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A11649	Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.; Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, and the booke of the Psalmes	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?	1627 (1627)	STC 219; ESTC S106799	2,398,875	1,194

Exod. 30. 24. and that which he taketh away he casteth into the place of the ashes by the Altar and lighteth the lampe which was out and the lampe which he findeth not out he dresseth it The lampe which is middlemost when it is out he lights not it after it is made cleane but from the Altar in the Court but the rest of the lampes every one that is out he lighteth from the lampe that is next He lighteth not all the lampes at one time but lighteth five lampes and stayeth and doth the other service and afterwards commeth and lighteth the two that remaine He whose dutie it is to dresse the Candlesticke commeth with a vessell in his hand which is called Cuz and it is of gold like to a great pitcher to take away in it the wekes that are burnt out and the oile that remaineth i● the lamp● and lighteth five of the lamps and leaveth the vessell there before the Candlesticke c. and goeth 〈◊〉 afterwards ●e commeth and lighteth the two lamps and taketh up the vessell in his hand and boweth himselfe downe to worship and goeth his way Maim treat of the daily Sacrifices c. 3. S. 12. 13. 16. 17. The like they have in other records as for the measure of oile in T 〈…〉 yl treat Menacheth chap. 10. fol. 88. Three l●gges of oile and a halfe for the Candlesticke 〈◊〉 a logge for every lampe And for the order in the same 〈◊〉 in Ioma c. 3. fol. 33. The cleans●●g of the 〈◊〉 Altar was before the trimming of 〈◊〉 ●ive lamps and the tri●●●ing of the five lamps before the blood of the daily sacrifice and the blood of the daily s●●rifi●● before the trimming of the two lamps and the trimming of the two lamps before the burning of incense c. This charge of the Priests to order the lamps signified how Christ and his ministers should continually looke unto the puritie of doctrine and preaching of the light of the Gospell from evening to morning in the darke place of this world till the day dawne the day-starre arise in our hearts Rev. 1. 13. and 2. 1. Deut. 33. 10. Ioh. 5. 35. Eph. 3. 8. 9. 2 Pet. 1. 19. 20. 21. Matth. 4. 16. CHAP. XXVIII 1 Aaron and his sonnes are set apart for the Priests office 2 Holy garments are appointed 6 The Ephod● 8 And the curious girdle of it 9 The two Beryll stones on the shoulders thereof on which the names of the twelve Tribes were graven 15 The Brestplate of judgement with twelve precious stones therein 21 on which the names of the twelve Tribes of Israel were graven 22 The golden chaines to fasten it 26 And the golden rings for the same 30 The Vrim and Thummim 31 The Robe of the Ephod with Pomgranats and Bels. 36 The golden plate of the Miter 39 The fine linnen Coate the Miter and the Girdle 40 The Coats for Aarons sonnes with their girdles and bonnets 42 and their linnen breeches 43. The Priests must we are their garments in their administration AND thou take neere unto thee Aaron thy Brother and his Sons with him from among the Sonnes of Israel that he may minister-in-the-Priests-office unto mee Aaron Nadab and Ab●hu Eleazar and Ithamar Aarons Sonnes And thou shalt make garments of Holinesse for Aaron thy Brother for honour and for beautifull glory And thou speake unto all the wise hearted whomsoever I have filled with the spirit of wisedome and let them make Aarons garments to sanctifie him that he may minister-in-the Priests-office unto me And these are the garments which they shal make a Brestplate and an Ephod and a Robe and a Coat of circled-work a Miter and a Girdle and they shall make garments of Holinesse for Aaron thy brother and for his Sonnes that hee may minister-in-the-Priests-office unto mee And they shall take gold and blew and purple and scarlet and fine linnen And they shall make the Ephod of gold of blew and of purple of scarlet and fine linnen twined the worke of a cunning workeman It shall have the two shoulder-peeces joyning together at the two edges thereof and it shall bee joyned together And the curious girdle of his Ephod which is upon it shall be of the same according to the worke thereof of gold of blew and purple and scarlet and fine linnen twined And thou shalt take two Beryll stones and shalt grave on them the names of the Sonnes of Israel Six of their names on the one stone and the names of the fix that are remaining on the second stone according to their births The worke of an engraver in stone like the engravings of a signet shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the sonnes of Israel inclosed in ouches of gold shalt thou make them And thou shalt put the two stones upon the shoulders of the Ephod stones of memoriall for the sons of Israel and Aaron shall beare their names before Iehovah upon his two shoulders for a memorial And thou shalt make ouches of gold And two chaines of pure gold at the ends shalt thou make them of wreathen worke shalt fasten the wreathen chaines to the ouches And thou shalt make the Brest-plate of judgement the worke of a cunning workeman like the worke of the Ephod shalt thou make it of gold of blew purple scarlet and fine linnen twined shalt thou make it Foursquare shall it be doubled a spanne the length thereof and a span the bredth therof And thou shalt embosse in it embosment of stones foure rowes of stones a row a Sardius a Topaz a Smaragd the first row And the second row a Chalcedonie a Saphir a Sardonyx And the third row an Hyacinth a Chrysoprase and an Amethyst And the fourth row a Chrysolyte and a Beryll and a Iasper they shall be set in gold in their embosments And the stones shall be with the names of the Sons of Israel twelve according to their names like the engravings of a signet every man with his name they shall be according to the twelve Tribes And thou shalt make upon the Brestplate chains at the end of wreathen worke of pure gold And thou shaft make upon the Brestplate two rings of gold and shalt put the two rings on the two ends of the Brestplate And thou shalt put the two wreathings of gold in the two rings on the ends of the Brestplate And the other two ends of the two wreathings thou shalt fa●●en on the two ouches and shalt put them on the shoulders of the Ephod before it And thou shalt make two rings of gold and shalt put them upon the two ends of the Brest-plate upon the border thereof which is in the side of the Ephod inward And thou shalt 〈◊〉 two other rings of gold and shalt put them on the two shoulders of the Ephod underneath towards the forepart thereof over-against the coupling thereof above the curious girdle of the Ephod And they shall binde the Brestplate by

the rings therof unto the rings of the Ephod with a lace of blew to be above the curious girdle of the Ephod and that the Brestplate bee not loosed from the Ephod And Aaron shal beare the names of the Sons of Israel in the Brestplate of judgment upon his heart when hee goeth in into the Holy place for a memoriall before Iehovah continually And thou shalt put in the Brestplate of judgment the Vrim and the Thummim and they shall be upon Aarons hart when he goeth in before Iehovah and Aaron shall beare the judgement of the Sonnes of Israel upon his heart before Iehovah continually And thou shalt make the Robe of the Ephod all of blew And there shall be a hole in the top of it in the mids thereof it shall have a binding for the hole round about of woven worke as the hole of an habergeon shall it have that it bee not rent And thou shalt make upon the skirts thereof Pomgranats of blew and of purple and of scarlet upon the skirts thereof round about bels of gold between them round about A bell of gold and a pomgranate a bell of gold and a pomgranate upon the skirts of the Robe round about And it shall be upon Aaron to minister and his sound shall be heard when he goeth in unto the Holy place before Iehovah when he goeth out that he die not And thou shalt make a Plate of pure gold and shalt grave upon it like the engravings of a signet HOLINES TO IEHOVAH And thou shalt put it on a lace of blew it shall be upon the Miter upon the forefront of the Miter it shall be And it shall be upon Aarons forehead and Aaron shall beare the iniquity of the holy things which the Sons of Israel shall ●allow in all the gifts of their holy things and it shall be upon his forehead alwaies for favourable acceptation of them before Iehovah And thou shalt weave with circled worke the Coat of sine linnen and thou shalt make the Miter of fine linnen and thou shalt make the Girdle the worke of the Embroiderer And for Aarons Sonnes th●● shalt make Coats and thou shalt make for them Girdles and Bonnets shalt thou ma●● for them for honour for beautifull glory And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother and upon his sonnes with him and shalt anoint them and fill their hand and sanctifie them that they may minister-in-the-priests-office unto mee And thou shalt make for them linnen breeches to cover the naked flesh from the loines even unto the thighes they shall be And they shall be upon Aaron and upon his sonnes when they goe in unto the Tent of the congregation or when they come neare unto the Altar to minister in the Holy place that they beare not iniquity and die it shall be a statute for ever to him and to his seed after him Annotations TAke nere or cause to come ●igh that is to present themselves unto thee Hitherto God hath appointed such holy things as pertained to his service now he giueth order for holy persons to administer before him minister in c. or execute the Priesthood This honour no man might take unto himself but he that was called of God as Aaron Heb. 5. 4. In this work Aaron chiefly figured out Christ secondarily all Christians whom hee hath made priests unto God Heb. 5. 5. Re. 1. 6. Vers. 2. of holinesse that is holy garments in Greeke an holy stole so called because they signified the holy graces of Gods Spirit wherewith Christ and his people should be clothed For such an high priest it became us to have as is holy harmlesse undefiled Heb. 7. 26. and Gods priests are to be clothed with justice and with salvation Psal. 132. 9. 16. and so are all the Saints Esay 61. 10. beautifull glory the Greeke translateth for honour and glory These two signifie the highest degree of dignitie honour inwardly in the heart and affections glory outwardly in the appearance and cariage as in Esay 28. 1. 4. glory or beauty is compared to a floure and in Esay 61. 3. it is opposed unto ashes As Iesus the son of Iosedek the high priest was clothed in filthy garments which signified iniquitie in him and his ministration Zach. 3. 3. 4. so these garments of honour and glory signified the holy and pure administration of Iesus the Son of God who offered himselfe without spot unto God to purge our conscience from dead workes Heb. 9. 14. by whom also his Church is clothed with garments of beautifull glory Esa. 52. 1. with fine linnen cleane and bright which is the righteousnesse of the Saints Rev. 19. 8. From this speech of honour and glory the Hebrew Doctors have delivered that the garments of the priests were to be new faire c. like the garments of great men If they were foule or torne or overlong or overshort c. and the Priest did his service in them it was unlawfull Every Priests garment that was made filthy they did not whiten it or wash it but leave it for threds or weke and put on new The high Prists garments when they were old were laid up in store and the white garments wherin he served on the fasting day mentioned in Lev. 16. 4. hee never served in them the second time but they were reserved in the place where 〈◊〉 put them off as it is written AND HE SHALL LEAVE THEM THERE Levit. 16. 23. and it was unlawfull to put them to any use The coats of the inferior Priests when they were worne old they made of them threds or weke for the Candlesticke continually Maimony in treat of the Implements of the Sanctuary chap. 8. Sect. 4. 5. 6. Vers. 3. whomsoever Heb. him whom I have filled Here God sheweth his Spirit to be the author and teacher of handicrafts the Prophet sheweth the like of husbandrie Esay 28. 24. 26. sanctifie or consecrate him that is to be a signe of his sanctification from God Therefore it was death to minister without these garments v. 43. and they are called holy garments verse 2. and in times following were laid up in holy chambers and the Priests might not weare them among the people to sanctifie them with their garments Ezek. 44. 19. Vers. 4. circled worke this differed from broidered worke which was of many colours but this coat was of one colour white being of fine linnen onely verse 39. but woven with circles or round hollow places like eyes wherefore the same word is after in v. 11. used for ouches or hollow places wherin stones were set Maimony in the forenamed treatise chap. 8. Sect. 16. saith The coats both of the high Priest and of inferiour priests were of circled worke that is had many hollow places or houses in the weaving like the hollow place of cups c. and a Girdle To these sixe adde the golden Plate or crowne verse 36. and the Breeches vers 42. so the high Priest

Thus pollution passed from one thing to another and from that other to third whereby God figured the contagioness no spreading abroad and infecting where it goeth leaving uncleannesse till the end of that day and beginning of a new then washing our selves by repentance and faith in the bloud of Christ we are cleane For we are buried with him by baptisme into death that like as Christ was raised up from the dead unto the glory of the father even so wee also 〈◊〉 walke in newnesse of life Rom. 6. 4. CHAP. XX. 1 The children of Israel come to Zin where Marie dieth 2 They murmure for want of water 7 The Lord biddeth Moses speake to the Rocke and it should give forth water 11 Moses smi●elt the Rocke and water commeth out 12 The Lora● angry with Moses and Aaron for their unbeleefe 14 Moses at Kadesh desireth passage thorow Edom which is denied him 22 At mount Hor Aaron resigneth his place to Eleazar his sonne and dieth ANd the sons of Israel even the whole congregation came into the wildernesse of Zin in the first moneth and the people abode in Kadesh and Marie died there and was buried there And there was no water for the congregation and they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron And the people contended with Moses and they said saying And oh that we had given up the ghost when our brethren gave up the ghost before Iehovah And why have ye brought the Church of Iehovah into this wildernesse to die there we and our cattell And why have ye made us to come up out of Egypt to bring us in unto this evill place it is no place of seed or of figs or vines or of pomegranates neither is there any water to drinke And Moses and Aaron went from the presence of the church unto the doore of the Tent of the Congregation and they fell upon their faces and the glorie of Iehovah appeared unto them And Iehovah spake unto Moses saying Take the rod and gather together the Congregation thou and Aaron thy brother and speake ye unto the Rocke before their eyes and it shall give forth his water and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the Rocke and thou shalt give the congregation and their cattell drink And Moses took the rod from before Iehovah as he commanded him And Moses and Aaron gathered together the Church before the Rocke and he said unto them Heare now ye rebels shall we bring forth water for you out of this rock And Moses lifted up his hand and he smote the Rocke with his rod twice and much water came out and the Congregation dranke and their cattell And Iehovah said unto Moses and unto Aaron Because ye beleeved not in me to sanctifie me in the eyes of the sonnes of Israel therefore ye shall not bring this Church into the land w ch I have given them This is the water of Meribah because the sonnes of Israel contended with Iehovah and hee was sanctified in them And Moses sent messengers from Kadesh unto the king of Edō Thus saith thy brother Israel Thou knowest all the travell that hath found us And our fathers went downe into Egypt and we have dwelt in Egypt many dayes and the Egyptians did evill to us and to our fathers And we cried out unto Iehovah and he heard our voice and sent an Angell and hath brought us forth out of Egypt and behold we are in Kadesh a citie in the utterrmost of thy border Let us passe I pray thee thorow thy countrey we will not passe thorow the fields or thorow the vine-yards neither will we drinke of the water of the well we will goe by the kings way wee will not turne aside to the right hand or to the left untill we have passed thy border And Edom said unto him Thou shalt not passe thorow mee lest I come out against thee with the sword And the sonnes of Israel said unto him We will goe up by the high-way and if we drinkē of thy water I and my cattell then I will give the price of it onely without doing any thing else I will passe thorow on my feet And he said Thou shalt not passe thorow And Edom came out against him with much people and with a strong hand And Edom refused to give Israel to passe thorow his border and Israel turned aside from him And they journeyed frō Kadesh the sons of Israel even the whole congregation came unto mount Hor. And Iehovah said unto Moses and unto Aaron in mount Hor by the border of the land of Edom saying Aaron shal be gathered unto his peoples for he shal not enter into the land which I have given unto the sonnes of Israel because ye rebelled against my mouth at the water of Meribah Take Aaron and Eleazar his son and bring them up unto mount Hor. And strip Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son and Aaron shall be gathered and shall die there And Moses did as Iehovah commanded and they went up into mount Hor in the eyes of all the congregation And Moses stripped Aaron of his garments and put them upon Eleazar his son and Aaron died there in the top of the mountaine and Moses and Eleazar came downe from the mountaine And all the congregation saw that Aaron had given up the ghost and they wept for Aaron thirtie dayes even all the house of Israel Annotations THe whole Congregation to wit of the next generation of the Israelites when their fathers according to the judgement threatned in Num. 14. 29. c. were for the most part now dead in the wildernesse as appeareth by Deut. 2. 14 15. Zin or Tsin whereof see the notes on Num. 23. 21. Betweene Hazeroth mentioned in Num. 12. 16. and this place in Zin where now they camped there were eighteene other stations or resting places whither the Israelites had come Num. 33. 18. 36. the first moneth to wit of the fortieth yeare after they were come out of Egypt as appeareth by Num. 33. 38. compared with the 28. verse of this chapter and Deut. 2. 1. 7. So this was the last yeare of Israels travel in the wildernesse and from the sending of the Spies Num. 23. unto this time was about 38 yeares Deut. 〈◊〉 22. 23. and 2. 14. In all which space we see how few things are recorded concerning Israel and the things that are mentioned are partly their murmurings rebellions by which they provoked God for which they were punished partly the means of grace reconciliation and sanctification tought them of the Lord to be obtained by Iesus Christ figured by the sacrifices and ordinances which Moses shewed them that it might appeare that where sinne abounded grace did much more abound Rom. 5. 20. abode in Kadesh about foure moneths they stayed here thē removing to mount Hor there Aaron died the first day of the fift moneth Num. 33. 38. This Kadesh which the Chaldee nameth

mount Hor Numb 20. 24 28. and Moses on mount Nebo after he had seene the land with his eyes but might not goe over thither Deut. 34. The Psalmist saith Thou wast unto them a God that forgiveth and taking vengeance on their practises Psal. 99. 8. Moses the Minister of the Law though he guided Israel thorow the wildernesse to the borders of the promised land yet could not bring the people thereinto but Iesus or Iosua his successour gave them the possession of it to signifie that the Law which worketh wrath Rom. 4. 15. and the workes thereof by which no flesh shall be justified Gal. 2. 16. cannot bring us into the kingdom of God but Iesus Christ who hath loved us and given himselfe for us giveth us by faith the inheritance of the heavenly kingdome Rom. 4. 24 25. and 5. 1 2 c. Gal. 2. 16. and 3. 13 14 c. Vers. 13. of Meribah that is of Contention or Strife which the Greeke translateth of Contradiction so called for a memoriall of their sinne and for a warning to ages following not to do the like whereupon it is said by David Harden not your heart as in Meribah Psalm 95. 8. The same name was given to the former place in Rephidim Exod. 17. 7. To distinguish betweene them the Scripture calleth this Meribah of Kadesh in the wildernesse of Zin Deut. 32. 51. contended with Iehovah in that they contended with Moses vers 3. it is accounted as contention against the Lord himselfe as he told them before in Exod. 16. 8. The Greeke translateth reviled before the Lord. he was sanctified or he sanctified himselfe in them Though Moses and Aaron sanctified him not by faith and obedience yet was he sanctified among the people by the worke of his grace in giving waters for their thirst Or he was sanctified in them that is in Moses and Aaron as Targum Ionathan explaineth it for by punishing their rebellion he sanctified him-selfe in them as it is written That the heathen may know me when I shall be sanctified in thee O Gog before their eyes where it is understood of punishment as it followeth And I will plead against him with postilence and with bloud c. thus will I magnifie my selfe and sanctifie my selfe and I will be knowne in the eyes of many nations Ezek. 38. 16 22 23. See also the Annotations on Levit. 10. 3. And thus ●ol Iarchi expoundeth it in them for Moses and Aaron died because of them for when the holy blessed God doth judgement c. he sanctifieth him-selfe before his creatures and so it is said Fearefull art thou ô God out of thy Sanctuaries Psalm 68. 36. Vers. 14. Edom the Edomites the posterity of Esais who was surnamed Edom Gen. 25. 30. and 36. 1. This message which Moses sent unto Edom and all things about it following were done by the direction and word of God as appeareth by Deut 2. 1 2 4 c. 〈◊〉 thy brother Israel so the whole nation is called because Iakob whose name was called Israel Gen. ●2 28. was naturall brother to Esau and this title of brotherhood continued long after as in O 〈◊〉 vers 10 〈◊〉 Also the Law saith Thou shalt not abhorre an Edomite for he is thy brother Deut. 23. 7● 〈…〉 travell that hath found us the wearisome molestation that hath befallen us See the like phrase in Exod. 18. 8. Nehem. 9. 32. Vers. 15. into Aegypt The history hereof is in Gen. 46. dwelt Hebr. sitten that is continued in Greeke sojourned Many daies see Exod. 12. 40. Did evill afflicted with rigorous bondage and other cruelty See Exod. 1 c. Vers. 16. We cried out as is recorded in Exod. 2. 23. an Angell This was Christ See Exod. 3. 2. and 14. 19. and 23. 20. with the Annotations Some of the Hebrewes understand it of Moses because the Prophets are called Angels or Messengers as in Iudg. 2. 1. 2 Chron. 36. 15 16. Hag. 1. 13. in Kadesh a citie or by Kadesh to wit in the wildernesse lying neere and having the name of Kadesh the citie Numb 33. 36. The Chaldee here and usually nameth it Rekam Vers. 17. thorow thy country because it was the neerest way therefore when Edom refused to let them goe thorow they turned and passed by the way of the wildernesse of Moab Deut. 2. 8. Iudg. 11. 17 18. the vineyards to rob or make spoile of any mans goods water of the well that is of the wells or of any well the Greeke translateth of thy well Meaning either that they would not drinke without paying for it as in vers 19. or that they would drinke of the rivers which were common not of wells which were private and digged of men for their owne use the kings way that is the high-way which is common for all to passe by vers 19. So againe in Numb 21. 22. Vers. 18. Not passe thorow me that is thorow my country vers 17. as the Chaldee explaineth it thorow my border See the like phrase in Deut. 2. 30. Rom. 15. 28. left I come it is a threatning which the Greeke explaineth otherwise I will come See the Annotations on Gen. 3. 3. with the sword the Chaldee expoundeth it with them that kill with the sword the Greeke in warre It had beene the dutie of Edom to have met their brother Israel with bread and with water in the way as God speaketh of the Moabites Deut. 23. 4. but by this unkindnesse the Lord would have his people to see how all worldly friends and kindred after the flesh will faile them yea and oppose them that their hope and strength may be in him alone Mat. 10. 21 22. Vers. 19. the high way or causey that which before was called the Kings way vers 17. the Greeke here translateth it the mountaine the price Hebr. the sale which both Greeke and Chaldee translate the price This was so commanded of God Ye shall buy meat of them for money that 〈◊〉 may eat and ye shall also buy water of them for money that yee may drinke For Iehovah thy God hath blessed thee in all the worke of thine hand Deut. 2. 6 7. without doing anything else Hebr. without a word that is without any thing which the Chaldee explaineth any evill thing or ward Vers. 20. with much people Hebr. with an heavie people which the Chaldee expoundeth a great army The Scripture confirmeth this as that which in 1 King 3. 9. is written an heavie or 〈◊〉 people is in 2 Chro. 1. 10. expounded a great 〈◊〉 This comming out was to resist Israel by force an● strong hand for Edom was afraid of them Deut. 2. 4. and trusted not their words Vers. 21. to give that is to suffer or to give Israel leave to passe as the Chaldee expoundeth it Nor withstanding as they went along their coast the Edomites suffred them to buy victuals of them as appeareth by Deut. 2. 28 29. 〈◊〉 aside and went along thorow the wildernesse and compassed

If then the whole tenour of that Revelation be to prophesie of matters from former types and predictions it is consonant and proportionable that the like is done in Revel 21. 2. And that 21. Chapter foretelling the restauration of the Church after the fall of Antichrist and withall as the best Expositors have opened it of the calling againe of the Iewes according to the prophesies of old and of our Apostle in Rom. 11. it is not likely but the holy Ghost who throughout those visions and in matters concerning the Gentiles alludeth to the old Testament would much rather doe the like where he prophesieth of the Iewes 3. Many particulars in that Chapter confirme this as when the Church is called by the 〈◊〉 name Ierusalem Revel 21. vers 2 10. and the Tabernacle of God vers 3. when expresse mention is made of the names of the 〈◊〉 tribes of Israel to be at the twelve gates v. 12. when the Citie is measured according to the visions of old Ezek. 40. 3. with a reed ver 1● when God and the Lambe are called the Temple of it vers 22. and sundry the like 4. It will not be denied I suppose by men of under standing which compare the Scriptures that these last visions of Iohn have reference in many things to the last visions of Ezekiel As the gates of the Citie have their names of the tribes of Israel which there are expressed one of Reuben one of Iudah one of Levi c. 〈◊〉 48. 31 c. so the gates of this C 〈…〉 which Iohn saw have at them the names of the twelve tribes of the sonnes of Israel Rev. 21. 12. There waters issue out of Gods house Ezek. 47. 〈◊〉 so here is a pure river of water of li●e Rev. 22 1. There trees grow by the river Ezek. 47. 12. here the tree of life Rev. 22. 2. with other things concordant So that the state of the Church there being described from Israel and the possession of the tribes by name Ezek. 48. yeeldeth strong probability of the like allusions here and consequently of the twelve precious stones to the stones of the tribes which are no where named but by Moses in Exodus 5. And this the rather because as Aarons ornaments were for glory and beauty Exod. 28. 2. so these stones are for garnishment to the foundations of the walls of the Citie Rev. 21. 19. And the Tabernacle of Moses was walled as we may say with the twelve Tribes which compassed it in a square Numb 2. Now seeing the Saints are compared to precious stones Lam. 4. 1 2 7. 1 Pet. 2. 5. unto what company rather than to the twelve tribes described by their precious stones in Aarons Ephod may we thinke hath the Lord reference in Rev. 21. 6. Againe seeing the names of the Lambes twelve Apostles are in the foundations of this wall Rev. 21. 14. which Apostles are answer able to the twelve Patriarchs of the tribes both in number so noted by the Spirit of God v. 12. 14. and in propagation of the Church spiritually by the Gospel 1 Cor. 4. 15. Gal. 4. 19. 3 Ioh. v. 4. as the Patriarchs were fathers of the ancient Church both in the flesh and in the Lord and in government as the other governed the Tribes Psal. 45. 16. Matth. 19. 28. 1 Cor. 4. 19 21. besides other things wherein they may be compared it seemeth most fit and according to the things both in this Chapter whole Booke that the precious stones by which these twelve foundations are described should be answerable to the twelve precious stones whereon the names of the Patriarchs were graved Exod. 28. for there is no place else in the Scripture whereto they can have reference 7. Moreover there is in the Prophets another name of the Adamant or Diamond called in Hebrew Shamir which is noted of the Holy Ghost to be hard even harder than flint Zach. 7. 12. Ezek. 3. 9. and to be of use for graving Ier. 17. 1. so that the speciall things which mine Opposite observeth from Plinie an heathen writer of the nature of the Adamant are by the testimony of God found in this Shamir And it is translated the Adamant by consent of the most Interpreters both old and new and by the Greeke version in Ier. 17. 1. that if the voices of learned men may end this controversie there be as many or moe for Shamir to be the Adamant than can I suppose be brought for Iahalom And the same Prophet which useth Shamir for the Adamant when he hath reference to the stones on the Ephod retaineth the names in Exodus the Iahalom among them Ezek. 3. 9. and 28. 13. Wherefore if Shamir be the Hebrew name of the Adamant the stone Iabal●m in Exo. 28. may well be another than it and if another where may we safer seeke it than in Rev. 21. for the reasons before shewed That which is alleaged for the contrary from the notation of the word Iahalom and consent of many Interpreters and the like hath I confesse probability and were it not for the causes above shewed I would thinke it to be the Adamant though the notation likewise of Shamir and agreement of Interpreters may also perswade it to be the Adamant and for Plinies testimony of the Adamants that they are desired of engravers it accordeth to this Shamir as we may learne of the Prophet Ier. 17. 1. And for the price of the Adamant above the Sardonyx or any gem or other humane things as the same Plinie reporteth it will not though so it be end this question seeing it is not necessary to conclude that God would chuse the most precious thing to signifie grace in men which have it but in part especially seeing hee putteth this stone not in the first but in the sixt place as the Iahalom is ordered in Exo. 28. 18. Yea it is plainly without likelihood that God would impart the most precious thing among the Patriarchs and take it away from among the Apostles for it is sure no Adamant is to be found in Rev. 21. This were to preferre the old Tehament before the New the Law before the Gospel Moses before Christ contrary to the Apostles doctrine in 2 Cor. 3. and to make the holy Ierusalem the Bride the Lambs wife which is said to have the glory of God and her wals garnished with all manner of precious stones and many other like excellencies Revel 21. 9 10 19. c. to be inferiour in glory to Moses Sanctuary and the earthly Ierusalem and those that ministred in the same which a man of sound judgement will not easily beleeve And whatsoever Plinie saith of the preciousnesse of the Adamant we are assured from God that the Sardonix is precious Revel 21. 19 20. and Plinie himselfe confirmeth it by the example of the Tyrant Polycrates who so greatly esteemed the Sardonix in his Ring that he valued the losse thereof with all his wealth and felicity which he