that not only the common people but even the wisest and the most sober of al the heathen men that ever were did ever varie that very much in both those points as wel among themselves one from another as from the people of al other countries or sects and also for that neither the ancient church of God under the law nor yet Christendom under the Gospel notwithstanding the expresse word given unto them and this most cleer and absolute manifestation of the wil of God in that point made unto us could ever soundly be brought from our native corruption on that behalfe For where we are so far to seek notwithstanding those helps there are we of our selves marvelous weak In that part of aequitie which respecteth our dutie to others we have som reasonable light remaining in comparison of the other as it may sufficiently appeer by the monuments of many that in writing they have left unto us by the experience and practise which was in ure in al ages and is at this praesent among our selves Howbeit it cannot be denied but that in the aestimation of wrong or disorder they have been in many things very much deceived and in the aestimation of right and order have been further short by many degrees An example may make the matter more plain To take away any part of another mans goods or a magistrate to bear with such offenders is in most cases quikly espied to be very il but that a man should have such a special care to praeserve to every one that which is his that though by bargain or wagers he might have it with his neighbors good wil yet he wil not or that a prince should by laws require such a care to be had that is very far not only from the dim sight of the heathen people but also from our much better lightened eies The inclination of our wil but weak Our understanding therfore is weak but what shal we say of the inclination of our wil Even the selfesame For though we have an indifferent readie wil to divers points of this aequitie yet first of al unto many others and those for the most part of the greatest importance as namely in matters of sound devotion we have no readines at al but are bent directly against them Then also though unto som of them as I said we have som inclination yet cannot it be soundly approoved of God partly for that oftentimes we corrupt our inclination by directing the same to som wrong end as to avoid either the danger of laws or els the displeasure or reproch of men til that our wil by the written word be better framed and partly for that though it have no such meaning with al yet is it not grounded upon knowledge til it hath the word written and therfore is not the service of GOD but of our selves So though we have this instinct of nature and though it giveth us in many points a goodly light yet therwithal may we plainly see whether we cast our eies to our understanding or to our wil that it is not able to serve our turn In the eie or judgement of man I grant we may by the vertu of it and the ordinarie working of God therwithal not only live in seemly order but also now and then give foorth very rare and excellent vertues But before the judgement-seat of God whatsoever such things are found in us be they never so fair yet could they not there be able to stand 6 The case being so with us al This want in the Israelits holpen by the written law it pleased God to cast a special favor to one people whom we cal the Israelites and a principal part of them the Iewes and unto this people by his written law to give a sufficient supply for whatsoever wanted in them by defect of that natural instinct or sense of aequitie This I say he gave unto them but not unto others He gave unto them a more certain light but stil left others unto their thik and duskish mists And now doth it appertain unto us to endevor our selves that as we have seen what they had common with others wherin others had as much as they so now to find out what it was wherin they had that their special help and in respect wherof others came so short of them Which as I said was by the written law wherby they had special order set down so far as the wisdom of God thought meet to supply the defect that was in themselves As touching which although the laws that to this purpose do appertain are manie and divers and so little digested to any plain method that some have omitted to treat of them and those that write of them do not handle them al alike yet me think there may be very wel such a method conceived of them as that we may therby sufficiently perceive what was the form or maner of government that was in those commended unto them 7. For whatsoever laws they had heerunto appertaining they did concern either their inhabiting of the land that God did give them or els their behavior therin Vnto the former of which it doth appertain first to consider somwhat of the land it self then to see in what sort it was allotted to them A breefe description of the land of Canaan Concerning the land it selfe it is no more but to consider what it was and yet not at large for that manie others have written therof but only in som breefe maner so far as to this preasent purpose is needful The land therfore that was appointed for their possession was at this time in the possession of others and those not under any one prince but under many This a Gen. 15 18-31 Exo. 3 8. 17.23 23 31 Num. 34 1-15 Ios 1 3 4. land doth the scripture bound or describe two maner of wais somtimes by the bounds and coasts therof and somtimes by the inhabitants whom they should find dwelling therin As touching the bounds it is found to be that land that hath Aegypt Idumaea and the wildernes of Zin on the south the middle-earth sea from Gaza to Sidon on the west Mount Libanus and Phoenicia a part of Syria on the north and the mountains of Galaad with the kingdoms of the Ammonites and Moabites on the east The uttermost length wherof in streight line is aesteemed to be about 150. of our English miles accounting eight furlongs unto a mile and the bredth scant 30. miles accounting one place with another Howbeit the land is not so directly coasted but that it doth not a little decline the north end of it so much into the east and the south end so much into the west that it lieth very neer to the north-north-east and south-southwest points of the compas Through which land Iordan a great river commeth from the mountains of Libanon in the north and endeth in a dead sea in the south and in such sort
and incense cups that did appertain unto the table that so the shew-bread might more decently be set theron and incense on the top of the same n Vers 38. snuffers snuffing dishes that did belong to the standing candlestik al which were of pure gold 33 Concerning the court we have in like maner to consider Of the court of the tabernacle not only the court it selfe but divers other things likewise that were placed therin The court that I speak of was a plot of ground taken into the use of the tabernacle wherin the tabernacle it selfe was placed and divers other things done that did appertain to the worship and service of God The a Ex. 27 9-18 form of it was square the quantitie of it fiftie yards in length and five and twentie in bredth b Vers 9. compassed about with hangings of fine twined linen c Ver. 18 38 18. two yards and an halfe high hoong upon pillers for the same purpose provided Which d Vers 10 11. pillers were on either side twentie and at ech end ten al e Vers 17. having their sockets of brasse and their heads or tops of silver But f Vers 14 15. at the east end where was the comming in the linen hangings did reach from ech corner towards the midst of that end but fifteen cubits only and so fifteen yards in al and left the other ten yards in the mids g Vers 16. to be hoong with a richer hanging which was of blew silk and purple and scarlet and fine twined linen wrought with needle To the hangings also and curtains of the sanctuarie did h Exo. 27 19. 38 20. Num. 3 37. 4 20. appertain a convenient number of cords brasen pins to rear up these things and to fasten them unto the ground In which court the tabernacle or sanctuarie was reared towards the upper end therof that so the other part of the court might yeeld more convenient roome for such service as was there to be done The other things that were placed therin and belong to this discourse were especially two the brasen altar and the great laver The i Exo. 27 1 2. brasen altar which was for burnt sacrifices and such like was of timber-work within but overlaid with brasse round about and k Vers 4 5. had within in the hollow therof a grate of brasse wheron the sacrifice should lie with the fire and wood therunto belonging And this altar l Vers 1. was in length five cubits in bredth as much and in height three and had m Vers 2. horns at the corners therof of the same stuffe that it selfe was of wherby they might more conveniently bind their sacrifices unto the altar Vnto which altar n Vers 3. belonged certain other implements as namely ash-pans beesoms basons flesh-hooks fire-pans and such like al which were of brasse sutable unto the altar it selfe This altar was to be placed in the neather part of the court as it were about the midst of the whole before the doore of the tabernacle and a reasonable distance from it The o Exod. 30 17-21 laver was a mightie great vessel of brasse wherat the preests should wash when they went into the sanctuarie and when they came foorth again to offer any sacrifice and therfore was it placed in convenient room meet for that purpose even p Exo. 30 18. between the sanctuarie and the great brasen altar 34 But this tabernacle as I said togither with the court al the furniture therunto belonging How they had to pitch about the tabernacle and in what sort they had to remoove was to be caried from place to place and to be placed among the people not at aventure but after a set praescribed order Heer therfore we have more specially to consider both how they camped about the tabernacle and how they removed Of those that camped about the tabernacle there were two sorts som that had som special charge about it the residu of the people Those that had som special charge were especially Moses Aaron then also al the Levites besides Moses Aaron camped a Num. 3 38. at the east end of the tabernacle before the entrance therunto the Levites about by the other sides the Koathites on the b Num. 3 29. south side whose number then c Num. 4 36. was 2750 the Gersonites on the d Num. 3 23. west end whose number e Num. 4 40. was 2630 and the Merarites on the f Num. 3 35. north side whose number g Num. 4 44. was 3200. The residu of the people camped a convenient space without these but round about the tabernacle also At the h Num. 2 3-9 east end camped the tribe of Iudah with two other tribes Isachar and Zabulon associate unto him but it selfe bearing the standard who were in al 186400. On the i Nu. 2 10-16 south side Ruben bearing the standard with Simeon Gad associate unto him who were in al 151450. at the k Nu. 2 18-24 west end Ephraim bearing the standard Manasses and Benjamin being under the same whose number was 108100. On the l Nu. 2 25-31 north side the tribe of Dan with Asser Nephthalie his accomplices whose host was 157600. When they were to remoove the m Num. 9 17-23 cloud ascending frō the tabernacle going forward did both give them warning of remooving and it selfe led them the way Then the preests were to com lap up the ark the other holie things themselves with the ark on their sholders first of al to follow after At which time n Num. 10 35 Moses was woont to say Arise O Lord let thine enimies be scattered let them that hate thee flie before thee Concerning the people o Nu. 10 5 6. at the sound of the trumpet they were to set forward in those four main armies everie one under their standard p Num. 2 2 17.10 5 6. first Iudah then Ruben thirdly Ephraim last of al Dan which also was called q Num. 10 25 the gathering host bicause it shut up al and tooke al with it that dragged or fainted by the way Concerning the Levites it is not so plainly set down how they should march on but by the nature of their charge and by a journie that afterward they tooke it appeereth that the r Num. 10 17 Gersonites and Merarites went betwixt the first two armies the one carrieng the timber-work of the tabernacle the other the curtains hangings and so made al readie against the others came Then that ſ Num. 2 17. 10 21. the Koathites followed in the midst betwixt the second and the third armie with the sanctuarie and the holie things The third space between the battels that is the space betwixt the third and the fourth main armies seemeth to be left for those that
appointed to put thē in mind to observe the Law 24 m The Law to be written on stones and in their houses 24 i k. A king must be a diligent reader of the Law and do accordingly 52 h Al were to hear the Law everie seventh yeer at the feast of tabernacles 41 e They shuld teach the Law to their children 24 n Law see magistrate Leven might not be brent in sacrifice 49 g Levened bread in peace offerings and to what use 49.f g h. 39.f The Length of the hanging of the court 33 c The Length of the tabernacle 32 e The Length of the brasen altar 33.l Of whom Leprosie is to be iudged see iudgement Levi the great ancestor of the Levites had three sons Gershon Kohath and Merari of whom came the families of the Levites 38.f Levi taken out from the rest to the ministerie 13 e The Levites taken out for the first-born of the people 21 n The Levites an heave offering of the firstborn 37 s Levites tithed to the preests 16 b The Levites had the ordinarie service of the tabernacle 35.f What portion was allowed to the Levites 15. Levites possessions not to be aliened 23 z Marching of the Levites 4 r How David did appoint the Levites 38 e.2 The work of the Levites after the building of the temple see service g. 2 The Levites consecrated see consecrating a. Levites see placed That the Lord was their cheefe Lord how it was taught them by ceremonies and services 21. after d. Al maner of Lieng forbidden 29 b M. MAgistrates had to execute iustice and to rebuke offenders 52 a Magistrates must diligently hear and rightly determine 52 k l. Nor take rewards m. Iosuah being made a Magistrate was streightly charged to studie the law 52.l Inferior Magistrates in hard cases to resort to their superior 52 k n. The proper sacrifice of a Magistrate for sin done of ignorance 47. a. Magistrates see superiors c. Cheefe Magistrate see controversie k. A woman taken in marriage for a Maid afterward found an harlot to be put to death at hir fathers doore 59 g The high preest might marrie none but a Maid 23 t The father was to keep bring foorth if need required the tokens of his daughters Maidenhead 59 o Maidenhead see fluers o. Maiming how it was punished 58 i Maiming the bōdman made him free 58 m Males see tabernacles g Secret Malice forbidden 26 b. Copulation of Man with man forbidden 27.d Man may not go in womans apparel 27.f Manslaughter or chance-medley how it was provided for 58 c d e. How the Israelites Marched in the wildernes 34 o Marie see Miriam Degrees in Marriage forbidden 27 g New Married folk spared from the wars for one yeer 27 c To Marrie with his next kinswoman 27 i Not to Marrie hir that he had divorced 27 h Marrie see fathers wife Marrie see heathenish Marrie see high preest and preests Meat offering what it is 42 c What was to be offered in the Meat offering 39 b Meat offering see salt d. The Merarites bare the timber work of the tabernacle 38 b.2 Merarites camped on the north side of the tabernacle 34.f The number of the Merarites 34 g Madianites trouble Israel 54 q r. Madianites destroied 54 t To Mingle divers kinds forbidden 30 h The Ministration of the preests see confirmed To what tribe the Ministerie of the tabernacle did belong 35.d Miriam or Marie punished with leprosie for making quaestion of the authoritie of Moses 57.d How sharply they are to be punished that Molest the people of God 54 m-p Moloch see seed The preests in one case forbidden to Moorn for their brethren which was otherwise permitted unto them 23 z Nature preferred before civil dutie in Moorning 23 y Moorning as the heathen forbidden 23 g Moorn see high preest Morning sacrifice see dailie Mother in law see fathers wife b. Mortasses see sockets Mortification of the flesh 31 g Moses the Israelites cheefe governor 50 a How Moses began to take the government on him 50 b c. In what sort Moses came to the place of government 50 a-h Moses did al himselfe alone at the first 50 i but. Moses government for a time interrupted 50.d Moses and Aaron camped at the east end of the tabernacle 34 a The Most holie things allotted to the Koathites see Koathites Mourn see moorn Murder forbidden 26 a What is Murder 58 a Murder punished with death 58 a. A Murderer might not be pardoned 58 b Murder see purging k. Murder see slaughter f. N. NOt to pollute the Name of God 23 a Names see Idols Nature or natural instinct to aequitie see government Nature see moorning Of the Nazarite and the ceremonies that to him belonged 23. The tribe of Levie Neerer to the sanctuarie than the rest of the people 38 h Nephthalies camping see camping The New moon being the first day of the moneth received among their festival dais 40.d The New moone had a special sacrifice 40 c The Number of every tribe as they cāped about the tabernacle and marched in their array 34. O. OBservation oftentimes forbidden 22 u Offer see sacrifice Offering unto devils forbidden 22 s Offered see blemish and vile thing One see witnes 5.d One mans beast slaieng another 60 h Those that Oppresse others by fraud robberie or violence how they had to amend it 46.f g. Original sin see sacrifice 48. Trial by Othes allowed in matters of iudgment 33 g A man might be purged by his own Oth 53 i Oth see goods k. The Owner might not have his vowed things but by adding a fift part more 22 i A goring Ox 58 h The laboring Ox to be regarded 25.f P. PArdon see murder b. Parents to be honored 25 a. The institution and ceremonies of the pasouer or Pascal lamb 31 a b k-a 2 The solemnitie or maner of the feast of Easter or the Pascal lamb 40 k-r Pas-over see pascal Passengers might eat of other mens fruits but carie none away 17 i 22 x Eating the pasover we must be like Passengers 31 p Peace to be offered first before they gave battel 54 c Vpon refusal of Peace they had to give battel 54.d Of Peace offerings the varietie and nature of them 49. The Peace offering for the people see whole Of the feast of Pentecost 40 s A special sacrifice for the feast of Pentecost on the behalfe of the whole people 40 t The burning of Perfume or incense unto the Lord 32 e.2 38 c No respect of Persons 2 b To erect a Piller to looke upon forbidden 22 r Pillers of the court 33.d Brasen Pins for the sanctuarie 33 h A Pit opened and not shut again 60 g The Pitching of the people 34 z The Levites Placed in the land so that they might teach 38 y Pleasures see king h. Not to take a Pledge that may not wel be spared 26.d Not to take a Pledge inordinately or greedily 26 e Polluted see unclean To help the Poore