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A11649	Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.; Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, and the booke of the Psalmes	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?	1627 (1627)	STC 219; ESTC S106799	2,398,875	1,194

another as Ierub Baal who was Gedeon Iudg. 8. 35. and 9. 1. is called Ierub-Besheth 2 Sam. 11. 21. Esh-Baal 1 Chro. 8. 33. is called Ish-Bosheth 2 Sam. 2. 10. and Merib Baal 1 Chron. 8. 34. is Mephi-Bosheth 2 Sam. 9. 10. Hereupon it is said Ye set up Altars to that Shame even Altars to burne incense unto Baal Ier. ●1 13. Peor hath the signification of opening the m 〈…〉 th and was the name of this Idoll as some thinke of filthinesse and fornication committed together 〈◊〉 idolatry as this history sheweth and to be that which in other language was called Priapus But as Nebo the god of Babylon hath his name of Prophesying so Peor might likewise be so called of opening the mouth in speech and prophesie as the Scripture mentioneth the prophets of Baal 1 King 18. 22. and of the Prophets that prophesied by Baal Ier. 2. 8. and 23. 13. the anger of Iehovah They provoked him to indignation by their actions and the plague brake in upon them Psal. 106. 29. Thus Balaam by his counsell brought them into sin and so under wrath and curse through their owne default which he could not obtaine of God otherwise against them by any meanes Vers. 4. the heads that is as the Greeke translateth the captaines of the people such as were chiefe in the transgression hang them up the Greeke translateth it Make them a publike example the Chaldee Iudge kill him that is worthy to be killed but Targum Ionathan expoundeth it crucifie them The Law after saith he that is hanged is the curse of God that is accursed of God Deut. 21. 23. so the sinners brought the curse upon themselves before Iehovah or for or unto Iehovah to his honour in doing vengeance on his enemies Both these phrases are used as one in 2 Sam. 21. we will hang them up unto Iehovah v. 6. and they hanged them before ●ehovah vers 9. that the fierce anger or as the Greeke translateth and the fierce anger or heat of the anger of the Lord shall be turned away Signifying that the rooting out of sinners turneth away Gods anger from a people for to doe justice and judgement is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice Prov. 21. 3. Vers. 5. his men the men under his government as they were distributed in Exod. 18. 25. Although the Midianites were the beginners of this mischiefe yet God first punisheth and purgeth his Church and after he giveth order to destroy the Midianites vers 17. Num. 31. 2. for judgement must begin at the house of God 1 Pet. 4. 17. Ezek 9. 6. Compare herewith the judgement inflicted for the golden Calfe Exod. 32. 27 c Vers. 6. brought neere this word signifieth a bringing to commit fornication as in Gen. 20. 4. Abimelech had not come neare unto her See the Notes on Levit. 18. 6. they were weeping these circumstances shew the sinne to be done with an high hand in contempt of Moses of the congregation of God himselfe and his iudgements for which the people now wept and so of all religion and with a purpose to stirre up the people unto open rebellion Vers. 8. into the tent The originall word used here for a tent is not the ordinary name but such as signifieth a cave or hollow place and is thought to meane such a tent as was made for fornication and so it more sheweth the height of his impierie that erected such a place of wickednesse her belly in Chaldee her bowels in Greeke her wo 〈…〉 e or matrice the plague was stayed or was restrained this plague which the Chaldee calleth death seemeth to be a pestilence which God sent among the people as the like speech elsewhere sheweth Numb 16. 50. 1 Chron. 21. 22. as also in that David saith the plague brake in upon them Psal. 106. 29. Howbeit the word is sometime used for slaughter by the sword as in 1 Sam. 4. 17. Vers. 9. 24 thousand all the men that had followed Baal-Peor the Lord destroyed them from among his people Deut. 4. 3. The Apostle speaking hereof saith Neither let us commit fornication 〈◊〉 some of them committed and fell in one day three and twenty thousand 1 Cor. 10. 8. It seemeth that one thousand were slaine by the Iudges vers 5. and ●3 thousand by the hand of God of which latter number the Apostle speaketh or one thousand of the chiefe were hanged and the rest slaine by the sword 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Here the Hebrewes begin the 41 Section or Lecture of the Law which they call Phinehas Vers. 11. hath turned away in Greeke hath caused my wrath to cease The fact of Phinehas who was but a Priests sonne no ordinary Magistrate and who proceeded not with the malefactors judicially but carried with zeale of God thrust them thorow suddenly might seeme blame-worthy in the eyes of men and might procure him much ill will considering the persons whom he killed the man being a Prince in Israel and the woman a Princes daughter of Midian therefore God here justifieth and rewardeth his work done by the motion of his Spirit hee was zealous with my zeale or he was jealous with my jealousie for Gods cause not his owne The Apostle hath a like speech I am jealous over you with jealousie of God that is with godly jealousie Zeale or jealousie both which are signified by one word in the Hebrew meaneth both a fervent indignation against the sinners and a fervent love unto the Lord shewed in his former act as Targum Ionathan addeth for explanation and hee killed the guilty among them in my zeale or in my jealousie it is the word before used and applied here to God as in Exod. 20. 5. and often Vers. 12. I give in Chaldee I decree of peace understand my covenant the covenant of peace so God saith of Levi my covenant was with him the covenant of life and peace and I gave them unto him for the feare where with he feared me c. Mal. 2. 5. So in this place Targum Ionathan paraphraseth Behold I decree unto him my covenant of peace I wil make him the messenger of my covenant and he shall live for ever to preach the Gospell of redemption in the end of dayes By which words Phinehas in his covenant was a figure of Christ who is called the messenger of the covenant Mal. 3. 1. and hath an everlasting priesthood after the power of an endlesse life Heb. 7. 16 17. and hath both wrought and preached redemption in these latter dayes Heb. 1. 1 2 3. Vers. 13. of an everlasting priesthood meaning untill Christs comming to whom the Priesthood of Aaron was to give place Heb. 7. 11. c. Phinehas himselfe lived to a great old age as appeareth by Iudg. 20. 28. his sonnes successively were high Priests till the captivitie of Babylon 1 Chron. 6. 4. 15. and at the returne out of captivitie Ezra the great Priest and Scribe was of his line Ezra 7. 1.