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A36033	Pious annotations, upon the Holy Bible expounding the difficult places thereof learnedly, and plainly: vvith other things of great importance. By the reverend, learned and godly divine, Mr. Iohn Diodati, minister of the gospell; and now living in Geneva. It is ordered this 11. of Ianuury, 1642, by the committee of the House of Commons in Parliament, concerning printing, that this exposition of the book of the Old and new Testament, be printed by Nicholas Fussel, stationer. Iohn White.; Annotationes in Biblia. English	Diodati, Giovanni, 1576-1649.; Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677, engraver.	1643 (1643)	Wing D1510; Wing D1509A; ESTC R5893	1,521,231	922

the North and another way towards the South and these chambers it seemes were upon the second and third floore At the side at that side of the porch where the East side met with the North side V. 45. This chamber the Angell shewes the Prophet another chamber on the side of the same porch where the East side met with the South side being opposite to the former V. 46. And the chambers whereof was spoken verse 44. V. 47. The court namely the Priests court The Altar of burnt offerings described Ezek 43. Before the house namely the body or basilick of the Church consisting of the portico the holy and most holy place V. 48. To the porch which stood in the forefront of the Temple 1 Kings 6. 3. Of the porch namely of the gates thereof Five cubits in the broadest place within side of the gate Of the gate namely of the posts thereof in the outward front V. 49. The length correspondent to the breadth of the Temple before which this porch was By the steps the Italian Besides the space of the steps whereby they went up to it that is to say not comprehending within this breadth the space which the steps took up they being on the outside of the portico Pillars made by Solomon 1 Kings 7. 21. 2 Chro. 3. 15. CHAP. XLI Verse 1. TO the Temple namely the fore-part of the body or basilick of the Temple correspondent to the ancient Tabernacle Exod. 26. 33. The breadth from East to West according to the thicknesse of the wall The Tabernacle it seemes we must take this for the upper threshold or upper part of the doore which was square V. 2. The breadth namely the breadth of the doore way The sides the Italian The shoulders namely those two parts of wall which were of each side of the doore from the doore to the sides of the house V. 3. He inward the Italian addeth into the inner part namely into the most holy place or Oracle Exod. 26. 33. 1 King 6. 19. which was in the very bottome or end of the Temple towards the West two cubites namely in breadth according to the thicknesse of the wall which divided the holy place from the most holy The doore namely the breadth of the doore way or entry of the doore The breadth of the the Italian and besides the breadth of the doore were seven cubites that is to say upon each side of the doore to the sides of the house were seven cubites which makes fourteen on both the sides which joyned to the ●ix of the doore way make the twenty cubites of the breadth of the Temple V. 4. Before the Temple namely the holy place V. 5. The wall which wall according to the manner of high buildings was garnished with counterforts or spurres to strengthen it Six cubites namely in thicknesse V. 6. Thirty in order each counterfort did jet outwards sixteen foot and a halfe wherefore the two which were one against the other did jet out two and thirty foot They en●red between each counterfort there were certaine chambers and the beames of these chamber-floores were laid upon certaine in-lets made upon the sides of the counterforts and then all these spaces together with the counterforts were inclosed with a wall on the outside which wall was garnished with pilasters answerable to the counterforts so that the length of the counterfort served for a wall to the chambers which chambers were to lay up the vessels of the holy treasures 1 Chron. 28. 12. Nehem. 13. 4 5. V. 7. An enlarging namely a void space left within those counterforts for a staire-case made snaile-fashion whereby they went up to these three stories of chambers which were between the two counterforts in each of which there was a doore to goe from one chamber to the other v. 11. To the side-chambers namely in two of the counterforts which were at the head of the Temple towards the gate whereof one was on the South-side and the other on the North-side V. 8. The foundations namely those in-lets or mensolas upon which the beames of the chamber-floores were laid were six and six cubites one from the other drawing upwards great cubites that is to say not common or naturall cubites but as one should say Geometricall cubites See 2 Chron. 3. 3. V. 9. The thicknesse namely the thicknesse of the wals which inclosed all these chambers and the counterforts And that which namely the space likewise which was between the counterforts which was left for the chambers was of five cubites from the outside of the Temple to the wall of the chambers v. 11. V. 10. Between these chambers namely between these chambers which were joyned to the body of the Temple and the chambers which were right over against them over the porticoes round about the courts there was a void space V. 11. The doores of the counterforts of each side namely of the North and South side under which is also comprehended the East side had doores made in them to goe from the staire-case into the chambers and from one chamber to the other and the breadth namely from the wall of the Temple to the wall which inclosed the counter-forts V. 12. The building namely this whole circuit of chambers and counterforts In the end towards the Italian on both sides towards namely from the North and South side which by a direct line looked full Westward was seventy whereof sixty were the length of the body of the Temple five the length of the chambers and counterforts and five the thicknesse of the wall which inclosed them on the outside Broad he cals the length so compared with the height which was of ninety cubites The length that is to say the height V. 13. The house that is to say comprehending all the parts and additions thereunto together as the Portico and the chambers the dimensions whereof from East to West being all put together made up just one hundred cubites V. 14. Of the separate It was a space correspondent in breadth to the other which was spoken of v. 10. an hundred cubites namely in length from North to South V. 15. Of the building namely of those porticoes made with pilasters and arches wherewith the inward court was incompassed Over against namely the place of twenty cubites v. 10. which was in the middle which was behind it namely towards the West on the one side and the namely towards the North and South an hundred cubites equall with the place v. 14. The inner Temple namely which was in the middle of that court which was incompassed with pilasters and arches V. 16. The doore-postes he seemes to meane the upper parts of the windowes On their three stories For on the East side there was portall but only a plaine inclosure of stone which did separate the Priests court from the Temple floore over against the He seemes to meane the chambers which were between the counterforts seeled with namely their seelings were made of

V. 34. Kibroth-Hattaavab That is to say the graves of lust CHAP. XII VERS 1. SPake Either openly contending with him or speaking ill of him aside in his absence Because of It is not set down what they object unto him concerning this mariage whether it were because she was no● of Gods people or because that for the love of her he gave her father Hobab too much power Nu. 10. 26. or some such like thing Ethiopian The Italian hath it the Cushite Zippora Exod. 2. 21. Who was of the land of Midian part of the eastern Ethiopia or Arabia called Cus Genesis chapt 2. 〈◊〉 13. V. 2. Hath the Lord indeed Are not we also endowed with the same spirit of prophesie as hee is and able to reprove or correct him if wee doe amisse See 1 Corinth 14. 32. By us See Exodus 15. 20. Mic. 6. 4. V. 3 Now the man Moses took notice of it and pardoned these murmurings and small distastes but the Lord would ●oot them out at the first beginning for feare of scandall and the inconveniences which might spring out of the dissention of the governours V. 5. Came down See upon Exod. 34. 5. V. 6 If there be Although yee bee all Prophets yet there is a difference of degrees in this gift and Moses hath it in the most eminent and therefore it behoveth not you to judge him as his equalls In a vision These were the two ordinary wayes of Propheticall revelation in both of them the Prophets sences were as it were lulled asleep to receive the impression of Gods light the soule being as it were gathered all within it self and severed from corporall sences But the difference consisted in this that in a vision the withdrawing of the senses was by a supernaturall meanes whereby the body and the faculties of it were extreamly troubled and cast down Dan. 8 18. and 10. 8 16 17. by the strength of divine enlightning beyond all naturall capacity imprinting in the mind the representations of the things revealed or the meaning of them by words In a dreame the suspension of the sences was naturall by sleep wherein God framed some imaginations or caused them of mans fancy to meet in some concurrency with such things as he meant to reveale or without them hee fashioned some inward speech in the Prophet and all this without any labour to the body The third manner which was ordinary to Moses very rare in other Prophets was by a distinct and sensible voyce all the sences remaining entire and free in their owne actions especially in Moses for in other Prophets this never happened without extream terrour and abatement of all naturall power Josh. 5. 13. Judg. 6. 22. and 13. 20 22. Unto him by internall speech in the mind as Hos. 〈◊〉 2 V. 8 Apparently Clearely directly and openly even as present See 1 Cor. 13. 12. Darke speeches The Hebrew hath it with Enigma's See Judg. 14 12. He behold So was the sonne of God wont to speake with Moses in a visible shape before the Tabernacle was set up Ex. 24. 10. and 33. 20. Afterwards hee spake with him ordinarily out of the cloud by 〈◊〉 voice Num. 7. 89. V. 10 From off The cloud did alwayes use to be over the Tabernacle in the shape of a cloup lifted up in the aire upright Exod. 40 35 38. but when God would speak out of it it would come down and spread it selfe about the Tabernacle and when hee had done it would return again to its wonted place Miriam By this it appeareth that Miriam was most in fault concerning this murmuring against Moses it may be by some female emulation between her and her sister in law White as Ex. 4. 6. yet it is likely there was some live slesh amongst it otherwise the should not have been kept apart as uncleane according to the Law Lev. 13. 10. 13 15. V. 11 Lay not Doe thou forgive us and let us through thine intercession be absolved by God impute not this sin unto us V. 14 Had but spit through any just anger 〈◊〉 ashamed not daring for to shew her self Shut out according to the Law Lev. 13. 46. 2 Chron 26 21. V. 16. Peran In the Italian this is the first verse of the 13 chapter It is plaine by Numbers 3● 8. Deut. 1. 22. That all the removalls inserted Numb 33 18. are here omitted for brevity sake and that it was a great parcell of desert from Sur Exod. 15. 22. to Kadesh whence the spies were sent out verse 26. CHAP. XIII VERS 1. NOw in the Italian this is the second verse and so all along this Chapter the English translation runneth one verse before the Italian Spake approving of the desire and demand of the people Deu. 1. 22. V. 2 Of their fathers Whereof each one carrieth the name of Patriarch one of Jacobs sons A ruler Of a thousand or an hundred families See upon Exo. 18. 25. V. 17. Southward Directly upon the south side of the land of Canaan over against which we are now encamped The mountain This was the great mountain of Seir and Idumea which incloseth Palestine on that side V. 19 In tents in moveable dwellings tents after the fashion of the Arabians in those countries and of field souldiers V. 21. Of Sin unto Rehob These were the two ends of Palestina longwaies from the south to the north Hamath a city of Siria the northerne bound of Palestina 2 Sam. 8 9 called in after ages Antioch V. 22 And they At their return they did more particularly discover the southern part of the land of Canaan where Hebron stood and it may be gathered by Jos. 14. 9 12. that Caleb went thither alone the spies having before severed themselves one from another the better to avoyd danger Unto Hebron called also Kiriath Arba or city of Arba the father of Anak from whom issued the race of Giant here named Gen. 23 2. Jos. 14. 12 15. and 15. 13. was built was one of the ancientest cities of the world seeing it did contend with the chiefest ancientest city of Egypt Isa. 19. 11. V. 23. The brook or valley of clusters it was a place neere unto Hebron Upon a staffe by reason of the bigness and weight of it V. 24. The brook Escol The Italian hath it Nabal Eschol valley or brook of clusters V. 26 ●o Kadesh In this place is to be understood not the great desert of Kadesh but the city of Kadeshbarne where the Israelites were encamped being a confine of the Idumeans Num. 20. 16. and 32. 8. Deu. 1. ●9 Jos. 14. 6. V. 29. In the mountains in the hilly part of the countrey which fell to the tribe of Juda. V. 30 Caleb Together with Joshua Num. 14. 6. 30 The people which began to murmure and to rise against Moses V. 32. Eateth up Is inhabited by a warlike and fierce nation whereby there arise frequent wars and seditions and slaughters amongst them how much the more then need

the fathers side and that his grand mother only was a Manassite But whether he were adopted into that Tribe or whether hee joyned himselfe with his kins-folks the Manassites in this enterprise he was always numbred amongst thē Thereof from the Amorites v. 39. called also Geshurites and Sirians or Ar●mites 1 Chro. 2. 23. V. 42. Nobah This man is mentioned no where else but it is very likely ●hat he was some of the heads of the halfe tribe of Manasseh CHAP. XXXIII VERS 31. BEne-Jaakan A name abbreviated from Beeroth-Bene-Jaakan the wels of the sons of Jaakan Deu. 10. 6. V. 44. Jie-Abarim The Italian hath it The tops of Abarim see upon Num. 21. 11. V. 45. D●bon G●d It should seeme that this place was so n●med after the country was conquered to dist 〈…〉 nish it from another Dibon which fell to Reuben J●s 13. 17. V. 49. Abel-shittim The plaine of Shittim and it seemes to be the same place which is plainely called Shittim Num. 25. 1. CHAP. XXXIV VERS 3. SAlt sea The sulphurous and bituminous lake of Sodom see Gen. 14. 3. Contrary to the other lakes of Palestine which are of fresh water Eastward at the end of this sea of Sodome the Eastern and Southerne bounds 〈…〉 ll m●e● V. 4. Hazar Addar Jos. 15. 3. there are two distinct Cities H●z●●n and Addar it may be they wer● two neighbouring Cities or but one City divided into two pa●ts wh●reby the names come to be joyned V. 5 The River The Italian The tor●ent a little river which p●rted Palestine and Egypt went out into the s●● ●t a City called Riv●cotura and is called Sihor Jos. 13. 3. which in the Hebrew is the same name as Nilus wherefore some beleeve that it was a branch of it but the distance of the place will not suffer it At the sea namely the Mediterranean sea called here below the great sea to make a distinction betweene it and the lakes of Palestina which are also called S●as V. 6 For a border The Italian The great sea and his borders the meaning of these words may be that the sea did bound the land of Canaan on the Westerne side from one end to the other to the bounds of the Country Northward and Southward Or that within this bound were contained the circumstances of the sea it selfe as certain Islands and some way within the sea according to the custome of the Countries bordering upon the sea and other waters having therein right of fishing custome passage c. See Jos. 23 23 27. and 15. 12. V. 7. Hor This is another Hor and not that which is spoken of Num 20. 22. where Aaron died for that was ●n the East side of Canaan and this on the North side and it seemeth to be the same as is called Hermō Deuter. 3. 9. Jos. 13. 5. and was a long ridge of hils wherof one part peradventure was called Hor the other parts Senir Syrion Sion Misai Deu. 3. 9. and 4. 48 Ps● 42. 6. and therfore he generall name is also sometimes expressed in the plurall number Hermonim that is to say the Hermonian hils V. 11. On the East side of Ain The Italian hath it Over against the fountain the Ancients have here understood the great and delicious fountain Daphnis which was neere unto Antioch and is here calc Ribla which went out into Jordan Some take this fountaine to be the spring of Jordan which cannot so well be Chinnereth this is the lake called in the new Testament the sea or lake of Genezareth or Tiberias CHAP. XXXV VERS 2. SUburbs c. They were certain spaces of ground about the cities for pastures orchards gardens flocks countrey houses and other petty countrey commodities which ought not to be tilled not planted with vines because the Levites were to have no such lands nor yet employ themselves in tilling the ground Num. 18. 20 24. V. 4. A thousand Drawing foure lines of a thousand cubits a piece from the foure sides of the wals of the city and then measuring the length from one end of the lines to the other end opposite against it which will be two thousand cubits to make a perfect square V. 6. The manslayer Having done it unawares V. 12. From the avenger The Italian hath it From him that hath right to avenge That is the neeres● of kinn● to whom by reason of consanguinity it belongeth 〈◊〉 prosecute the manslayer in judgement who also 〈…〉 ing the mansl●yer in a place by chance from whence he may not b● brought before a Magistrate may lawfully 〈…〉 y him In judgement to justifie his innecency 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and unwilling mansla●● ●ter The 〈…〉 〈◊〉 Magist●ate or councell of Judges established in every great city to decide capitall matters which according to some were three twenty in number and according to others seventeen V. 16. Smite him Though peradventure without any intent yet he may not make use of the freedom because that smiting in that kind he might and ought to have foreseen the danger of the blow V. 17. Throwing a stone Throwing it out of his hand or out of a sling● opposite to stones thrown down unawares v. 23. V. 19. Shall stay Shall procure by way of justice to let him have his deserved death He me 〈…〉 e 〈…〉 whether he be moved by su●daine w●a● or that he meet him in a place whence he cannot bring him before a publick judge V. 22. Suddenly The Italian Unawares by some chance sodainly it not laying in his power to beware or to prevent it V. 27 Not be guilty In civill and human justice for otherwise the ma 〈…〉 aughter being proved to be casual and unwillingly done conscience did not permit the next kinsman to take revenge Deu. 19. 10. But this exemption served to impose a necessity upon the unwilling manslayer to observe the order established by God for his safety flying to a place of freedom The I●●lian hath Fo● suffering to fly to the city of his refuge V. 32. For him that is fled My safeguard ought not to be sold nor exchanged for money others translate it You shall not take money of him that is to fly to the City of refuge to let him return c. V. 33. Shall not pollute Make it not a place or theater of misdeeds nor a receipt for all offenders For a place is sanctified or polluted by those that dwell in it and by the deeds that are done in it V. 34. I dwell The Italian I will dwell in the signes and sacraments of my power and in the continual effects of my vertue wherefore I ought to be obeyed in my commands and reverenced in mine Image which I have imprinted in man being not able to suffer violence before mine eyes CHAP. XXXVI VERS 4. THe Jubile At which time all were restored to their goods which they had alienated V. 7 For eve●y one This law hath a regard to the distinction aswel● of per●ons as goods that the goods

justice and beleef in thy merey see Ios. 7. 19. V. 36. teach them as well the knowledge as the practice through thy corrections V. 37. Plague all diseases and sicknesses which proceed immediately from superior causes or from God are so called in scripture V. 38. The plague namely their sin whereby they shall have wounded their conscience and whereby through thy punishments they shall be induced to seek remedy at thy hands through thy grace V. 39. According to not according to his former sinnes but according to his present repentance or impenitency V. 41. Thy names sake to worship and serve thee Or because he hath obtained the knowledge of thee V. 43. Is called that the name which it beareth of thy Temple is not vaine but accompanied with reall and admirable effects V. 44. Thou hast this is said to shew a lawfull warre undertaken by Gods command or according to common right whereby it must be undertaken by a necessary justice and a just necessity V. 47. Bethink themselves Heb. bring back the thing to their heart that is to say think seriously upon the true causes and remedies of their evills committed wickednesse or we have been wicked and guilty V. 49. Maintaine their cause against the unjust invasion and oppression of their enemies whom thou hast made use of to afflict thy people though they did nothing regard thee Isay 10. 5 6. and 47. 6. Zac. 1. 15. 51. Thine inheritance thine own peculiar people Deut. 5. 20. V. 59. Be nigh have thou them still in remembrance V. 63. Dedicated by solemn actions of prayers sacrifices and devotions began to settle it unto its proper sacred use see upon Num. 7. 10. V. 64. The King because the Altar could not serve for such a great number of sacrifices hee employed the whole Priests Court to that use being divinely inspired so to doe V. 65. Held a feast for seven dayes together the dedication was celebrated and for the other seven dayes following was the feast of the Tabernacles as may be gathered by 2 Chro. 7. 5. 9. the entring being the confines of the length of Palestine Numb 34. 5. 8. V. 66. The eighth day on the end of the last day of the feast of the Tabernacles see 2 Chron. 7. 9. Exod. 23. 15. for David his house and his successor CHAP. IX VERS III. I Have hallowed I have ratified the dedication which thou hast made of it that it may be the place where the signes of my presence and the manifestation of my glory on earth may remaine and that have I done within my selfe and made it manifest unto men that I have done it by the tokens of the cloud and the fire descended from heaven 2 Chron. 7. 1. for ever without any interruption untill the comming of the Messias So that you doe but keep the following conditions mine eyes the effects of my grace and providence shall there bee found and felt Deut. 11. 12. V. 7. Cast out I will withdraw my love from it and give over the protection of it and expose it to destruction as a foule and polluted thing V. 8. Shall hiss● in scorn and horror V. 11. Gave Hiram for those Cities were as yet inhabited by pagans Iudg. 1. 31. 32. Wherefore Galilee was called of the Gentiles Isa. 9. 1. V. 12. Pleased him not and therefore he restored them to Salomon who did people them with Israelites V. 13. Cabul a name of uncertaine signification according to some it signifieth a durty or a sandy ground Others say that according to the Phenician language it signifieth a displeasing thing see Io●h 19. 27. V. 14. Sent according to others he did send that is to say yearly as in way of tribute which is not very likely talents see Exod. 38. 25. V. 15. The reason the Italian the manner described vers 20. the levie of which see 1 King 5. 13. Millo this was a great terrace born up with exceeding strong walls set upon a deep precipice or valley which divided mount Sion from mount Moriah over against the Temple to the Southward see 1 King 11. 27. 2 Chron. 32. 5. V. 16. Gone up Gezer was a City within the Territory of Ephraim in which the Cananites had remained since the ancient times and were not driven out Iosh. 16. 10. Iudg. 29. And it is likely that either by reason of the difficulty of the enterprise or through some connivance of the children of Israel who had so long cohabited amongst these infidels Solomon suffered Pharaoh to assault it provided that the City being once taken should bee delivered into his hands in lew of a dowry or over dowry with his wife V 18. Tadmor some have believed that it is the city which in ancient times was called Palmira scituate in the confines of the Countrey toward Syria which was a small Countrey very fruitfull but encompassed round about with desart and sandy places and that it is the same as is called Tamar Ezec. 47. 19. V. 19. Of store for armes and victualls as Exo. 1. 11. for his Charrets see 1 King 4. 26. V. 21. Were not able see Iosh. 15. 63. and 17. 12. atribute of bond service this in the Italian is in vers 20. besides the tribute of their goods and Solomon herein seemeth to imitate that which was done to the Gibe●nites ' Iosh. 9. 23. and that these Cananites also were converted to the Lord for otherwise it was not lawfull to make any covenant with them Deut. 7. 2. Whereupon those nation were called the servants of Solomon Ezr. 2. 55. 58● Neh. 11. 3. V. 23. Five hundred 2 Chro. 8. 10. this number is but two hundred and fifty but it is very likely that they did their service by turnes halfe of them at a time and that the fifty which are here over and above were as decurions or commanders of ten over the rest Now these Commissaries were Israelites the other inferior ones which were more in number 1 King 5. 16. were Strangers V. 25. Three times namely at the solemn feasts for he offered his daily sacrifices besides 2 Chron. 8. 13. offer by the hands of the Priests before th● Lord namely in the holy place over against the Arke the great curtaine and another partition being between V. 28. Ophir an Eastern conntrey of the Indies Gen. 10. 29. whence came the purest and finest gold Gen. 2. 11. 12. foure hundred and twenty 2 Chron. 8. 18. there are set down foure hundred and fifty whereupon some have thought that they are severall voyag●s which are mentioned for Solomon sent thither every three years 1 King 10. 22. CHAP. X. VERS I. OF Sheba of a part of Ethiopia Gen. 10. 7. the name which fame he had gotten through Gods benefits by meanes of his grace to prove him an ancient triall of wits used among wise men to finde out an ingenious explication of dark and intricate questions see Iudg. 14. 12. V. 5. His assent the Italian hath it the burnt offerings others

land Deut. 21. 23. V. 13. This shall be namely This great heap of carkasses and bones shall be as a glorious trophie and monument for them V. 14 They shall sever out Because that men as did such things were uncleane according to the law Numb 19. 11. With the passengers Causing travellers that come along the way to helpe them for otherwise a Jew had defiled himselfe by doing of it V. 15. A sign● To shew the buriers a farre off that there are bones of a dead carkasse that they might bury them and perfectly cleanse the countrey V. 16. The name There shall a perpetuall memory remaine of this great discomfiture as if the next city standing at the end of this valley should beare the name of Hamonah that is to say multitude V. 18. Rammes that is to say That are not base persons like the carkasses of uncleane beasts but 〈…〉 d persons like unto choyce flesh V. 21. I will set That is to say I will cause it plainly to appeare V. 23. All The whole state and body of the Nation or indifferently of all estates and qualities V. 29. I have powred Whereby having abundantly sanctified it I will for ever take pleasure in it whereas contrariwise sinne is that which causeth the Lord to turne away from his Church CAAP. XL. Vers. 1. IN the beginning In the first moneth The City namely Jerusalem Smitten Taken sacked and destroyed Thither To Jerusalem V. 2. Very high mountaine This was mount Moriah upon which the Temple was built Now though it was but an indifferent high hill yet because it was the figure of the height of the spirituall Temple of the Church it is represented in vision like unto an exceeding high hill see Isa. 2. 3. Mic. 4. 1. Rev. 21. 10. As the frame namely the Temple of God which for greatnesse number of buildings strong walls and towers shewed more like a city then a Temple The South Moriah did stand on the North side of Jerusalem Psal. 48. 2. but in respect of Babylon which lay Northward from Judea from whence the Prophet is here transported in vision to Jerusalem the Temple appeares Southward to him V. 3. A man The Sonne of God himselfe in humane shape who is the soveraigne Architect of his Church Zech 6. 12. Heb. 3. 3 4. 6. Rev. 21. 15. Brasse Bright and sparkling see Ezek. 1. 4. Rev. 1. 15. In the gate It is likely that he means the North gate of the Temple seeing the Prophet was come from the North. V. 5. A wall This was the outward wall which went round about the whole building Now the Lord sheweth the Prophet the frame of Salomons-Temple which had been destroyed by the Chaldeans that the memory of that incomparable magnficence might be preserved in the Church for a figure and assurance of her spirituall Temple in this world but especially of it in the celestiall glory See Eph 3. 18. Rev. 21. 2. 10. The breadth namely The thicknesse of the wall whose forme is not here specified whether it were with pillars or no. V. 6. Then came he Passing through the Gentiles Court which was within side of that wall and did wind from the North towards the East The gate Which was the East gate by which they went into the court of the people of Israel separated from the Gentiles court by a great bulding framed of arches below and two stories of chambers above Now by the word gate hee meanes the bodie of a building which had two gates at the two ends with a gallery of fifty cubits in length v. 15. at the end of which gallery were three little chambers on the one side and three on the other side parted with pilasters and arches The staires which were in number seven as may be gathered by v. 22. and 26. And this sheweth that they went up from the court of the Gentiles to the court of the people and likewise from thence to the Priests court by eight steps v 31. 34. ●7 and from the Priests court to the porch of the Temple by eight more v. 49. So that whole masse of building did rise everyway The threshold which was answerable to the breadth and thicknesse of the wall Of the gate namely the first gate which looked towards the Gentiles court V. 7. Little chamber they were the Chambers belonging to the doore-keepers of the Temple within side of the portall which were at the end of the said gallery Five Cubits this space was taken up by the posts which bore up the vaults under which the chambers were And besides those five cubits of massie pillars there were the out jettings in the bases and the cornices which with the pillars made seven Cubits and a palme The threshold in the gate there were two voide spaces and the gallery from the one to the other in the porch of the first space comming from without there were steps which were within side of that space of v. 9. In the other space towards the inward Court there was a threshold a little raised from the ground which was a reed in breadth equall with the post threshold v. 6. The porch by the porch he meanes all the whole gate with the pillars and the vault above neere or under which vault was the threshold which the Angell measured V. 8. The Porch namely the breadth of the pillars from East to West V. 9. Measured he from the South to the North. The Porch from one of the fronts opposite to the other Now the fronts were the halfe columnes set to the whole columnes without the gate and those whole columnes being of two Cubits of diameter these halfe columnes were of one Cubit on the one side and another Cubit on the other side and these two Cubits joyned to the eight Cubits of this verse make up the tenne Cubits of verse 11. The Porch that Gallery or open Entry which led to the gate of this Court was not out of the building but within it V. 10. The Posts the Italian The Fronts by which are also meant the whole columnes before which were these fronts or halfe columns V. 11. Ten see upon v. 9. The length that is to say the height Now because there is no proportion in thirteene Cubits of height upon eight Cubits of breadth these thirteene Cubits must be taken either from the Pedestall upward or from the ground to the arch of the gate V. 12. The space the Italian the inclosure he seemes to meane the walls which inclosed the chambers before and behinde for on the two sides the pillars of the vaults served for walls One Cubit namely in thicknesse Were six Cubits that is to say it was as long as it was broad Now v. 7. it is said that it was a reed long and a reed broad but in this description which is made but grossely the palme which the reed was more then six Cubits may be left out and neglected V. 13. The Gate namely all that building a crosse which