according to the like phrase in Zach. 11. 8. their soule loathed the way both for the longsomnesse of it and for the many wants and troubles that they found therein as in vers 5. So the Greeke interpreteth it for the way and Iarchi in like manner saying Because it was hard unto them they said we were now neere to enter into the land and we turne backward so our fathers turned and lingred 39. yeares unto this day therefore their soule was shortned for the afflictions of the way This way into the land of promise figured the way into the kingdome of God thorow the wildernesse of this world the wildernesse of peoples as in Ezek. 20. 35. into which kingdome wee cannot enter but through much tribulation Act. 14. 22. because the gate is strait and the way is narrow that leadeth unto life Matth. 7. 14. and we are to go thorow fire and thorow water Psalm 66. 12. The discouragement of this people sheweth humane frailty and infirmitie through want of faith and patience for as they erred in heart and knew not the Lords waies Psal. 95. 10. so many when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the Word by and by they are offended Matth. 13. 21. Vers. 5. spake against God The Chaldee expoundeth it murmured before the Lord and contended with Moses and so in vers 7. This was their wonted carriage in their tentations see Exod. 14. 11. and 15. 24. and 16. 2 3. and 17. 2 3. Num. 11. 1 4 5. 16. 13 14. and 20. 3 4 5. By God here is meant Christ the Angell of Gods face or presence in whom his name was Exod. 23. 20 21. Esay 63. 9. as the Apostle openeth this place saying Neither let us tempt Christ as some of them also tempted and were destroyed of serpents 1 Cor. 10. 9. this light bread meaning Manna as the Chaldee explaineth it this Manna the light meat in Greeke this vaine or empty bread So they call it either because it was light of digestion that they felt it not in their hot stomackes or in contempt counting it base and vile in comparison with other meats See Numb 11. 5 6 8. This Manna being rained upon them from heaven Psal. 78. 23 24. was both corporall and spirituall food unto them a figure of the hidden Manna which Christ seedeth his people with unto life eternall Rev. 2. 17. Ioh. 6. 48 49 50 51. So the contempt thereof was the contempt of Christ and his grace and into this sin doe all they fall that loath and leave Christ and has Gospell for the momentany pleasures of this life the enemies of the crosse of Christ whose end is destruction whose God is their belly and whose glory is in their shame who minde earthly things Philip. 3. 18 19. Vers. 6. fiery serpents or burning serpents as the Chaldee translateth the Greeke in this place calleth them deadly or killing serpents In the Hebrew they are named Seraphim that is Burners because when they bite a man he burneth with extreme heat and thirst it may be also in respect of their colour for some serpents are of a fiery colour Nicander in Theriacis Of the Hebrew Saraph the Greekes by changing the order of letters have borrowed the name Prester which is a kinde of venemous serpent called also Dipsas and Causon of which it is reported that who so is stung therewith he hath such a vehement thirst that he cannot be satisfied but is tormented with it centinually and though he drinke never so largely yet is he presently as thirsty as before And againe that the bitings of these serpents were left of the most ancient Physicians as altogether incurable Dioscorid lib. 6. cap. 38. 40. They are said to be like unto Vipers but their biting more hurtfull for the heart of a man is inflamed with their biting and his lips are parched and drie with thirst as Nicander writeth of them Sol. Iarchi saith they are called Seraphim burners because they burned men with the venim of their teeth The Prophet Esay mentioneth the flying fiery serpent in Esay 14. 29. and 30. 6. whereby it seemeth to be a kinde of serpent with wings With these and other serpents the wildernesse thorow which they went did abound as Moses sheweth in Deut. 8. 15. but God who guided them thorow it kept them from hurting his people till now for their sinne hee gave them power to bite and kill them as he saith otherwhere I will command the serpent and he shall bite them Amos 9. 3. Here also there was a remembrance of the first sinne that came into mankinde by the serpent and the death that followed thereupon Gen. 3. for as the venim of serpents killeth the bodie so the venim of Satan which is sinne killeth both body and soule and as the Serpent biting any one part the venim and contagion spreadeth over all the bodie and killeth the whole man so the poyson of sinne which entred by one man hath infected and killed all the lump of mankind Rom. 5. 15. 18. died The judgements of God are both inevitable and incurable of man Ier. 8. 17. Amas 5. 19 20. and 9. 1 2 3. Deut. 28. 27. And as no salve or medicine could heale the bodies of those that were bitten so can no work of man cure the biting of that old Serpent or sting of sinne but the venome thereof rageth and reigneth tormenting the conscience vnto death Rom. 5. 12 14 21. and 3. 20. Vers. 7. We have sinned The afflictions which God layeth upon his people are a meane through his grace to bring them to the sight and acknowledgement of their sinnes and seeking unto him as it is said When he slew them then they sought him and they returned and enquired early after God Psal. 78. 34. Yea the wicked are often forced hereby to confesse and seeke helpe of God as did Pharaoh Exod. 9. 27 28. that he take away or and let him take away the serpents in Hebr. the serpent put for the multitude of them as in Exod. 8. 6. the frog is for frogs and in Exod. 8. 17. the louse for liâ—e and many the like They desire the removing of the punishment after repentance and confession of sinne without which plagues are not only continued but increased Levit. 26. 21 23 24 28. Howbeit God did not presently take away the serpents but gave a remedy for such as were bitten vers 8. 9. Moses prayed As at other times so still hee sheweth himselfe an example of mecknesse unmindfulnesse of injuries and readinesse to forgive the wrongs done unto him Thus Samuel also did in like case and said Far be it that I should sinne against the Lord in ceasing to pray for you but I will teach you the good the right way 1 Sam. 12. 19 23. Vers. 8. Make thee a fiery serpent or a burning serpent Hebr. Saraph which the Greeke translateth a serpent hereby is meant a serpent of brasse vers 9. a similitude of
62. 11. the fort or strong frontier â—konce rampart made for strength and safegard of the citie 1 King 21. 23. 2 Sam. 20. 15. So Psal. 122. 7. The Chaldee understands it of the strength of people the multitude distiâ—â—tly view or lift up meaning the eyes to behold or reare up the bankes of buildings The Hebrew Pasgu is here only used of it is Pisgah the name of an hill or mount Numb 21. 20. and 23. 14. Deut. 3. 17. and 34. 1. The Greeke translateth here distinguish or distribute following the Chaldee Passeg which is to distribute or divide Vers. 15. ever and aye ever and yet to eternitie and perpetuitie will guide us or lead us to wit as a flocke of sheepe Psal. 78. 52. 72. therefore the Greeke turneth it poimanei he will fâ—â—d or rule as a shepherd A like phrase is also used in speech of defence from enemies 2 Chron. 32. 22. untill death in Greeke for ever The Chaldee paraphraseth thus For this God is our God his divine Majestie is within it and his dwelling is in the heavens for ever and ever he will lead us in the daies of our youth PSAL. XLIX All are exhorted to heare Christs wisdome and parables 7 To build the faith of Resurrection from the dead not on worldly power but on God 17 Worldly prosperity is not to be admined for man without understanding perisheth like the beast To the Master of the Musicke to the sons of Korach a Psalme HEare ye this all peoples hearken yeâ— all inhabitants of the transitorie world Both sons of base man and sons of noble man together rich and poore My mouth shall speake wisdomes and the meditation of my heart prudencies I will incline minâ— eare to a parable I wil open with harpe mine hidden matter Why should I feare in the daies of evill when the iniquitie of my foot-steps shall compasse me They that trust in their wealthy power and glory in the multitude of their riches A man shall not redeeming redeeme his brother shall not give to God his ransome So precious shall be the redemption of their soule and it shall cease for ever That he may live yet to continuall aye may not see the pit of corruption For he seeth the wise doe die together the unconstant foole and brutish doe perish and leave to others their wealthy power Their inward thought is that their houses shall be for ever their dwelling places to generation and generation they proclaime their names on lands But man in honour doth not lodge a night he is likened to beasts that are silenced This their way is unconstant folly to them and their posteritie like well of their mouth Selah As sheepe they are put in hell death shall feed them and righteous men shall have rule over them at the morning their forme weare away in hell from his dwelling place But God will redeeme my soule from the hand of hell for he will receive me Selah Feare thou not when a man shall grow rich when the glory of his house shall be multiplied For he shall not when he die take any thing his glory shall not descend after him Though in his life he blesseth his soule and they will confesse thee when thou doest good to thy selfe It shall come unto the generation of his fathers unto continuall aye they shall not see the light Man in honour and understandeth not he is likened to beasts that are silenced Annotations THe transitory world see Psal. 17. 14. Vers. 3. base man in Hebrew Adam who was so called of Adamah the earth whereupon this title is given to the baser sort of people The Greek translateth it here earth-borne So the Apostle saith the first man of the earth earthly 1 Cor. 15. 47. noble man in Hebrew Ish which is the name of man in respect of heat valour noblenesse and dignitie whereby man is and excelleth and in opposition to the former word Adam it meaneth the great or nobler sort of people The Chaldee paraphraseth thus Both sons of Adam the first and sons of Iakob together righteous and sinner Vers. 4. wisdomes that is excellent and manifold wisdome so after prudencies for very excellent prudence and of sundry sorts So Solomon calleth the chiefe and most excellent wisdome wisdomes Prov. 1. 20. and 9. 1. Vers. 5. a parable or a proverbe in Hebrew Mashal which denoteth rule superiority or excellencie because such speeches prevaile much in the mindes of men and are in esteeme The new Testament in Greeke translateth it a parable Matth. 13. 35. from Psa. 78. 2. of the Latine we name it a Proverb in old English or Saxon it was called a big-spel Sometime it is used in the evill part for a by-word Psal. 44. 15. and 69. 12. mine hidden matter my darke question or grave doctrine my riddle The Hebrew Chidah riddle hath the name of sharpnesse as proceeding from a sharpe wit and needing the like to expound it See Iudg. 14. 12 18. Num. 12. 8. 1 King 10. 1. Prov. 1. 6. The holy Ghost expresseth it in Greeke by hidden things Matth. 13. 35. from Psal. 78. 2. Vers. 6. Why should I feare This is the hidden doctrine or riddle which the Prophet propoundeth as in his owne name and therefore also called it a parable By feare he meaneth dismay or discouragement See vers 17. the iniquitie that is punishment or death which is the wages of sinne see Psal. 31. 11. and by foot-steps or foot-soles he meaneth his waies or workes Or he may call death the punishment of his heeles or feet because the Serpent bruiseth Christ and his people but in the heele Gen. 3. 15. the sting of death being done away and it made a passage into life and glory 1 Cor. 15. 55. 57. Vers. 7. their wealthy power their riches which are thus called because they are gotten by power given of God Deut. 8. 18. with labour and industry and to the rich their goods are their strong citie Prov. 10. 15. therefore here they are said to trust in them contrary to 1 Tim. 6. 17. Iob 31. 24. Mark 10. 24. glory or praise themselves vaunt contrary to Ier. 9. 23. Vers. 8. not redeeming redeeme that is shall in no wise or not at all redeeme The Chaldee expoundeth it a wicked man cannot redeeming redeeme his captived brother Vers 9. So precious shall be or And deare costly is and consequently rare and hard to obtaine as Dan. 2. 11. 1 Sam. 3. 1. of their soule that is of their life So Exod. 21. 30. cease for ever that is it shall never be accomplished So ceasing is used for the not doing of a thing Deut. 23. 22. Zach. 11. 12. Vers. 10. That he may live this is referred to the end of the eight verse not give his ransome and so live And is here for That see Psal. 43. 4. The Chaldee expoundeth live to be the life eternall the piâ— to be the judgement of Gehenna or hell Vers. 11. the wise The
enlighted by the Apostles of Christ whose writings specially Pauls doe unfold the mysteries of the law Another reason why I cite the Rabbines is to shew how in many words phrases and points of doctrine they approve the new Testament though sometime to the condemning of themselves and so the testimony of the adversary against himselfe helpeth our faith Examples may be seene in the annotations themselves some few I will here touch The day of judgement or Iudgement of the great day Iude vers 6. was used of the godly Iewes against the opinion of the Sadduces as Iom dinarabba in the Chaldee on Psal. 50. 3. and many other places So Paradise for heaven Geenna for hell as Christ useth them are common in all the Rabbines and the Second death Revel 20. 8. is used by Ionathan a Rabbine of the Apostles age on Esa. 65. 6 15. where he damneth his owne people to the second death Christ is called the Word Ioh. 1. 1. so by the Chaldee paraphrast on Ps. 110. 1. and many a time beside The Devill is called the Accuser Revel 12. 10. so R. Menachem on Levit. 25. speaketh of the Serpent the Accuser Paul nameth Abraham the heire of the world Rom. 4. 13. So doth R Bochai fol. 23. The Apostle calleth Circumcision a seale Rom. 4. 11. so doe the Iewes in their prayer which they use at circumcision Maimony treat of Circumcis chap. 3. And whereas they that deny the baptising of Infants plead that circumcision was a carnall signe of carnall promises to a carnall seed the Iewes owne testimonies doe abundantly refute this errour as is shewed after on Gen. 17. Christ baptizeth with the holy Ghost and with fire Matth. 3. 11. It is said by our Rabbines of happy memory that the holy blessed God baptized with fire saith R. Menachem on Levit. 6. Christ our high Priest is on the right hand of the throne of the Majestie in the heavens Heb. 8. 1. and by the Rabbines doctrine Michael is the great Priest that is above and offreth the soules of just men R. Menachem on Levit. 1. and 6. chap. Maimony in Misneh in Biath hamikdash chap. 6. sect 11. sheweth how the great Synedrion were wont to sit in a chamber of the Temple to judge and try the Priests both for their genealogies and for their blemishes What Priest soever was sound dissallowable by his genealogie he was clothed in blacke and so went out of the Priests court in the Temple and who so was found perfect and fit he was cloathed in white and went in and ministred with his brethren This giveth light to that saying of Christ in Rev. 3. 4. they shall walke with me in white for they are worthy So the names of Iannes and Iambres the sorcerers of Egypt cited by Paul in 2 Tim. 3. 8. are recorded in the Talmud and other Iewish writers as is noted on Exodus 7. 11. Wherefore the evidence brought from the learned Iewes will helpe both to understand some scriptures and to end some controversies But Iewish * Tit. 1. 14. forbidden fables of which there are too many them I passe over as unprofitable some things also I note from them not as approving them my selfe absolutely but leaving them to further consideration of the prudent The Christian Fathers and Doctors because they are usually cited by other expositors abundantly I thought needlesse to repeat and the rather for brevitie which is requisite in annotations The testimonie of heathen writers I alledge more spiringly also as of whom wee have least need Yet Paul had occasion * Acts 17. 28. 1 Co◠15. 33. Tit. 〈◊〉 sometime to cite them and we likewise may have use of their sayings both for ancient histories and religious exercises and for the witnesse which they beare unto the truth of God Finally in all this labour I desire the furtherance and stirring up of people in the study and understanding of Gods law Wherein though some things are briefe some things darke and hard to bee understood yet many things are by a little direction made easie to the prudent And let not the varietie of phrase or sundry interpretations trouble any but let discretion choose out the best Behold the holy Ghost translateth one Hebrew word by many Greeke to teach us both the ample wisedome comprised in that mother tongue and that any words may be used which expresse the true meaning of the text unto our understanding The Minchah or Meat-offring as we English it in the law is turned into Greeke Thusia Sacrifice Acts 7. 42. from Amos 5. and Prosphora Oblation Heb. 10. 5. from Psal. 40. The Hebrew word Pinnah Esa. 40. 3. is Euthuno to Make-straight Ioh. 1. 23. Hetoimazo to Prepare Matth. 3. 3. and Kataskevaso to Make ready Matth. 11. 10. That one phrase of Moses in Deut. 25. 5. uben aeinlo and hee have no sonne is by three Evangelists translated three wayes all good having no children Matth. 22. 24. and leave no children Mark 12. 19. and he dye childlesse Luk. 20. 28. Yea one Hebrew word Sorer in Esa. 65. 2. is expressed of Paul by two Greeke words together Apeithounta and Antilegont◠that is Disobedient or unperswaded and gainsaying Rom. 10. 21. the one noting the rebelliousnesse of the heart the other of the mouth and cariage By which with many other of like sort we may see the copiousnesse of matter which the originall tongue containeth in few words and that the noting of such varieties may be profitable unto us The Hebrew Doctors have a saying that the Law hath seventie faces that is 70. manner of wayes to be opened and applied and all of them truth R. Menachem on Gen. 29. and Exod. 21. But forasmuch as my portion is small in the knowledge of holy things let the godly reader try what I set downe and not accept it because I say it and let the learned be provoked unto more large fruitfull labours in this kinde The Lord open all our eyes that we may see the marveilous things of his Law Henry Ainsworth The summe of Genesis THe first Booke of Moses sheweth the Generation of the World the Corruption thereof by Sinne the restauration promised in Christ the Governement of the old World 1656. yeeres till it perished by the Flood and of the World that now is especially of Gods Church therein 713. yeeres moe till the death of Ioseph The Generation GOD in sixe dayes createth the World all good and Man in the Image of God whom hee made ruler over the earth Chapter 1 He adorneth this his world with a speciall sanctified Time as the Sabbath day Place as the garden of Eden with the River and Trees thereof Order of mans obedience by the Law given to Adam and of propagation of kinde by Mariage Chap. 2 The Corruption of the World The Serpent tempteth to disobedience Man falleth so Sinne and Death are come upon all men The Serpent is cursed and the Earth for mans sake Chap. 3
have enmity with mankind but also wicked men called serpents generations of vipers and children of the Devill Matth. 23. 33. 1 Iohn 3. 10. By the womans seed is meant in respect of Satan chiefly Christ who being God over all blessed for ever should come of David and Abraham and so of Eve according to the flesh for she was the mother of all living Roman 1. 3. and 9. 5. And with Christ all Christians who are Eves seed both in nature and in faith as all Christians are called Abrahams seed Gal. 3. 29. He or it that is the Seed This is first to be understood of Christ who was made of a woman Gal. 4. 4. the fruit of the wombe of the Virgin Mary Luke 1. 42. Hee through death hath destroyed him that had the power of death that is the Devill Hebrewes 2. 14. Secondly it implyeth Christians the children of Christ Heb. 2. 13 who resisting the Devill stedfastly in faith the God of peace bruiseth Satan under their feet 1 Pet. 5. 9. Rom. 16. 20. When promise is made concerning the seed the faithfull parents are also included and so on the contrary as when Moses saith I will multiply thy seed Gen. 22. 17. Paul alledgeth it thus I will multiply thee Heb. 6. 14. Againe where Moses saith All families shall be blessed in thee Gen. 12 3. Peter alledgeth it they shall be blessed in thy seed Act. 3. 25. Also this word seed is used either for a multitude as Gen. 15. 5. or for one particular person as Gen. 21. 13. and 4. 25. so here it meaneth one speciall seed Christ Gal. 3. 16. This the ancient Hebrew Doctors also acknowledged for in Thargum Ierusalemy the fulfilling of this promise is expresly referred to the last dayes the dayes of the King Messias And the mystery of originall sinne and thereby death over all and of deliverance by Christ R. Menachem on Lev. 25. noteth from the profound Cabbalists in these words So long as the spirit of uncleannesse is not taken away out of the world the soules that come downe into the world must needs die for to root out the power of uncleannesse out of the world and to consume the same And all this is because of the decree which was decreed for the uncleannesse and filthinesse which the Serpent brought upon Eve And if it be so all the soules that are created become unclean by that filthinesse must needs die before the comming of the Messias c. and at the comming of the Messias all soules shall be consummate thenceforth bruise or pierce crush the Hebrew word is of rare use onely here and in Iob 9. 17. thy head or thee on the head Hereby is meant Satans overthrow destruction in respect of his power and workes Ioh. 12. 31. 1 Ioh. 3. 8. for the head being bruised strength and life is perished So in Thargum Ierusalemy it is expounded thus The womans children shall be cured but thou ô Serpent shalt not be cured And he saith thee rather then thy seed because Christ was to vanquish that old serpent which overcame our first parents who being destroyed his seed perish with him Revel 12. 9. Ioh. 14. 30. and 12. 31. 32. his heele or his foot sole for the Hebrew and Greeke here used signifie not onely the heele but the whole foot sole and sometime the foot step or print of the foot By the heele or foot bruised is meant Christs wayes which Satan should seeke to suppresse by afflictions and death for our sinnes here foretold as appeareth by the reference which other Scriptures make to this prophesie Psal. 56. 7. and 89. 52. and 49. 6. and 22. 17. He was crucified through infirmity and put to death concerning the flesh but was quickned by the spirit liveth through the power of God 2 Cor. 13. 4. 1 Pet. 3. 18. and so his foot not his head was bruised by the Serpent Who yet brought upon him a death that was shamefull and painfull and cursed because hee was hanged on a tree Gal. 3. 13. for it is probable that partly in remembrance of this first sinne by eating of the tree of knowledge which tree was a signe of curse and death if man transgressed Gods law after accounteth such as dye on a tree to have in more speciall manner the signe of curse upon them Deut. 21. 23. But Christ swallowed up death in victory Esay 25. 8. through whom God also giveth us the victory 1 Cor. 15. 57 unto which promise the Prophet hath reference saying Why should I feare in the dayes of evill when the iniquity of my heeles shall compasse me about God will redeeme my soule from the hand of Hell Psalm 49. 6. 16. Vers. 16. multiplying I will multiply that is I wil much and assuredly multiply see this phrase opened on Gen. 2. 16. Here are annexed not curses but chastisements for Eve and Adam that their faith in the promised seed might continually bee stirred up and their sinfull nature subdued and mortified Heb. 12. 6. Psal. 119. 71. conception meaning painfull conception and this word is used for the whole space that the child is in the mothers body untill the birth and so here implyeth all the griefes and cumberances which women do endure that time The Greeke translateth it groning The reason of this chastisement is because sinne is from Adam derived by propagation to all his posterity Psalm 51. 7. Roman 5. children Heb. sonnes which implyeth daughters also therefore the Greeke translateth it children so for sonne and sonnes the Holy Ghost saith in Greek children as in Mat. 22. 24. from Deut. 25. 5. Gal. 4. 27. from Esay 54. 1. By bringing forth is also meant bringing up after the birth as Gen. 50. 23. Vnto the sorrows of childbirth the Scripture often hath reference in cases of great affliction in body or mind Psalm 48. 7. Mich. 4. 9. 10. 1 Thess. 5. 3. Ioh. 16. 21. Rev. 12. 2. Howbeit this chastisement hindreth not a womans salvation with God for neverthelesse shee shall be saved in childbearing if they women continue in faith and love and holinesse with sobriety 1 Tim. 2. 15. desire The Greeke translateth it thy turning or conversion the word implyeth a desirous affection as appeareth by Song 7. 10. And that this should be to her husband it noteth subjection as in Gen. 4. 7. Elsewhere this word is not used the Apostle seemeth to have reference unto it in 1 Thess. 2. 8. rule So Paul saith I permit not the woman to usurpe authority over the man 1 Tim. 2. 12. And Peter Wives bee in subjection to your owne husbands 1 Pet. 3. 1. And this being here a chastisement for sinne implyeth a further rule then man had over her by creation and with more griefe unto womankind Vers. 17. the ground or the earth whereby is implyed all this visible world made for man Psal. 115. 16. 2 Pet. 3. 7. So all hope of blessednesse on earth is hereby cut off for all
things under the Sun are vanity and vexation of spirit from mans birth to his dying day Ecclesiastes 1. 2. 3. 14. and 12. 7. 8. and an heavenly heritage is to bee sought for immortall and which fadeth not 2 Peter 1. 4. Of ground cursed there followeth barrennesse or unprofitable fruits and desolation Genesis 4. 12. and 3. 18. Esay 24. 6. and the end is to bee burned Hebrews 6. 8. So the earth and the workes therein shall bee burnt up 2 Pet. 3. 10. And as for mans sake this world is cursed and the creature made subject to vanity so it earnestly expecteth the manifestation of the sonnes of God that it may be delivered from the bondage of corruption Rom. 8. 19. 20. 21. in sorrow with painfull labour as Prov. 5. 10. Hereupon the Scripture mentioneth our bread of sorrowes Psal. 127. 2. Adam was to have labored in his innocency Gen. 2. 15. but without sorrow being under the Lords blessing which maketh rich and hee addeth no sorrow with it Prov. 10. 22. Concerning this sorrow or toyle of our hands Noe the figure of Christ was a comforter Gen. 5. 29. Vers. 18. thornes Heb. the thorne Hereby is meant harmfull weeds in stead of wholesome fruits Iob 31 40. Ier. 12. 13. for men of thistles doe not gather figs Mat. 7. 16. Thornes doe choak the good corne as Mat. 13. 7. And spiritually these signifie evill fruits which wicked earthly men bring forth Heb. 6. 8. of the field and so no longer the pleasant fruits of Paradise Gen. 2. 9. 16. But as Nebuchadnezar when he had a beasts heart was driven out among beasts to eat grasse as the oxen Dan. 4. 13. 22. so man not lodging a night in honour nor understanding but becomming like beasts that perish is to eat herbes with them Psal. 49. 13. 21. but by the labour of his hands his diet is bettered Vers. 19. sweat with much labour which Adam and all his posterity was condemned unto that this is a generall rule if any will not worke neither should he eate 2 Thess. 3. 10. The sweat of the face though it is to be distinguished from the care of the 〈…〉 d which Christ forbiddeth Mat. 6. 25. 34. yet it doth imply all lawfull labours and industry of body and mind for the good of both Eph. 4. 28. Mat. 10. 10. 1 Cor. 9. 14. so that the giving of the heart also to seeke and search our things by wisedome is a sore occupation which God hath given to the sonnes of Adam to be occupied therein and humbled thereby Eccles. 1. 13. bread that is all food whereof bread is the principall as that which upholds the heart of man Psal. 104. 15. Therefore that which one Evangelist calleth bread Mar. 6. 36 another calleth victuals or meats Mat. 14. 15. the ground or the earth called elsewhere our earth Psal. 146. 4. and our dust Psal. 104. 28. meaning till man returne to the dust of death the grave and there the wearied be at rest from their labours Iob 3. 17. Rev. 14. 13. dust thou art or thou wast to weet concerning the body as Gen. 2. 7. not the spirit which being immortall goeth unto God for eternall joyes or torments Luke 16. 22. 23. and 23. 43. This difference Solomon teacheth And dust returne to the earth as it was and the spirit returne to God that gave it Eccles. 12. 7. Here God condemneth mankind to death which is the wages of sinne Rom. 6 23. and to the grave the house appointed for all living Iob 30. 23. where they must wait till their change come Iob 14. 14. for it is appointed to men once to dye and after this is the judgement Hebr. 4. 27. Otherwise the life eternall could not bee obtained for flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdome of God neither doth corruption inherit incorruption therefore we must all either dye or be changed and this corruptible must put on incorruption and this mortall must put on immortality and then shall Death be swallowed up in victory 1 Cor. 15. 50. 51. 53. 54. So the Hebrew Rabbines also taught saying that unto this world there cleaveth the secret filthinesse of the Serpent which came upon Eve and because of that filthinesse Death is come upon Adam and his seed For when God saw how uncleannesse cleaved and spred it selfe abroad in the world continually he intended to consume it and to root out the power of it and therefore the bodies doe consume and corrupt and have no continued life But when the filthinesse is consumed and the spirit of uncleannesse taken out of the earth behold God will renew his world without any other filthinesse and will wake up by his power those that dwell in the dust c. and the Lord will reioyce in his workes as the intendment of the creation was at the first R. Menachem on Gen. 3. The Greeke Philosophers have observed that some dead men putrified turne to Serpents Plutarch in vita Cleomenis If so it is a notable memoriall of mans first poysoning by the Serpent Vers. 20. Eve in Hebrew Chavah which is by interpretation Life as the Greeke also translateth it or Living Adam first called her Woman Gen. 2. 23. God called her Adam Gen. 5. 2. and now the man calleth her Eve Life by which new name he testifieth his faith in and thankfulnesse for Gods former promise in vers 15. In which he also trained up his children teaching them to sacrifice and serve the Lord. Gen. 4. 3. 4. So the Hebrew Doctors reckon Adam as a repentant sinner and by Wisdome that is faith in Christ brought out of his fall Ioseph Antiq. b. 1. c. 4. and the Author of the Booke of Wisedome c. 10. v. 1. all living that is as the Chaldee paraphraseth of all the sonnes of man meaning this both naturally of all men in the world and so of Christ the promised seed and spiritually of all that live by faith in which sense Sarah is also counted the Mother of the faithfull 1 Pet. 3. 6. Gal. 4. 22. 28. 31. V. 21. coats to cover the body from shame and harme and for a memoriall of mans sin a further signe of those garments of justice and salvation which men have of God that their filthy nakednesse doe not appeare Rev. 3. 18. 19. 8. 2 Cor. 5. 2. 3. 4. The Chalde◠calleth these here garments of honor of skin that is in likelihood of the skins of beasts which God taught him to kill for sacrifice Which offerings were even from the beginning of the Gospell preached as appeareth Gen. 4. 3. 4. 8. 20. And after by the Law the Skinnes of the sacrifices were given to the Priests Lev. 7. 8. And the sacrifices being all figures of Christ Heb. 10. 5. 10 the Skins were fit to resemble mans mortification as the girdle of skin which Iohn Baptist wore Mat. 3. 4. and new life by putting on the Lord Iesus Christ Rom. 13. 13. 14. and the garments of
his feet and said Surely a husband of bloods art thou to me And he let him goe then shee said a husband of bloods for the circumcisions And Iehovah said to Aaron Goe to meet Moses into the wildernesse and hee went and met him in the mountaine of God and kissed him And Moses told Aaron all the words of Iehovah who had sent him and all the signes which he had commanded him And Moses went and Aaron and they gathered together all the Elders of the sons of Israel And Aaron spake all the words which Iehovah had spoken unto Moses and he did the signes in the eyes of the people And the people beleeved and they heard that Iehovah had visited the sonnes of Israel and that hee had seene their affliction and they bended downe the head and bowed themselves Annotations BVt beheld Hebr. and beheld or and if as the Greeke translateth it adding this question what shall I say unto them So hên behold is used for im if in Ier. 3. 1. Moses having experience of former refusall Exod. 2. 14. feareth the like againe and maketh exceptions Vers. 2. a rod or a staffe as in Gen. 38. 18. Aâ— instrument which shepherds used to guide their sheepe with Lev. 27. 32. with it Moses now fed Iethroes flocke but God sanctified it to work 〈…〉 miracles by and to feed his people Israel Therfore it is after called the rod of God v. 20. and many great things were effected by it To this the Prophets after have reference as feed thy people 〈◊〉 thy rod c. Mich. 7. 14. Vers. 3. was turned to or became a serpent 〈◊〉 the word turned is expressed in Exod. 7. 15. and the Greeke here addeth it in verse 17. As the shining of Moses face and veile put upon it Exod. 34. 30. 33. signified the glory of his ministerie and the hiding of the end thereof from unbeleeving Israelites 2 Cor. 3. 7. 13. 16. so his rod turned to a serpent was here for a signe to such as would not otherwise beleeve him verse 5. 8. 9. signifying that his ministery should become deadly to all that by faith saw not the end of the same to be theredemption of Abrahams seed by Christ Luk. 1. 68. 74. Rom. 10. 4. Gal. 3. The feeding of Gods people with his rod was a signe of life and grace and comfort Mith. 7. 14. 15. Psal. 23. 4. the rod turned to a serpent was a signe of death Gen. 3. Num. 21. 6. Esa. 14. 29. Ierem. 8. 17. from before or from the face of it for feare because all serpents are odious to man and this was terrible called a dragon in Exod. 7. 10. So the woman fled from the face of the serpent Revel 12. 14. Vers. 4. by 〈◊〉 taile which was dangerous to d 〈…〉 n lest hee 〈◊〉 be bitten thereby howbeit Moses obeying in faith had no hurt but the serpent was turned to a rod againe so that ministration of Moses which turneth to the unbeleevers unto death is to the obedient become an instrument of guiding them as a flocke unto life and salvation by Christ Mark 16. 18. 2. Cor. 2. 15. 16. and 3. 6. 16. Gal. 3. 24. The Hebrew Doctors barely apply it to the present case thus as the serpent biteth and killeth the sonne of Adam so Pharaoh and his people did bite and kill the Israelites but hee was turned and made like a drie sticke â—inkei R. Eliezer c. 40. Vers. 5. That they may this sheweth the end of the former signe was to worke faith and it is an unperfect speech as if he should say Doe this before them that they may beleeve Such wants the holy Scripture of 〈…〉 supplieth in the beginning or end of speeches as in Mar. 14. 49. but that the scriptures might be fulled which another explaineth thus but all this is done that the scriptures of the Prophets might be fulfilled Matth. 26. 56. So in 2 Sam 5. 8. these words are wanting hee shall be chiefe and Captaine which are afterwards supplied in 1 Chron. 11. 6. and sundry the like See Exod. 13. 8. and 16. 8. and 18. 11. and 3â— 32. Verse 6. leprous as snow that is white as snow as the Chaldee translateth The leprosie was a sore contagious disease and by man incurable and God laid it sometime suddenly upon persons for their great sinnes as upon Mary the sister of Moses Num. 12. 10. upon Gehazi 2 King 5. 27. and lepers were shut out of other mens company See the law hereof Levit. 13. And they that were thus leprous as snow were as dead their flesh halfe consumed Numb 12. 10. 12. Vers. 7. as his flesh that is ruddy and lively the Greeke translateth into the colour of his flesh A thing done in the bosonte signifieth secrecie and effectualnesse Prov. 21. 14. Psalme 29. 12. So by this plague of leprosie on Moses hand in his bosome and healing it againe God seemeth to threaten unto Moses himselfe if he refused and to all that should disobey the word of the Lord by his ministories sudden secret and terrible judgement but upon their returne unto him to cure them for hee 〈◊〉 undeth and boaleth Deut. 32. 39. Compare Ex 〈…〉 25. 26. Deut. 28. 27. 35. 59. 60. 61. And Moses hand signifieth his ministerie unto the sonnes of If 〈◊〉 Psal. 77. 21. The Hebrew Doctors apply it thus As the Lapet is uncleane and maketh others 〈◊〉 so were Pharaoh and his people unleane and 〈◊〉 Israel uncleane And when hee made his band 〈◊〉 hee find unto him thus shall Israel bee 〈◊〉 the uncleannesse of the Egyptian Pirkâ—i 〈…〉 c. 40. Vers. 8. the 〈…〉 ice or at the voice which is here given 〈…〉 signe as in Gen. 4. 10. it is unto blood because God by 〈◊〉 signes speaketh unto men and an 〈…〉 word with the signe that it may be heard and understood as 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 30. Ezek. 1. â—9 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 16. So 〈◊〉 calleth them the words of his signâ—â— Psal. 10â— â—7 Vers. 9. to blood This third signe was for like end as the former to signifie unto Israel if they beleoved not that God would bring upon them yet more bloody afflictions and they beleeving hee would avenge them on their enemies Of the Egyptians waters turned to blood see after in Exodus 7. 19. c. V. 10. Oh in Gr. v I pray thee Lord see this word in Gen. 43. 20. so after in v. 13. man of words that is eloquent so a man of 〈◊〉 that is talkative Iob 11. 2. a man of arme that is mighty Iob 22 8. a man of tongue that is a pratler Ps. 140. 12. The Gr. here translateth Iam not sufficient So Paul saith and who is sufficient for these things 2 Cor. 2. 16. from daies heretofore Heb. from yesterday or from the day before used for al daies past see Gen. 31. 2. of an heavy or heavy of mouth that is slow or troubled in speaking hard to be understood of the hearers as the latter of
thought of some to be so called of the mutinous assemblies of Korah Dathan Abiram Num. 16. Vers. 26. Tahath in Greeke Kataath signifiing Vnderneath or below Vers. 27. Tarah or Therach in Greeke Tharath Vers. 28. Mithkah in Greeke Matheka by interpretation sweet Vers. 29. Hashmonah in Greeke Aselmona Vers. 30. Moseroth in Greeke Masurouth in English Bonds In Deut. 10. 6. it is called singularly Moserah Vers. 31. Bene Iaakan that is the sons of Iaakan called in Deut. 10. 6. Beeroth Bene Iaakan that is the Wels of the sons of Iaakan though some thinke that was another place Of one Iaakan we reade in 1 Chron. 1. 42. Vers. 32. Horhagidgad that is the hole of Gidgad called also Gudgod in Deut. 10. 7. Vers. 33. Iotbathah in Greeke Etebatha it was a land of rivers of waters named also Iotbath Deut. 10. 7. Vers. 34. Ebronah or Gnabronah not elsewhere mentioned Vers. 35. Ezion-gaber in Greeke Gethsion-gaber mentioned againe in Deut. 2. 8. It was by the red sea where was a place for shipping in Edoms land 1 Kings 9. 26. and 22. 48. Thus Israel had beene brought backe againe towards the red sea as was commanded in Num. 14. 25. Deut. 2. 1. Vers. 36. Zin which is Kadesh or that is Kades w ch the Chaldee calleth Rekam Hither they came in the first moneth of the 40 yeare of their travell and here Marie the Prophetesse the sister of Moses and Aaron died Here againe the people murmured for water which was given them out of a Rocke And at this Kadesh they sent unto Edom for leave to passe thorow his countrey but were denied it Num. 20. See the Annotations there Vers. 37. in the edge by the border of the land Num. 20. 23. the Greeke translateth neere the land of Edom. Vers. 38. at the mouth that is as the Chaldee explaineth it at the word in Greeke by the commandement of the Lord. died there being stript of his Priestly garments which were put upō Eleazar his son and hee died there on mount Hor for his sin committed at the water of Meribah in Kadesh Num 20. 24 26. c. Vers. 40. King of Arad of whom see Num. 21. 1. heard of the comming and sought against Israel and tooke some of them captives but Israel by helpe from God vanquished him Num. 21. 1 2 3. Vers. 41. from mount Hor by the way of the red sea to compasse the land of Edom Num. 21. 4. Zalmonah in Greeke Selmona which seemeth to be so named of Zelem an Image and to be meant of that place where the brazen serpent was set up to heale those that were stung of fiery serpents because they had murmured against God Num. 21. 5 6 c. Vers. 42. Funon or Phunon in Greeke Phinon hereof there is no mention otherwhere Vers. 43. Oboth mentioned in Num. 21. 10. Vers. 44. Ije Abarim that is the heapes of Abarim which Abarim were mountaines vers 47. In the verse following this place is called onely Ijem that is Heapes Vers. 45. Dibon Gad in Greeke Daibon Gad that is Dibon of the Gadites Dibon was the name of an high place and citie wherof see Num. 21. 30. This Dibon was repaired and possessed by the sonnes of Gad Num. 32. 34. and it is so named to distinguish it from another Dibon which was given to Reuben Ios. 13. 15. 17. Vers. 46. Almon or Gnalmon in Greeke Gelmon diblathaim of w ch Diblathaim see Ier. 48. 22. Vers. 47. Before Nebo the name of a mountain where afterward Moses died Deut. 32. 49 50 and 34. 1. 5. Vers. 48. Iordan neere Iericho that part of the river Iordan which is over against Iericho called therefore in Hebrew Iarden of Iericho Vers. 49. Beth Iesimoth which place was allotted to the Reubenites Ios. 13. 15. 20. mentioned also in Ezek. 25. 9. Abel Shittim the Chaldee expoundeth it the plaine of Shittim it seemeth to have the name of the Shittim trees that grew there as Abel Ceramim is the plaine of the Uineyard Iudg. 11. 33. The travels of Israel thorow that great and terrible wildernesse wherein were fierie serpents and scorpions and drought where there was no water Deut. 8. 15. which was a land of desarts of pits a land of drought and of the shadow of death a land that no man passed thorow and where no man dwelt Ier. 2. 6. signified the many troubles and afflictions through which we must enter into the kingdome of God Act. 14. 22. The helpes comforts and deliverances which God gave unto his people in their distresses are examples of his love and mercie towards his who comforteth them in all their tribulation that as the sufferings of Christ abound in them so their consolation also aboundeth in Christ 2 Cor. 1. 45. The punishmēts which God inflicted upon the disobedient who perished in the wildernesse for their sins hapned unto them for ensamples and they are written for our admonitiō upon whom the ends of the world are come 1 Cor. 10. 1 11. Heb. 3. 17 18 19. and 4. 1 2. By the names of their encamping places and histories adjoyned it appeareth how Israel came sometimes into straits and troublesome wayes as at Pi-hahiroth Ex. 14. 2 3. 10. c. at Zalmonah Nū 21. 4 c. sometimes into large and ample roomth as at the plaines of Moab sometimes to places of hunger and thirst as at Rephidim and Kadesh Ex. 16 17. Num. 20. sometimes to places of refreshing as at Elim and Beer Ex. 15. 27. Num. 21. 16. sometimes where they had warres as at Rephidim Kadesh Edrehi Exod. 17. 8. Num. 21. 1. 33. sometimes where they had rest as at mount Sinai Sometimes they went right forward as from Sinai to Kadesh-barnea sometimes they turned backward as from Kadesh barnea to the red Sea Sometimes they came to mountaines as Sinai Shepher Hor Gidgad sometimes to vallies as Tahath c. sometimes to places of bitternesse as Marah sometimes of sweetnesse as Mithkah The sinnes which they committed in the wildernesse were many and great as open idolatry by the Calfe at Horeb Ex. 32. and with Baal-peor Num. 25. unbeleese at Kadesh Num. 14. and afterwards presumptuous boldnesse in the same place murmurings against God sundry times with tempting of Christ as the Apostle speaketh 1 Cor. 10. Contention rebellion against their governors often lusting for flesh to fill their appetite soathing Manna the heavenly food whoredome with the daughters of Moab and sundry the like that this complaint is after made of them How oft did they provoke him in the wildernesse and grieve him in the desart Psal. 78. 40. All sorts of persons sinned against God the multitude of people very often the mixt multitude of strangers among them Num. 11. The Princes as the ten spies Dathan Abiram c. The Levites as Korah and his company Marie the Prophetesse Num. 12. Aaron the Priest with her besides his sin at Horeb Ex. 32. and at the water of
Esay 40 31. is to râ—nue â—r increase it Vers. 8. our hidden sinnes or sins of our youth as the Chaldee here taketh it The Hebrew word will beare both so also the sense for we have both secret sins Psal. 19. 13. and sins of our youth Psal. 25. 7. which God often punisheth us for Ioh 20. 11. to the light of thy face that is knowing remembring manifesting and punishing them Ier. 16. â—7 â—sâ—l 109. 14. 15. For the Lord lightneth things that are â—iâ— in darknesse and maketh the counselt of the heart manifest 1 Cor. 4. 5. he is of pure eyes and cannot sâ—â—evill Hâ—b 1. 13. therefore David prayeth hide thy face from my sinnes Psal. 5â— 1â— Vers. 9. doe turne away or turne the face decline as the day drawing to an â—nd 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 4. 〈◊〉 as a thought or 〈…〉 word a sound that passeth out of the mouth as Iâ—b 37. 〈◊〉 as a taâ—e that iâ— told for mans life is a breath or â—â—pour Psal. 39. 6. 〈…〉 4. 14. and so the Chaldee translateth it as the breath of the mouth in winter Moses bewaileth the decaying of the people in the wildernesse for they came out of Aegypt six hundred thousand men Exod. 12. 37. and not one feeble among them Psalm 105. 37. and being mustered at mount Sina from twentie yeares old and above they were 603 550. men besides the tribe of Levi Numb 1. 46 47. but for their sinne at Kadesh God sware their carkasses should fall in the wildernesse Numb 14. 28 29. which came so to passe For being â—ustered about 38. yeares after there was of all that armie not left a man alive save Caleb and Josua Numb 26. 63 64 65. Vers. 10. if they the yeares be in strâ—ngths that is most strong and valid or if by reason of great strength their pride or prowesse that is the excellencie or lustihead of those yeares the bravest of them is but misery painfull iniquitie paine and misery the punishment of sin Iniquitie is often put for the punishment of it Psal. 32. 5. Vers. 11. according to thy feare or as thy feare that is who knoweth or acknowledgeth thy wrath so as thy feare teacheth men to doe meaning by feare either Gods law as Psal. 19. 10. or his fearefull judgements upon sinners which should strike a feare into mens hearts Deâ—â— 13. 11. Psalâ— 119. 120. Ion. 1. 16. Or as thy feare that is so as to feare thee for thy wrath and by it to depart from evill as Prov. 16. 6. 2 Coâ— 5. 10 11. or even according to thy feare so is thy wrath The Chaldee paraphraseth who knoweth to turn away the strength of thy anger but the just which feare thee appeasing thy wrath Vers. 12. may apply or may bring may make come to wisdome or may get a heart of wisdome that is a wise heare and so may bring it to thee when we shall come to judgement Vers. 13. how long wilt thou afflict us as the Chaldee paraphraseth or wilt thou deferre to helpe us See Psal 6. 4. repent thee to wit of the evill intended or inflicted upon thy servants as Deut. 32. 36. Iâ—eâ— 2. 13. Ion. 3. 10. Ier. 18. 8. Vers. 14. in the morning that is early after the darke night of afflictions see Psalm 5 4. and 30. 6. Vers. 15. the yeares c that is as wee have beene many dayes and yeares afflicted so let us have many yeares of comfort Vers. 16. thy comely honour or magnificence in releasing us from trouble and refreshing us with mercie Vers. 17. the pleasantnesse or beautie that is the accomplishness of thâ— coâ—enant and promise to our fathers let now be seene upon us So the staffe beauty or pleasantnesse in the Lords hand signified his covenaâ—â— with them Zâ—ch 11. 7. 10. or generally it 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gods â—â—â—â—ble grate and favour See 〈◊〉 27. 4. The Châ—ldee expâ—unds it the pleasantnesse of Paradise stablish or direct 〈◊〉 and â—â—re For the Lord worketh all our actions f 〈…〉 Esay 26. 12. and without him we can doe nothing Iob. 15. 5. PSAL. XCI The state of the godly 3 Their safetie 9 Their habitation 11 Their keepers 14 Their friend with the effects of them all HEe that sitteth in the secret of the most high shall lodge himselfe in the shadow of the Almighty I wil say of Iehovah my safe hope my fortresse my God in him will I trust For he will deliver thee from the snare of the Fowler from the wofull pestilence Hee will cover thee with his wing under his feathers thou shalt hope for safety his truth shal be a buckler and a shield Thou shalt not feare for the dread of the night for the arrow that flieth by day For the pestilence that walketh in the darknesse for the stinging plague that wasteth at noone-day A thousand shal fall at thy side and ten thousand at thy right hand unto thee it shall not come neare Onely with thine eyes shalt thou behold and shalt see the reward of the wicked Because thou Iehovah my safe hope the most high thou hast put for thy mansion There shall not befall unto thee any evill and the plague shall not come nigh thy tent For his Angels will he command for thee to keepe thee in all thy waies Vpon their hands shall they beare thee up lest thou dash thy foot against a stone Thou shalt tread upon the fierce Lion the Aspe thou shalt tread downe the lurking Lion and the Dragon Because hee cleaveth unto me therefore will I deliver him I will set him on high because hee knoweth my name Hee shall call on mee and I will answer him with him will I be in distresse I wil release him and will honour him With length of daies will I satisfie him and will make him to see my salvation Annotations SEcret in Greeke helpe shall lodge or that lodgeth 〈◊〉 shadow that is defence as Numb 14. 9. So the Greeke saith protection the Chaldee addeth shadow of the clouds of the glory of the A 〈…〉 ghtie Vers. 2. I will â—ay or doe say namely to th 〈…〉 man for his further coâ—â—ort and assurance as vers 3 c. oâ— in his naâ—â— pâ—â—ting my selfe for an example The Greeke for more plainnesse changeth the person thus He shall say to the Lord thou art mine helper c. The Chaldee addeth David said I will say c. of Iehovah or to him that hee is my safe hope or my shelter Vers. 3. of the fowler as Psal. 124. 7. or hunter meaning the devill that hath the power of death and seeketh to destroy Heb. 2. 14. 1 Pet. 5. 8. the wofull pestilence Hebr. the pest of wofull evils that is the most wofull noysome and contagious pest Vers. 5. the dread of the night the dreadfull evill that terrifieth in the night Prov. 3. 25. Song 3. 8. arrow so the pestilence is called Deut. 32. Ezek. 5. 16. The Chaldee calleth it the arrow of the Angell of death Vers. 6.
the stinging plague the murreine or pest that suddenly pricketh and destroyeth Deut. 32. 24. The Apostle in Greeke calleth it a sting or pricke 1 Cor. 15. 55. from Hos. 13. 14. as there the Lxx. turned it The Chaldee here expounds it the company of Devils at noone-day that is openly So Ier. 15. 8. Vers. 8. shalt thou behold or regard consider as the Greeke turneth it Vers. 9. Because thou Iehovah an unperfect speech as in vers 2. understand Because thou sayest thou Iehovah art c. or because thou hast put Jehovah who is my covert even the most high hast thou put for thy mansion or dwelling place Vers. 10. befall unto thee or occasionally be sent be thrust upon thee or caused to come unto thee so Prov. 12. 21. Vers. 12. upon their hands or their palmes which the Chaldee expoundeth their strength This Scripture the Devill alleaged when he tempted Christ to throw downe himselfe head-long Matt. 4. 6. Luke 4. 10 11. but some of these words are there omitted lest thou dash or that thou dash or hurt not The Angels are all ministring spirits sent forth to minister for their sakes which shall be heires of salvation Heb. 1. 14. See also Psal. 34. 8. a stone the Chaldee interprets it evill concupiscence which is like unto a stone Vers. 13. the fierce Lion or Libbard in Hebrew Shachal Of Lions there be divers kinds see Psal. 7. 3. aspe or Cockatrice Basiliske as the Greeke Here turneth it See Psal. 58. 5. under these names are meant all other things dangerous or adverse to the life of man which by faith are overcome as Mark. 16. 17 18. Heb. 11. 33 34. Vers. 14. He cleaveth to me or is fastned that is affected to me in faith hope love delight c. The Chaldee expounds it to my word God cleaveth in love to his people Deut. 7. 7. so they also unto him The Greeke here turneth it he hoped in me Else-where it is commonly used for fast-love and pleasure Gen. 34. 8. Esay 38. 17. Deut. 21. 11. seâ— him on high to wit in a safe defenced place as the word importeth therefore the Greeke saith I will protect him See the notes on Psal. 20. 2. Vers. 15. honour him give him honour or glory Else-where his people are said to honour or glorifie him Psal. 50. 15. See 1 Sam. 2. 30. Vers. 16. satisfie or give him his fill So Abraham Isâ—ak David Iob c. are said to be full or sa 〈◊〉 with 〈◊〉 Gen. 25. 8. and 35. 29. 1 Chron. â—3 〈◊〉 Iob 42. 17. make him to see that is to enjoy or shew him See Psal. 50. 23. PSAL. XCII The Prophet teacheth how good it is to praise God 5. for his great workes 7 for his judgements on the wicked 11 and for his goodnesse to the godly A Psalme a song for the day of Sabbath IT is good to confesse to Iehovah and to sing Psalme to thy Name O most high To shew forth thy mercy in the morning and thy faithfulnesse in the nights Vpon the ten-stringed instrument and upon the Psaltery with meditation upon the Harp For thou hast rejoyced me O Iehovah with thy worke in the acts of thy hands will I shout How great are thine acts Iehovah very deepe are thy thoughts A brutish man knoweth not and an unconstant foole understandeth not this When wicked men spring up as the grasse and all that worke iniquitie doe flourish that they shall be abolished unto perpetuitie But thou art high for ever Iehovah For loe thine enemies Iehovah for loe thine enemies shall perish they shall be scattered all that worke iniquitie And my horne shall be exalted as the Vnicornes mine old age shall be anointed with fresh oile And mine eye shall behold on mine enviers of evill doers that rise up against me mine eares shall heare The just he shall spring up as a Palme-tree as a Cedar in Lebanon shall he grow They that are planted in the house of Iehovah in the courts of our God shall they flourish Yet shall they sprout in grainesse they shall be fat and greene To shew that Iehovah is righteous my Rocke and no injurious evill is in him Annotations OF Sabbath that is of Cessation or Resting to wit from our owne workes wills waies and words Exod. 20. 10. Esay 58. 13. Heb. 4. 10. which day was the seventh from the creation wherein God rested from all his worke and blessed and sanctified it and commanded it to be kept holy unto him Gen. 2. 2 3. Exod. 20. 8. which was a token of his mercy unto and sanctification of his people Nehem. 9. 14. Exod. 31. 13 14. This day was sanctified by an holy convocation or assembly of the people Levit. 23. 3. offering of sacrifices Numb 28. 9 10. singing of Psalmes as this title sheweth with 2 Chron. 29. 26 27. reading and expounding the Scriptures Act. 13. 15. and 15. 21. praying Act. 16. 13. disputing conferring meditating of Gods word and workes Act. 17. 2. and 18. 4. and doing workes oâ— mercy to them that were in need Matth. 12. 2 7 8 11 12. The Chaldee paraphraseth thus An hymne a song which the first man Adam said for the Sabbath day Vers. 3. in the nights see Psal. 134. 1. Vers. 4. with meditation or meditated song or upon Higgajon with the harpe The word signifieth meditation as Psal. 9. 17. Here some thinke it to be the name of an instrument or a solemne sound the Greeke turneth it a song Vers. 5. with thy worke which is all done well and perfectly Gen. 1. 31. and 2. 2 3. Deut. 32. 4. Vers. 10. shall be scattered or shall dispart themselves The Chaldee Paraphrast saith shall be separated from the congregation of the just in the world to come Vers. 11. shall be exalted or thou wilt exalt as the Vnicornes therewith to smite mine enemies as Deut. 33. 17. The horne signifieth kingdome and strength and glory and the Chaldee here translateth it strength See Psal. 75. 5 11. Psal. 22. 22. mine old age so also the Greeke translateth it or when I am old After which seemeth to be understood shall be anointed or as before shall be exalted with oile Oftentimes words are not expressed which are understood as is observed on Psal. 69. 11. and 18. 7 29. Others for mine old age doe turne it I shall be anointed fresh or greene oile Vers. 12. mine eye shall view to wit evill or destruction as the Chaldee explaineth or the reward of my foes See Psal. 54. 9. and 91. 8. shall heare the Chaldee addeth the voice of their breakings Vers. 13. palme-tree or date-tree which groweth not in these cold parts it is a tree of tall and upright stature whereto the Scripture hath reference Song 7. 7. the branches faire and greene wherwith they made boothes at their solemne feasts Levit. 23. 40. the fruit pleasant to eat Song 7. 8. Exod. 15. 27. This tree though loaden and pressed yet endureth and prospereth therefore the