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A42965	Moses and Aaron civil and ecclesiastical rites, used by the ancient Hebrews : observed, and at large opened, for the clearing of many obscure texts thorowout [sic] the whole Scripture, which texts are now added at the end of the book : wherein likewise is shewed what customs the Hebrews borrowed from heathen people, and that many heathenish customs, originally, have been unwarrantable imitation of the Hebrews / by Thomas Godwyn ...	Godwin, Thomas, 1586 or 7-1642.	1685 (1685)	Wing G984A; ESTC R40480	198,206	288

by her Temple which in one place Pliny saith was two hundred and twenty years a building but elsewhere he saith 400. years partly form the great gain procured unto the Silver-Smiths in making and selling silver Temples of Diana Act. 19. 24. It is much disputed what those silver Temples were some think them to be littles houses or shrines such as were for their smallness portable in form representing the Temple of Diana and within having the Image of Diana inclosed and in this sense 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 is sometimes used to signifie closets or shrines wherein Images were kept Others think certain coyns or pieces of money to be called by the name of Diana's Temple from the similitude of Diana's Temple engraven or stamped upon those coyns as in England we call some pieces of gold the George others the Angel others the Thistle from the impression which they bear The like custom of naming coyns from their Sculpture or impression was not unusual among the Ancients neither were such coyns unusual on which the Temple of Diana was engraven and these capital letters added DIAN EPHE Theodorus Beza in his major Annotations upon the Acts reporteth that he hath seen two of these himself We read of another kind of Idolatrous Worship towards the Moon to have been that men sacrificed to her in womens apparel and women in mens apparel because they thought the Moon to be both male and female whence the Moon is called by old Authors as well Lunus as Luna And Venus whom Philocorus affirms to be the Moon is termed Deus Venus as well as Dea Venus Some have thought that God had respect unto this kind of Idolatry Deut. 22. 5. where men are forbidden to wear womens apparel è contra but it is more generally and upon better grounds thought that the promiscuous use of apparel whereby the distinction of sex is taken away is there forbidden CHAP. VII Of other Gods mentioned in Scripture THe Sun and Moon which are the greater lights in the Heaven I take to have been the chiefest Idols worshipped by the Heathen people Notwithstanding their blind devotion deified also the other Planets and that numberless number of lesser lights called in Scripture Militia Coeli The Host of Heaven whose several natures properties and influences are not distinctly known In like manner there is an Host of Idols mentioned in Holy Writ of whom little or nothing is spoken to the purpose by Authors more than their very names Of this nature are those Chambers of Imagery wherein all forms of creeping things were pourtrayed on the walls Ezek. 8. It may be termed their Pantheon In those Colonies which the King of Ashur transplanted into Samaria every one worshipped the God of his own Nation The men of Babel made Succoth Benoth the men of Cuth made Nergal the men of Hamath made Ashima the Avims made Nibhaz and Tartak the Shepharvaims burnt their Children in the fire to Adram melech and Anam-melech the gods of Shepharvaim 2 Kings 17. 30 31 The Hebrew Doctors say that Succoth Benoth was the picture of an Hen with her Chicken Nergal they interpret Gallum Sylvestrem Asi ma a Goat Nibhaz a Dog Tartak an Ass Adrammelech a Mule Anammelech an Horse that such bruit beasts should be worshipped as gods may seem ridicul●●us but the like to have been practised among the Heathens profane Authors abundantly testifie The Cock was worshipped as a god among the Syrians A Goat by the Mendesii A Dog by others Yea they have adopted into the number of their gods Oxen Lyons Eagles Wolves Crocodiles Cats Rats c. Nay they have digged their gods out of their gardens Garlick Leeks Onions c. To these may be added Nisroch which was the god of the Assyrians and as it seemeth had his Temple at Nineve 2 King 19. ult and Esay 37. ult Secondly 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Rimmon the word signifieth a Pomegranate Concerning this Idol it is much controversed whether Naaman sinned not in saying The Lord be merciful unto thy servant that when my Master goeth into the house of Rimmon c. 2 King 5. 18. Read the words in the Praeter tense when my Master went into the house of Rimmon the sense appears to be a pardon craved for sins past not afterwards to be committed The same word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Bebho in going is put to express the time past in the titles of the Psalms 52. and Psalm 54. Thirdly Nebo otherwise called Nabo and Idol of the Assyrians Jer. 48. 1. He had his name from Prophecy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nabhi signifying a Prophet he seemeth not much to differ from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 so often mentioned in Homer Diodorus Siculus maketh them both one and we may render Nebo the Assyrians Ammon or Jupiter Vaticinus the god of their Oracles CHAP. VIII The several manners of Divine Revelation AS Idolatry originally sprang from mistaking of Scriptures so Witch-craft and Sorcery which holdeth near affinity with Idolatry seemeth to have had its first beginning from an imitation of Gods Oracles God spake in divers manners Heb. 1. 1. By Dreams by Vrim by Prophets 1 Sam. 28. 6 7. when the Lord would by none of these answer King Saul then he sought to a Witch To these might be added Gods speaking from between the Cherubims his answering by Visions Angels and Voices but the chief manner of revealing himself observed by the Hebrew Writers are four which they term four degrees of Prophecy or Divine Revelation somewhat therefore being spoken of these I purpose to explain the several sorts of unlawful divinations mentioned in Scripture The first degree was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Nebuah Prophecy This was when God by certain visions and apparitions revealed his will The second was 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Ruach Hacodesch The inspiration of the Holy Ghost whereby the party was inabled without Visions or Apparitions to prophesie Some shewing the difference between those two add that the gift of Prophecy did cast a man into a trance or extasie all his senses being taken from him but the inspiration of the Holy Ghost was without any such extasie or abolition of the senses as appeareth in Job David Daniel Both these degrees as likewise Urim and Thummim ceased in the second Temple whence their ancient Doctors say that after the latter Prophets Haggay Zachary and Malachy were dead the Holy Glost went up or departed from Israel Howbeit they had the use of a voice or eccho from Heaven In which speech we are not to understand that the Holy Ghost wrought not at all upon the creatures or that it wrought not then in the sanctification of men as in former times but that this extraordinary enabling men to prophesie by the inspiration of the Holy Ghost then ceased and in this sense the Holy Ghost was said to

having reference unto this second The occasion of this Faction was thus When Cyrenius levied this Tax and seized upon Achelaus Herod's sons goods then arose this Judas opposing this Tribute and telling the people that Tribute was a manifest token of servitude and that they ought to call none Lord but only him who was Lord of Lords the God of heaven and earth Whence those that adhered unto him were called Gaulonitae they were also called Galileans It was their blood that Pilate mixed with their sacrifices Luk. 13. 1. For Pilate had not authority over the Nation of the Galileans The reason of this mixture is thought to be because the Galileans forbade sacrifices to be offered for the Roman Empire or for the safety of the Emperour whereupon Pilate being incensed with anger slew them whilst they were sacrificing To this faction belonged those murderers termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 mentioned Acts 21. 38. Concerning the Herodians those that number them among Hereticks make the heresie to consist in two things First in that they took Herod the Great for the promised Messias because in his Reign he being a stranger the Scepter was departed from Judah which was the promised time of the Messiah his coming Secondly they honoured him with superstitious solemnities annually performed upon his Birth-day Of Herod his Birth-day the Poet speaketh Cùm Heredis venêre dies unctâque fenestrâ Dispositae pinguem nebulam vomuere lucernae Portantes violas rubrumque amplexa catinum Cauda natat thynni tumet alta fidelia vino Pers Sat. 1. Now whether this latter may be referred to Herod the Great I much doubt because I find not any Author among the Ancients to speak of Herod the Great his Birth-day It was another Herod Tetrarch of Galilee otherwise called Antipas whose Birth-day we read celebrated Mark 6. 21. The former point that the Herodians received Herod as their Messiah though it hath many grave Authors avouching it yet others justly question the truth thereof for if the Herodians were Jews as most think how then could they imagine that Herod a stranger could be the Messiah seeing that it was so commonly preached by the Prophets and known unto the People that the Messiah must be a Jew born of the Tribe of Jadah and of the house of David Others say that the Herodians were certain flatterers in Herod his Court varying and changing many points of their Religion with Herod their King To omit many other conjectures utterly improbable I incline to Saint Hierom whose Opinion is that the Herodians were those who stood stifly for tribute to be paid to Caesar It concerned Herod who at first received his Grown from Caesar to further Caesar's tribute not only in way of thankfulness but also in way of policy to prevent a possible deposing or disceptring for it was in Caesar's power to take away the Crown again when it pleased him Now in respect that Herod sought to kill Christ and the Herodians with the Pharisees took counsel against him unto this our Saviour might have reference saying Mar. 8. 15. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the leaven of Herod Viz. Of their contagious Doctrine and fox-like subtleties THE SECOND BOOK TREATETH OF PLACES CHAP. I. Their Temple VVHen the Israelites came out of Aegypt Moses was commanded to build a Tabernacle for the place of Gods publick worship Afterward when they were settled in the Promised Land then Solomon was commanded to build a Temple These two shadowed the difference between the Jews Synagogue and the Christian Church The Tabernacle was movable and but for a time The Temple fixed and permanent the state of the Jews vanishing to continue in their generations the state of Christians durable to continue unto the worlds end More principally it shadoweth forth the state of the Church Militant here on earth and triumphant in heaven Unto both the Prophet David alludeth Lord Who shall sojourn in thy Tabornrcle Who shall rest in thine holy Mountain Psal 15. 1. There were in the same tract of ground three hills Sion Moria and Mount Calvary On Sion was the City and Castle of David on Moria was the Temple and on Mount Calvary Christ was crucified but all these three were generally called by the name of Sion whence it is that though the Temple were built on Moria yet the Scripture speaketh of it commonly as if it were upon Mount Sion In the Temple there are these three things considerable First the Sancta Sanctorum the Holy of Holies answerable to our Quire in the Cathedral Churches Secondly the Sanctum the Sanctuary answerable to the Body of the Church Thirdly the Atrium the Court answerable to the Church-yard In the Holy of Holies there were the Golden Censer and the Ark of the Testament Heb. 9. 4. In the Ark there were three things First the pot of Manna secondly Aaron's rod that budded thirdly the Tables of the Testament Heb. 9. 4. Thus they were in Moses his time but afterwards in the days of Solomon only the Tables of the Law were found in the Ark 1 King 8. 9. The cover of this Ark was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Propitiatory or Mercy-seat because it covered and hid the Law that it appeared not before God to plead against man It was a type of Christ who likewise is termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 our Propitiation Rom. 3. 25 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a Propitiatory 1 John 2. 2. At each end of the Mercy seat stood a golden Cherub each Cherub stretched forth his wings and from between them as from an Oracle God gave his answer Exod. 25. 22. Hence it is that the Lord is said to sit between the Cherubims Ps 99. 1. The positure of the Cherubims was such that their faces were each towards the other but both looking down towards the Mercy 〈◊〉 they fitly shadowed out the people of the Jews and Christians both looking toward each other but both expecting salvation in Christ only In the Sanctuary there was the Incense altar in the middle and the Table with the twelve Loaves of Shew-bread on it on the one side and the Candlestick on the other The Incense altar was a type of our prayers Psal 141. 2. And that this Altar must be once every year sprinkled with the blood of the Sacrifice by the High-priest Exod. 30. 10. It teacheth that our very prayers except they be purified by the blood of Christ they are unavailable before God The twelve loaves were a type of the twelve Tribes and the Candlestick a type of the Word of God In them all we may see the necessity of both ordinances required Prayer and Preaching if we would be presented acceptable unto the Lord The Candlestick was a type of Preaching Incense of Prayer In Moses his Tabernacle there was but one Table and one Candlestick In Solomon's Temple there were ten Tables and ten Candlesticks as likewise in the