto them many wives and that they should retain that humilitie of mind as that notwithstanding their high degree yet should they not advance themselves above their brethren To the end they might do these things the better and whatsoever els was required of them they had in commandement to get them a copie of the law so soone as ever they were com to their kingdom and diligently to studie the same al the dais of their life that doing according therunto and declining on neither side neither on the right hand nor on the left from the praescript and tenor therof he and his children by that means might have a long and a prosperous reign on the earth Besides these generals one special cōmandement was given unto them that they should never bring the people again to the land of Aegypt Concerning that diligent studie of the law i Ios 1 8. it was in like sort injoined to Iosuah when he was appointed to govern the people and that in respect of the office wherunto he was called and by the mouth of God himselfe Captains under Moses Vnto those that were over thousands over hundreds fifties and tens it was injoined that they should perform the parts of good judges that k De. 1 16 17 they should diligently hear and uprightly determin every cause both for their brethren and for such strangers as were among them that they should in no wise have any respect of persons neither of the smal nor of the great and that such causes as were too hard for them they should refer to Moses himselfe Iudges in cities Vnto those inferior magistrates that were to be ordained in their cities it l Deut. 16 18-20 was commanded that they should judge uprightly regarding no person nor wresting the law that so they might prosper upon the earth And to the end that they might the better do it he chargeth them in no wise to take rewards for that those are wont m Exod. 23 8. both to blind the eies of the wise and to pervert the words of the righteous More specially to them u De. 17 8-13 it was praescribed that if at any time they should have a matter that was too hard for them to decide at hom then should they repair unto the place that the Lord should choose and refer the deciding of the court unto the o Deut. 21 5. Levitical preests that ministred there before the Lord and to him that should be the judge or soveraign magistrate in those dais and that according to their sentence so should the matter stand determined And that whosoever would not stand to their judgement but should do any thing contrarie therunto should be put to death to teach al the people to fear and to deal so praesumptuously no more 53 Those which concern others What maner of trial was appointed unto them do partly respect the maner of trial that should be among them but especially the punishment that should be du unto those that should be found faultie Concerning the maner of trial that should be among them we find that the magistrates were streightly charged to search out such matters that they had divers wais or means allowed unto them to find out the truth They were willed to make diligent inquirie somtimes about a Deu. 13 14. whole cities that should at any time revolt from the Lord their God to any other somtimes about b Deut. 17 4.19 18. particular men that should be supposed to have offended The wais that were allowed unto them were som more ordinarie and others more special or cheefly appertaining to certain cases Ordinarie it was to have witnesses and those sworn somtimes it c Lev. 5 1. appeereth But for that matter it was ordained d Deu. 17 6. that one witnes should not be of force to condemn any to be guiltie of death e Deu. 19 15. nor so much as be received against any in any other trespas or fault whatsoever but that al such matters should be tried f Deut. 17 6.19 15. by the witnes of two or three at the least Those that were more special are two othes and purging of themselves by a kind of solemn protestation Concerning othes first it is plain g Ex. 22 7 8 10 11. Lev. 5 1. that they were allowed to be used in matters of judgement by the appointment of God himselfe Then also in what cases that is h Exo. 22 7 8. when a man had given to his neighbor any thing to keep which after was stolen and the theefe could not be found in which case the partie to whom it was given to be kept had to purge himselfe by oth or i Exod. 22 10 11. in things lent that came to hurt in the hands of him that borrowed them in which case the partie that borrowed had to purge himselfe by oth likewise And although the same that should swear was but the partie himselfe yet k Deu. 17 6 19 15. Heb. 6 16. was it ordained that the controversie therby should be decided Of purging themselves by a solemn protestation we read of two special cases One l Deu. 21 1-7 that if a man were found slain in the feeld and the partie unknown that did it then should the inhabitants of the next citie adjoining to the place stand
to Baal-Peor Wherupon t Nu. 31 1-18 the Lords wrath was so kindled that he sent foorth 12000. of the people against them under the government of Phinehas the preest and gave them a verie great overthrow putting al the males and married women to the edge of the sword and among them five kings of the Madianites and Balaam their prophet taking unto them for a pray their goods and cattel and al the women-children that as yet had not lain with man Canaanites The Canaanites were as yet a forrein people unto them so long as the Israelites were in the wildernes And u Nu. 21 1-3 bicause that they Arad their king came foorth to battel against them therfore was there som execution by the Israelites done among them But the effect of that which is written therof is no more but this that the people of Israel made a vow unto the Lord that if he would deliver those enimies of theirs into their hands they would make an utter destruction of them that the Lord delivered them into their hands and that the people did accordingly as before they promised The other special example of publik execution which was against certain of those people that did injoy som part of the land which the people of Israel had now to inhabit was in order of time x Num. 22 2. before that same of the Madianites it was against the Ammorites that dwelt on the east side of Iordan as they had to go into the residu of the land of promise Which yeeldeth unto us these principal points that y Num. 21 21-25 31-35 Deu. 2 24-37 3 1-7 the people of Israel did first send unto thē in peaceable maner to have but passage through their land that the Ammorites denied them that curtesie and therwithal came foorth with al their power against them that therupon the Israelites setting upon them by the commandement and incouragement of the Lord did utterly destroy them tooke to themselves al that they had even both the kingdoms of the Ammorites 55 That which was to be executed on their own country people at hom Of publik vengeance on their own people What law they had for it is in like sort delivered unto us both by a plain general law and by certain special examples The law that I speak of was for the avoiding of apostacie or falling away from the living Lord. And the effect of it was this that a Deut. 13 12-17 if the inhabitāts of any of their cities had turned aside to the service worship of strange gods that the residu of the people should make diligent inquirie therof and if they found it to be so indeed then should they war against it and utterly destroy it with fire and sword the people and al that was therin What examples of it The examples that I speak of do aim at the selfesame severitie of justice and in the action or cause of religion One was shortly after the giving of the law in the first yeer of their pilgrimage For the golden calfe the other in the last yeer of al a little before the death of Moses and immediately before that they entered into the land of promise The former was b Ex. 32 1-6 that when the people in the absence of Moses had set up the golden calfe and had worshipped the same Moses comming down from the mountain and espieng their detestable and grosse idolatrie c Exo. 32 20. brake down their idol brent it in the fire stamped it to powder strawed it in the water and made the people to drink therof and after that d Exod. 32 26-29 calling unto him those that were jelous on the behalfe of the glorie of God did so sharp execution on the cheefe offenders therin that there fel of the people that day about the number of three thousand persons The other example was much like unto this For Baal-Peor about the idolatrie of Baal-Peor before rehersed about the which in the Lords displeasure by the commandement of the Lord there were e Num. 25 4 5 9. executed of the heads of the people and of other offenders with those that the Lord otherwise destroied for the selfesame matter the number of four and twentie thousand 56 What those are Of those that respect particular persons that do respect particular persons is now to be seen Which I think may best be distributed into two special sorts according to the common division of the cōmandements themselves into the first second table First therfore to begin with those that are against the first table we find the sentence of death appointed for divers offences of that sort As Against the first table Idolatrie if against the first commandement any bodie should transgresse a Exo. 22 19. Lev. 20 1-5 either by committing som act of idolatrie by giving worship to other gods b De. 13 1-11 or but inticing others therto both these transgressions were to be punished with bodilie death although the partie that should so intice were a prophet himselfe or otherwise never so deer unto them So likewise Stubbornes against the truth if against the second commandement any bodie should so far transgresse as for to do what himselfe thought good howsoever the same were more easily put up if it were found to be don of ignorance as before in the treatise of sacrifices is described yet c Num. 15 30 31. if it were stubbornly done with an out-stretched arm with an obstinate hart then was it also condemned to death Which severitie the Lord did not openly command to be executed by others but himselfe also would witnes the same by his own example when as d Lev. 10 1-3 he destroied a couple of preests with violent fire as they were burning incense to him only for that they venturously tooke as a matter of great importance such fire as themselves thoght good and at such time as they were not yet wel inured to the maner of worship the tabernacle being then but newly reared In like maner we find certain transgressions against the third commandement to be condemned to death Blasphemie First e Lev. 24 15 16. if any man should speak any blasphemie against the Lord of which also there is a notable example of f Lev. 24 10-14 Seducing of the people one that was for the same condemned by the Lord himselfe Then if any prophet should praesume to speak g Deu. 18 20-22 in the name of the Lord that which the Lord did never command him or if any should speak to the people of God in the name of other gods Lastly h Exo. 22 17. Lev. 20 27. if any were a witch or southsaier or used to deal with familiars spirits or divels Breach of the sabbath As for the breach of the sabbath day he did not only make it i Exod. 31 14