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A57230	Choice observations and explanations upon the Old Testament containing in them many remarkable matters, either not taken notice of, or mistaken by most, which are additionals to the large annotations made by some of the Assembly of Divines : to which are added some further and larger observations of his upon the whole book of Genesis perused and attested by the Reverend Bishop of Armagh, and Mr. Gataker Pastor of Rederith / by ... John Richardson ...	Richardson, John, 1580-1654.; Ussher, James, 1581-1656.; Gataker, Thomas, 1574-1654.; Westminster Assembly (1643-1652)	1655 (1655)	Wing R1385; ESTC R3676	529,737	519

be sprinkled seven times before the Lord before the vaile of the Sanctuary And then some of it to be put upon the hornes of the Altar of sweet incense before the Lord and the rest of the blood to be poured out at the bottome of the Altar of the burnt-offering as in the sin-offering of the Holy Priest Levit 4. v. 5 6 7. And of the whole Congregation ch 4. v. 16 17 18. Sometimes it was to be put upon the tip of the right eare and upon the thumb of the right hand and upon the great toe of the right foot and some of the blood upon the Altar was to be sprinkled upon the garments as Moses did at the consecration of Aaron and his sonnes Levit. 8. 23 24 30. all which was typical and ceremonial In summe it was given upon the Altar to make an atonement for soules for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soule Lev. 17. 11. and almost all things are by the Law purged with blood and without shedding of blood is no remission Heb. 9. 22. But with them blood was never at any time or upon any occasion to be eaten Lev. 7. 26 27. 1 Sam. 14. 32 33 34. And the Apostles make a decree for the forbearance of eating things strangled and blood Acts 15. 20. yet now the ceremonial Law being expired and the restraint in this text not so clear and full or not reaching to all people in all ages out of the case of scandal which occasioned the Apostles necessary 1 Cor. 8. 13. though temporary decree I see no necessity enforcing the contrary but that Christians may use their Christian liberty knowing that to the pure all things are pure that meat commends us not to God that whatsoever is sold in the shambles that we may eat asking no question for conscience sake V. 5. And surely your blood of your lives Your life-blood The reason of the former prohibition Of every beast Exod. 21. 28. mans brother All men are brethren Act. 17. 26. V. 6. Whoso sheddeth Wittingly and wilfully Numb 35. 31. else Cities of Refuge weee appointed as may be seen Numb 35. 11 15 22 23. Deut. 29. 3 6. by man Magistrate Revenger of blood Numb 35. 19 21 27. for in the image This reason sheweth death to be due for murther before the flood and from the beginning though God extraordinarily suffered Cain to live a life likely worse then death as a spectacle of his wrath all his age To deny the legal and military use of the sword to Christians is an Anabaptistical faucie V. 10. And with every living creature For mans sake for whom they were made and in the flood for his sin destroyed V. 11. All flesh No universal deluge though particular countreys may be drowned by the waters of a flood Yet in the end by fire 2 Pet. 3. 7 10. the earth As ch 6. 11. V. 13. My bowe Wittily say some bended upwards and witho●t any arrow in it This was in the clouds before naturally But now significatively instituted to this use to be a token of this Covenant for the assurance of the truth and performance of it and Gods oath annexed to it Esay 54. 9. V. 14. When I bring a cloud At sometimes V. 18. And Ham is the father of Canaan So againe v. 22. To imply the reason why Canaan is cursed v. 25 26 27. And that the Israelites who in Moses time and after were commanded to root them out might know that they were of an accursed race and off-spring V. 20. Began In the new world a new beginner yet some yeares after the flood V. 21. Uncovered Likely wearing long and loose garments without breeches As likely David did when Michal mocked him 2 Sam. 6. 20. To prevent which linnen breeches were commanded to Priests Exod. 28. 42. Ezech. 44. 19. and Gods Altar was to be builded without steps Exod. 20. 26. V. 22. And told He should have concealed it from his brethren and covered it himself V. 24. And knew Upon enquiry or otherways by relation or revelation V. 25. Said Prophetically both in his cursing and blessing by warrant of Gods Spirit V. 25. Cursed be Canaan Not naming Cham. But shewing thereby the curse to be entailed on him and on Canaan his fourth sonne ch 10. 6. then borne and haply a Partner in his fathers sinne and on his posterity after him Prov. 30. 17. a servant of servants Thus fore-doom'd to a most servile slavish estate and condition This most seen long after in the Gibeouites Josh. 9. 21. and in the Canaanites As the blessing on Japhet was long after fulfilled when the Gentiles became Christians V. 26. Blessed be the Lord God of Shem Shem blessed because God is called his God Psal. 144. 15. He named before Japheth his elder brother in covering his fathers nakednesse v. 23. and Canaan shall be his servant So to Chador●aome●● of Shems progeny being King of Elam ch 14. 1 4 c. and ch 10. 22. so in the times of Joshuah Judges and Kings of Judah and Israel V. 27. In the tents of Shem In the Church become Converts and Christians Eph. 2. 13 14 19. 3. 6. even when Shems posterity the natural branches was much out off Rom. 11. 11. and Canaan shall be his servant Alexander the Great and the Romanes subdued them V. 29. And he died living almost to the birth of Abram CHAP. X. Verse 1. JAphet He is renowned in the ancient Greek Writers called Iupetos V. 2. Madai Of him the Medes Javan Of him the countrey Ionia the Grecians V. 5. Isles Properly or improperly such countreys whereto the Jewes from their land could not passe but by shipping the Province of Europe here meant every one after his tongue As it fell out after that division of tongues ch 11. 9. V. 6 Cush Cushians or the Ethiopians near the Arabian sea Mizraim Egyptians Mizraim in the Old Testament is alwayes called Egypt in the New Testament V. 7. Seba Whence came the West-African-Ethiopians and likely the Queen of Shebah 1 King 10. 1. called the Queen of the South coming from the uttermost parts of the earth Matth. 12. 42. And the E●nuch of Candac● Acts 8. 27. Havilah In Arabiah V. 8. And Cush begat Nimrod Reserved here to the last place because Moses meant to speak most of him a mighty one Usurped by violence a more imperious Power and Government then formerly was used and enlarged his dominions V. 9. A mighty Hunter Hunter of men Tyrants and Oppressors are called Hunters Jer. 16. 16. before the Lord Openly without feare of God V. 10. Babel ch 11. 9. Semiramis then the wife of Ninus sonne to this Nimrod or Belus as profane Authors have it founded not this City but repaired it After Nimrods time it seems the seat of that Monarchy being the first was translared to Nineveb in Assyria Micah 5. 6. And after many ages Babylon rebuilt by Nebuchadnezzar Dan. 4. 30. Shinar Comprehending Mesopotamia situate

with desire into the mysteries of Christ 1 Pet. 1. 12. ministring unto him Mar. 1. 13. at his Tentation Mat. 4. 11. in his Passion Luke 22. 43. at his Resurrection John 20. 12. and Ascension Acts 1. 11. And ministring through him unto his people V. 13. The Lord stood Jehovah His Providence over us in Christ I am the Lord God of Abraham ch 17. 7. Heb. 11. 16. And this teacheth the Resurrection of the dead Luke 20. 37 38. to thee and to thy seed To thee in thy seed when yet he had no wife or childe V. 14. And thy seed Renewes the Promise to him and states it in him which was formerly made to Abraham and to Isaac Act. 3. 25. all the families So the Promise pertaines to us we may say with the Prophet God found him in Bethel and there he spake with us Hos. 12. 4. V. 15. I am with thee The like Promise made at his return ch 31 3. in all God giving his sonne doth with him give all things also Rom. 8. 32. 1 Tim 4. 8. not leave thee Josh. 1. 5. Heb. 13. 5. untill Not excluding the time following As Mat. 28. 20. V. 16. And I knew it not Being awaked he perceived that God had appeared to him there admires at it and his goodnesse in it that not only in his Fathers house but even there God vouchsafed such Apparitions Job 9. 11. V. 17. Afraid Such glorious though gracious Apparitions affects mans frailty with feare because of his sin Mat. 17. 6. Luke 2. 9. 8. 35. Rev. 1. 17. See Annot. on ch 16. 13. the house of God He thinks this therefore a fit place for the building of an House to God v. 22. 1 Tim. 3. 15. V. 18. The stone Or heap of stones v. 11. or else some one of them pillar Some extemporary pile of stones raised by him afore on the sudden without tooles as a thankful memorial of Gods gracious Apparition in that place This likely being after demolished he erects about thirty yeares after a new pillar of stone upon another Apparition in the same place ch 35. 14 15. This here was a religious signe and monument as Altars also were Esay 19. 19. There were also pillars for civil monuments as Rachels pillar on her grave ch 35. 20. and Absaloms pillar 2 Sam. 18. 18. the pillar Galecd Gen. 31. 45 47 52. But when the Law was given by Moses pillars for religious use were forbidden Lev. 26. 1 Deut. 16. 22. in the margin Hos. 10. 1. And the pillars of idolaters commanded to be broken down Deut. 12 3. 7. 5. and poured oile Which he had for food or to anoint his body in travel Jacob poured it on the top or the pillar to consecrate it for holy use Thus oile of consecration in use before the Law of Moses So again ch 35. 14. As after in the Law there was an anointing oile to sanctifie the things used in Gods service Exod. 25. 6. 30. 22 25 29 to 34. 40. 9 to 16. Or rather here Jacob poured it as to an offering of thanksgiving to God having no other sacrifice at hand As David poured out the water of the Well of Bethlehem 2 Sam. 23. 16. See ch 35. 14. but these rites and manner of Worship with all the Levitical ceremonies and Consecrations of places persons and things to divine service are taken away by the Gospel John 4. 20. 1 Tim. 2. 8. Yet the rules of religious order and decency in the times places and particulars of Christian Worship are to be observed V. 19. Bethel The City Luz hard by this place and after hereupon called Bethel Bethel was on an high hill And therefore we read of Mount Bethel Josh. 16. 1. It was nigh to Hui or Ai and West of it Gen. 12. 8. Josh. 7. 2. ch 8● 9. 12 ch 12. 9. And therefore the men of Bethel and Ai are joyned together Ezra 2. 28. Nehem. 7 32. Bethlehem and Shilo were not far from it Gen. 35. 16 19. Judg. 21 19. Abraham pitched his Tent close by it i● not there Gen. 12. 8. 13. 3. As Jacob had this dream and vision here whereupon he calls the name of the place Bethel so God himself bidding him returne from Laban is pleased to call himself the God of Bethel ch 31. 13. And upon his return God bids him go and dwell there which command he obeyes and here makes an Altar And upon a second vision and Promise made he the second time erects a pillar and renewes the name of Bethel ch 35. 1 3 4 5 6 9 13 14 15. Hos 12. 4. In Joshuths time it had a King Josh. 12. 16. Joshuah and after the house of Joseph conquered it Josh. 12. 16. Judg. 1. 22 23 24 25. It fell then by lot to the tribe of Benjamin Josh. 18. 22. There being another of the name it seems that fell to Ephraim 1 Chron. 7. 28. It is one of the three places whither Samuel rede circuit yearly and judged Israel 1 Sam 7. 16. Saul in his time met three men going up to God to Bethel ● Sam 10. 3. had two thousand men of his army with him there and in Micmash 1 Sam. 13. 2. David sent of the spoiles of the Amalckites to them of Bethel if under that name in that place Kiriah-jearim the House of God where the Ark then was and abode be not understood Jeroboam in his time set up here one of his golden Calves made an Altar and setled Priests 1 Kings 12. 28. 29 32 33. And hence Bethel the House of God seemes to be called Bethaven the house of vanity Hos. 4. 15. 5. 8. 10. 5. And yet there was another place properly called Bethaven and nigh to B●thel Josh. 7. 2. 18. 12. 1 Sam. 13. 5. 14. 23. Thither came a man of God while Jeroboam stood by the Altar to burne incense and prophesied against it and healed the Kings hand that was dried up for stretching it out against him which Prophet was after slain by a Lion for suffering himself to be seduced by an old Prophet that dwelt in Bethel and came out of Samaria 1 Kings 13. 2 Kings 23. 18. Abijah the sonne of Rchoboam took from Jeroboam Bethel with the townes thereof 2 Chron. 13 9 whereupon and upon the captivity of the ten tribes Jeremie useth these words That the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their confidence Jer. ●8 13. And before that captivity Hosea threatens that Bethel should do so unto them as Shalman had spoiled Beth-arbel in the day of battel Hos 10. 14 15. In Ahaziah's time or rather Jehoram's Kings of Israel Elias comes thither with Elizcus immediately before his taking up into heaven And upon Elizcus his return thither the little children out of the city came and mocked him calling him Bald-head and fourty two of them were torne by beares 2 Kings 2. In the dayes of Jeroboam the second Amos the Prophet in scorn bids the ten tribes come to Bethel and