during the plentifull times for the better nourishing of the Body in the 7. penurious yeares 15. Staffe In time of a Dearth Old b Israel and his sonnese To Aegypt came from Canaan their due Good Ioseph gladsomlie to Father comes And bringeth him to Pharaoh his vewe Who giues to Israel for dwelling place The Land c Goshen environ'd with Gods grace a Iaacob sending his Sons into Aegypt to buye Coâ—â—e at their second comming thither Ioseph bewrayeth himselfe to his Brethren sending word back to his Father by them that it was Pharaoh his will and his desire that he would come vp to Aegypt b Israel hauing consulted with the Lord at Beersheba departeth with his whole Familie into Aegypt The number of the Persons that came into Aegypt are saide by Moses Genes 46. to be 70. asking into that Number Ioseph and his two sons Manaesseh and Ephraim Blessed Steuen in the Actes 7. 14. Numbreth 75. Soules by which second Number wee are taught to account some passed by of Moses Some writers do borrowe vnto this account the 4. Mothers of the Patriarches the two Sonnes of Iudah who were dead before this voyage in Canaan and so make vp 75. besides Iaacob himselfe A second sort doe as Moses borrowed three from Iosephs house for making vp 70. so they borrowe fiue moe from Iosephs house vnborne at Moses time of accompt and these fiue are Sonnes and Nephewes 1. Chron. 7. 14. 20. to Ephraim and Manasseâ— by which accompt they well obserue that Ioseph seeth his Children vnto the third Generation Genes 50. 23. Both these opinions if not Iudgements of others learned set downe In the third place I will adde my Coniâ—cture Moses hauing accounted the number of 70 he immediatly in the next verse Genes 46. 26 addeth All the Soules that came with Iaacob c. besides Iaacobs sons wiues were in the whole c. The Patriarks wiues so plainly excepted why may not Steuen borrowe them to the making vp of 75 Question Moses hath no where affirmed how many the Wiues were THEN liuing how then shuld Steuen accompt them Answer Holy Iude maketh mention of Henochs Prophecie as also of a Strife betweene Michael the Arch-Angell and the Devil about the body of Moseâ— neither of which is once mentioned before in holy writ Holy Paul 2. Tim. 38 telleth Timothie how Iannes and Iambres were the Sorcerers that resisted Moses in Aegypt yet neither Moses nor any Prophet after maketh mention once of the Number of the Sorcerers nor of their Names As they had that by speciall Revelation so why may we not think that Steuen at that Time if not before had the knowledge of that Number by like Revelation specially seeing Then he had a Miracle wrought in his eyes in that his be holding of Iesus Acts. 7. 55. after an vnvtterable soâ—te c Sheepherds being an abhomination to the Aegyptians some think from Exod. 8. 26. because the Aegyptians worshipped some such Beastes as the Israelites slewe for Sacrifice which is a colde suppose for that should rather make the Sacrificers hatefull than Sheepheards abhominable but the holy Ghost affirmeth that Calling to be abhorred of them Neither a. e wee ignorant that in every prophane Land some Calling as nowe are Soule-Shepherds is of base estimate by reason of which their abhorre and all professed themselues not only sacrificing Hebrewes but Sheepherds the King gaue them a Cuntry wherein alone they might inhabite A COMPVTATION OF GENESIS The age of â—he World  130 1 A Dam being aged 130. yeares he begetteth Sheth 235 2 Sheth aged 105. years begetteth Eâ—osh 325 3 Enosh at 90. yeares begetteth Kenan 395 4 Kenan at 70 years begets Mahalaleel 460 5 Mahalaleel at 65. years begets Iared 622 6 Iared at 162. yeares begets Henoch 687 7 Henoch the 7. from Adam Iude 14. at 65. yeares begets Mathushelah 874 8 Mathushelah at 187. begets Lamech 1056 9 Lamech at 182. years begets Noah 1536 10 Noah the 10. from Adam and the Lord his Tenth out of the first worlde at 480. yeares of age is foretold of the flood After 500. years of age he begetteth Shem the elder brother of Iapheâ— Genes 10. 21. and in his 600. yeare the flood came 1656 1658 1 Shem 2. yeares after the flood being then but 100. yeares old Gen. â—1 10. and therefore begot in Noahs 502. begetteth Arphaxad 1693 2 Arphaxad at 35 begets Selah 1723 3 Sâ—lah at 30. yeares begets Heber 1757 4 Heber the 7. from Henoch and from whome Abram and his seede tooke the name of Hebrewes hee at 34. yeares begets Peleg 1787 5 Peleg in whose time the Earth was divided at 30. yeares begets Regu or Reu 1819 6 Regu at 32. yeares begets Serug 1849 7 Serug at 30. yeares begets Nahor 1878 8 Nahor at 29 yeares begets Terah 2008 9 Terah being 130. yeares olde compare Gen. 11. 32. with Chap. 12. 4 begets Abram 2083 10 Abram at 75. yeares receiveth the promise The 10. he was in the beginning of the Newe World as Noah in the end of the Old 2108 Abram at 100. yeares of age hath Isaac 2168 11 Isaac at 60. yeares hath Iacob and Esau. 2298 12 Iacob at 130. goeth into Aegypt with his 70. soules Ioseph then being aged 39. 2315 Iacob being fed 17. yeares by Ioseph dyeth being aged 147. He was the 12. of the Newe Worlde and left behinde him 12. Worthies peereles On his death-bed hee fortelleth every of them of future events specially that the Shiloh Christ should come out of Iudah 2369 13 Ioseph dieth in Aegypt being 110. yeares olde 54. yeares after his Father Before his death hee giueth charge that at their remoouall to the Land of Promise they shoulde take his bones away with them That afterwardes was done In the meane time they embaume his corpes and chesteth him And so endeth Genesis containing from Adams Creation vnto Iosephs death 2369. yeares Heere or within one Chapter of Exodus falleth out the story of Iob. for forme Poeticall for Matter passing divine Iob laboureth to cleare himselfe of hypocrisie but not in the best manner for the extreamitie of his body and soules anguish daunteth his reason and breaketh his Patience His Three Kins folkes charge hypocrisie on his head The doctrine they deliver good but they faile in their personall application Their foolishnes should reproue Manies follie In the end Eloquent Elâ—â—u thrusts himselfe in reprooving both paâ—ties for follie but for the vpshot Iehouah himselfe sits Vmpire iustifying Iob for his servant condemning his friends for their false Application Iob sacrificeth for his friendes The Lord is satisfied Iob enriched and so endeth that divine Story In every Allegation of Gods Mercies and Iudgments having an eye vnto Genesis But because Iob came of Kâ—â—urah Abraham his latter wife and not of Sarah Queene-mother of the faithfull I therefore so passe from him to Israels Seede 16. Staffe From Israels Houshold sprong a mightie crue The a Aegypt King to keepe them vnder hand
by Abraham his Lyne To Abraham was d Isaac borne and than To Isaac e Iaacob that holy man a See for this change in the former Staffe at the letter e b a sign of the Covenant made betwixt Iehouah Abraham See for this in the former Staffe at e c Given to the Male-seede because HE is chiefe in Generation Every Naturall Artist knows that Secondly Man was not made for the Woman but the Woman for Man Obiection Seeing Baptisme supplieth Circumcision what reason is there that Females should be baptised seeing they were not Circumcised Answer Indeed Baptisme is the doore or entring Sacrament of the New Testaments Church as was that of the Olde In this they haue admittance First because they are capable of Water but so they were not of Circumcision Secondly Paul teacheth Galat 3. 27. 28. That howsoever there was difference betweene Iewe and Gentile Male and Female concerning the former yet concerning Baptisme Iewe and Gentile Male and Female are all one in Christ Iesus whome they apprehend by faith And heerein as in other things it appeareth that the Newe Testament is more liberall handed free hearted and more glorious than the former Concerning the signification looke into the former Staffe at e d Isaac in English Laughter So called to put Abraham in mind of his Faith when beleeving that promise he laughed Secondly to admonish Sarah of her want of faith when she laughed the promise to scorne Thirdly to teach them both and all the faithfull ioyntly with them That there is no happy laughter or ioye but in the Lords promises HE the Son of the Promise borne as it were onely by Grace and besides Nature teaching all that the blessing commeth by Grace not by Nature This Isaac was the speciall fore-type of Christ Iesus the promised seede the bringer of Grace to vs as also he was an excellent figure of the state of every mysticall member of Christ. All which are not of Aegyptian Hagar the bond-woman figure of the Lawe as was mocking persecuting Ismael but of Sarah the free-woman figure of the Gospell and of Ierusalem from aboue who is free with her Children Reade Galat. 4. 22. to the end of that Chapter e Iaacob the younger brother of Esau of them the Lord said to Rebecca their mother even before they were borne I haue loved Iacob and hated Esau Rom. 9 13. As God had chosen the one and Refused the other so being borne Esau runne a Reprobate race hunting sporting with neglect of holy Sacrament for he sold his interest of Canaan the Sacrament of Heaven to his younger brother for a messe of Red-pottage whereof hee tooke his name Edom As for Iaacob he liues simplie and truly in holy calling making high account of that Sacrament And this was cause why Rebecca speciallie loved Iaacob vsing afterwards the help of a false finger for getting the blessing to Iaacob preventing male-content Esau. For which Esau threatning death Iaacob was glad to flie to his Vncle Laban and there to stay There he was beguiled with Pinck-eyed Leah but marieth with Rachel or Rahel One and twentie yeares afâ—er he returneth home and studieth the appeasment of Esau. 13. Staffe This Iaacob God cald a Israel because He wrastling did prevaile with Iehouah Twelue sonnes hight Patriarchs God drawes From Israel Whose Progenie alway And yet are Israelites term'd to this day a Iacoâ— wrastling with an Angel represenâ—ting the LORD wiith whome we ought to wrastle in Prayer is thenceforth called Israel in English Prevailing with God Genes 32. 28. For all the Fore-elect of God ar Prevailers with God God may hoise them vp and down for a time and giue them a nip in the flesh but when he hath cast them downe with the Left hand he will raise them vp with the Right for that is the hand by which they prevaile HE was called Iaacob not as many haue imagined of the Hebrewe word that signifieth to Supplant or deceiue but of a Nowne that signifieth an Hâ—â—Lâ— for thereof he taketh his Name Gen. â—5 26. Obiection But Esau sâ—ith Gen. 27. 36. that he was well called Iacob because he had Deceived him Answere The holy Ghost before gaue the reason of his Name from his 〈◊〉 of Esau by the heele at his Birth-time the holy Ghost his construction must be preferred before the private interpretation of Esau. Secondly Esau doth there but proudly mock at Iaacob wresting his Name to such a significatâ—on as he might best play withall in his peeuish vaine 14. Staffe Their Names were thus Reuben and Simeon Then Levi Iudah Dan and Naphtali Gad Asher Issachar Zebulon Ioseph and Beniamin This a Ioseph enviously Was of his Brethren sold to Aegypt Land Where Ioseph was b advaunst by God his hand a Iaacob having by his wife Rahel first Ioseph then Ben-iamin for the residue were borne of Leah Zilpah Bilhah Ioseph was of his Father principally affected through conceived Hope of future good in him Iosaph dreaming that the Sunne Moone and eleven Starres should reverence him Gen. 37. his Father by that as by other things doth readily conclude that himselfe and his other Sons should once doe homage to Ioseph This causeth the ten first for Ben-iamin was yet very young to take Ioseph having him in the Feilds to sel him away to certaine Merchants who afterwards bringing him into Aegypt solde him vnto Potiphar Prince of ON Steward vnto Pharaoh Ioseph thus packed away his Brethren dipping an vpper partie-coloured coat of Iosephs in blood they repaire vnto aged Israel or Iaacob and do perswade him that some wilde Beast had torne Ioseph Olde Israel too forgetfull of Iosephs dreames doeth giue credit to their wordes and therefore bursteth into deepe lamentation b Ioseph placed in Potiphar the Eunuch his house is for his beautie lusted after his inordinate eyed Mistres She hauing no blush in her fore-heade wooeth Ioseph to Sinne but he avoideth her alluring presence Her lust for that cannot be properlie called Loue it turned into Hate She therefore pulling his Garment from him accuseth him to her Husband for a wanton Hebrewe and an Assailer of the Marriage-bed He believing her casts Ioseph into Prison The Kings Butler and Baker being in the same Prison they dreame dreames Ioseph thereby telleth the Butler that within three daies he should be delivered and vse his former office but the Baker within three daies should die After this Pharaoh dreamed that 7. leane Kine eate vp 7. fat-ones that 7. withered eares of corne devoured 7. well liking ones The King troubled about these dreames the Butler then remembred Ioseph and told of him to Pharaoh The King sends for him hee interpreteth the dreames saying that the next 7. yeares should be plentifull but the 7. after them should devoure al the plentie that went before them Vpon this the King delivereth Ioseph and putteth his Regall Ring on his hand Iosoph is next to Pharaoh over all Aegypt and by speciall Commission gathereth much Corue into Store-houses
Their Male-children therefore vntowardly slue That time was Moses borne in Aegypt Land Who after fourty yeares by God was sent To help poore Israel drownd in Lament a There arose a new king in Aegypt herewithall beginneth the booke of Exodus who to keep the Israelites vnder the yoke did commaund the Hebrews Midwiues Shipâ—ah and Puah to kill all the sonnes but they fearing God would not After this therefore hee chargeth that every Male-childe should be cast into the River At this time Amram of the Tribe of Leui had married with Iochabed a daughter of a Levite by whome a Sonne was brought foorth this beeing about 64. yeares after Ioseph Shee maketh an Ark of Reed Slyme and Pitch who laying the Childe therein committed it to the River His Sister standing a loofe to see what would become of the Child loe the daughter of Pharaoh for the Aegyptian Kings were commonly so called came to bath at the Riuer who espying the Ark took it vp and opened it The Child weeping she had compassion on it His Sister seing that she steppeth to the Princesse and demandeth if she shall fetch a Nurse vnto her She assents His Sister bringeth the Mother to whome the Princesse commendeth it commaunding her to attend it The Child being growen she brings him to the Princesse who calleth him Moses because she drewe him out of the water Moses being much more growen he leaveth the Court goeth down to his brethren the Hebrewes who â—â—â—ing an Aegyptian smiting an Hebrewe he ariseth and slaieth him Afterwards seeing two Hebrewes striue hee reubked the wrong doer The wretch replying Thinkest thou to kill me as thou didst the Aegyptian Moses herevpon fled for feare of Pharaoh into the Land of Midian who there was intertained of a Prince who gaue his daughter Zipporah for wiâ—e to Moses Moses after this keeping sheep by the mount Horeb called also Sinai to him there the Lord appeared speaking out of the middest of a burning Bush giuing him Commission to fetch his people out of Aegypt where mightelie they groned vnder the yoke of Bondage ioyning in commission with him his brother Aaron of more excellent vtterance than Moses The former King dead Moses and Aaron come vnto the Hebrewes and do tell them that I AM THAT I AM had sent them for their deliverance Moses and Aaron comming vnto them â—oe al the People were ioyned vnto the Idoles and filthinesses of Aegypt Ezek 20 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 but the Lord hauing a respect vnto his owne Name forsooke them not but strengthened Moses and Aaron vnto the work who boldly as it were opposing the sheep-crooke to the Aegyptian Scepter do come vnto Pharaoh telling him that IEHOVAH commaundeth him to let his ISRAEL depart the Land The King proud lie replieth who is IEHOVAH as also vpbraideth Moses and Aaron with hindring the Peoples worke Immediatly wherevpon the Bedlem-King commandeth work at the Peoples hands and denieth them therewithall necessaries to the worke Here the People murmuâ—e against Moses as being the very Author of their further slavery 17. Staffe He and Aaron brethren of Levies race a great wonders wrought before King Pharaoh Driving his Sorcerers from fore their face Yet would the wretch not let poore Israel go At last therefore the Lord doth b Moses call And tells to him what after should befall a Moses being now 80. year old and Aaron 83. Exod. 7. 7 They wrought certaine Miracles before the king First Aaron casteth forth his Rod and loe it became a Serpent The Aegyptian false Prophets Iannes and Iambres do the like with their Rods but Aarons Rod devoured theirs Here Pharaoh his heart was hardened but for outward Plague there was not any now inflicted The next day after Pharaoh comming forth to the Riuâ—r like enough to be Nilus Aaron there smitetâ— the waters and they were turned into Bloode by reason whereof the Fishe died The like did the Sorcerers Pharaoh therefore departeth hard hearted This was the first Plague Afterwards Aaron by the command of Moses and Moses had ever hiâ— commaund from IEHOVAH smit the Riuers with Frogs insomuch as they cralled into the Kings houses and climb into his Chambers The Enchanters did so He was more hardened The 2. Plague Next the Dust of the Earth was smitten whereupon followed Lice Here the Magitians attempted to do the like but they could not wherevpon they acknowledge that Aaron wrought by the Finger of God secretlie granting that their own working was but by the Finger of the Deuill But the King like a block departeth vnbeleeving This was the 3. Externall Plague The next day Aaron caused swarmes of Flies to infest all Aegypt no such thing fell in Goshen but vpon Pharaohs prayer to Moses Moses prayed and they departed but Pharaohs heart relented not That was the 4. Plague The 5. Plague was a Murrian vpon all Aegyptian Cattle The 6. Plagâ—e was a Scab vpon Man and Beast The 7. Plague was the causing of Thunder Haile Lightening to the destruction of Beasts and Hearbs in Aegypt but still so soone as the Plague ceased Pharaoh denied passage to Israell After that Moses streatching his Rod vpon Aegypt the East winde brought in Grashoppers covering all that Land That the 8. Plague The 9. Plague was a feaâ—efull palpable Darknes brought over all Aegypt for Light was then in Goshen whereupon Pharaoh his heart grewe more obdured b The Lord having decreed that vpon the next Plague the Plaguy-King should not onely Giue leaue but commaund them to Depart he therfore for an everlasting Memoriall of his Peoples deliverie out of the Land of Bondage doeth call Moses vnto him and enformeth him howe hee should teach the People to performe his will Note As this Pestilent King was a liâ—ely figure of the Dragon and his Homed-Kings enthralling the Church of God so that Aegypt was a forcible fore-figure of the False Church Revel 11. 8. over the which Leviathan ruleth and with the which the Israel of God must haue no spirituall Communion that is the Faithfull must not any way communicate with heâ— false worship and false Spirit wherewith she is inspired 18. Staffe a Go take saith HE a yearling Lamb spotles A Male yea through each of your Familie Do kill the same with fire do rost the flesh The blood on doore-posts smite Then orderly With Bread vnleauend sowre hearbs do eat The rosted Lamb the Sacramentall meat a The Lord by this dotâ— lead the People to the blessed seed promised to Adam Genes 3. to Abraham Gen. 1â— 3. by whome all True Beleeuers shuld obtaine the Blessing First the Iewe then the Gentile This Lambe spotles signified the Lamb slaine from the beginning of the World Christ Iesus without spot of Sin whose blood shed and sprinkled vpon the doore-cheeks of our Conscience doeth put away the Second Death farre from vs. As the Lamb of God for the taking away the sinâ— of the World was Rosted in the burning fiery Ire of God for taking
away our Sinne so as the eating of him is by the Tooth of Faith for Faithlesse People are heerein Toothles the Faithfull must not think to enioy that mysticall Lamb vnto Life with out eating the sowre hearbs of affliction a bitter Cup vnto the flesh Neither must in this spirituall banquet come anâ— leavened sowre bread that is Malitiousnes wickednes 1. Cor. 5. 8. hereof every man must purge his owne Heart as his house as also the Assemblie in paine of death must take heed that no open vncircumcised that is knowne wicked be admitted amongst them for such Leaâ—en wil be cause that their reioycing shall not be good 1. Cor. 5. 6. 7. 19. Staffe That a Night an Angel past through Aegypt Land And where blood sprinkled was he Passed by But otherwhere he slewe with deadly hand First borne of Man and Beast So that the cry Causd Pharaoh rise and b giue commandement That Israelites forwith away be sent a The Hebrew people did keep the former instituted Feast omitting no Ceremonie enioyned The same Night the destroying Angell passed through Aegypt and slewe aâ—l the first borne of Man and Beast but no such thing befell vnto Israell for which they were ever after to consecrate the first borne of Man beast vnto the IEHOVAH their Deliuerer Because the Angell in destroying the Aegyptians did passe over the Hebrewes whose doors were smitten with the Lambs blood therefore that Feast ever after was called the Passe-ouer in eating the Lambe they were saide to eate the Passe-ouer though indeede they but eate the Signe of the Passe-ouer or the Memoriall of the Angell his Passing over the Hebrewes houses b An horrible noise being made by the rorings of the vncircumcised Pharaoh ariseth and giveth Commaundement to Moses and Aaron that they togither with the People and all that ever they had should depart Aegypt The Lord before this having made his People gracious in the eyes of the Aegyptians insomuch as they let the Hebrewes vpon former petition Exod. 11. 23. enioy ther Iewels of Silver and Golde Loe here the Vncircumcised with one consent hasten Israel out of Aegypt lest their Tarrying longer should be the death of All. Chron. 12. Thus the Lords people who had the Aegyptians terrible vnto them they nowe are to the Aegyptians as Pillers of smoke and as SALOMON Cant. 6. 3. saith terrible as an Armie with banners The Lord put his beautie vpon them Ezech. 16. And loe they depart with the Iewels of the Heathen and good reason that the Gentils bring their Glory vnto Sarahs Ierusalem and free-borne Children 20. Staffe Then Moses leadeth Israell away Towards a Wildernes and Canaan their due But b Pharaoh his sinne yet could not stay And therefore armes himselfe and doth pursue But Israels God in midst of Seas did drowne Proud Pharaoh and cast his Chariots downe a when Iaacob came into Egypt there were not 80. Persons in alâ— but now when Moses carrieth them out of Egypt they are six hundred thousand men besides women and Children They depart out of Aegypt 430. yeares after the Promise made to Abraham Gen. 12. 3. That in his seed all Nations shall be blessed meaning through Christ that should assume the seede of Abraham Hebrewes 2. 16. Abraham was foretolde Gen. 15. 13. that his seede should be a stranger and hardlie intreated 400. yeares The first hard intreatie of his Seed I read of was Ismael his persecuting of Isaac Genes 21. 9. compared with Galaâ— 4. 29. From which time vntill this departure out of Aegypt towards the Land of Rest I suppose 400. years From Ismaels Mock back vnto the Promise 30. yeares From the Promise back vnto Abrahams birth were 75. yeares Gen. 12. 4. From Abrahams byrth back vnto the Flood 352. yeares All summed togither will be found from the Floode vnto the departure out of Aegypt 857. yeares The Moneth of their Deliverance being otherwise the Seaventh was hencefoorth called by Iehouah his Commaund Exod. 12 2. the First Moneth as deserving the first place why then should fantasticall Spirits maryell at Our Celebrating of the First daye of the weeke rather than another seeing in that day our Saviour Rising from death clearlie delivered vs from a more palpable darknes than that of Aegypt and from the power of a more in mightie Adversary than was Pharaoh especially seeing Paul a Master builder enioyned that day vnto the Churches 1. Cor. 16 1. As also the Head of the building himselfe solemnized it by 5. speciall Appearances and Preachings b Pharaoh pursuing IEHOVAH teacheth Moses howe the people should passe through the Red Sea The Sea divided it selfe and stood vpon heaps on either hand The Israelites passe easily through Pharaoh with his Chariots pursueth The heapes of waters fal downe vpon him his people and Chariots so that they sunke downe vnder the waues like a stone A Iudgment due to persecutors of the True Church This passing of the Israelites throgh the Sea was a figure of Baptisme by the which we are saved 1. Cor. 1. 2. A Seale of Salvation to the Israell of God that is to the Faithfull but a seale of Condemnation vnto the Spirituall Aegyptians I meane the vnfaithfull whether within or without the Church visible 21. Staffe For which great work Moses he sings a Song And after praising God the people he To a Sinajs Mountaine doth conduct a long Where for one yeare their Tents down pitched be There in the Mount God did with Moses talk And teach him how the People thence shuld walk a Called also Horeb the Mount where Iehouah appeared to Moses in fierie Bushe No maruell if the Lord bad Moses Exod. 3. 5. put of his shoes because of the ground appointed to speciall holy vse for here IEHOVAH talked after an vn-vtterable familiaritie with Moses giuing to Moses for the People vse the Ten Commandement written in two Columnes or Tables of Stone Togither with them Laws Morall the Lord gaue Lawes Ceremoniall for spirituall Exercise choosing the Tribe of Levi for Ministers in spiriâ—uall busines Levi hauing three sonnes Gershon Kohah Merari Genes 46. 11. the Families of them three they had each Familie his peculiar charge in the spirituall or as we call it Ecclesiasticall seruice neither was every of these Families not marked of many writers capable of the Priest-hoode The Familie of Gershom whereof was Aaron was chosen to the most sacred thinges in that service The Familie of Kohath in the seconde place had their peculiar Charge for otherwise Iehouah Iealous of order in his service would slay them Nomb. 4. 15. No maruell then though Corah of this Tribe Nomb. 16 1. was slaine togither with his partakers The Familie of Merari was chosen to the third and most inferiour Service Nomb. 4 29. c. No maruell then if Vâ—zah 1. Chronic. 6. 29. was slaine for touching the Arke 1. Châ—on 13. 10. seeing neither of the two latter Families might Touch it Neither was HE a meere Priuate man as many haue
not there for this cause Blessed Iohn in his 13. Chap. 30. Verse saith As soone as he namely IVDAS had received the soppe he went immediatly out Now the Soppe was no part of this Newe Supper but appertaining to the old Testaments Supper if therefore Iscariot went out from them Immediatly vpon the receipt of the Soppe and so saith Iohn then went he out to go vnto the high Priests before the Institution of the Newe Supper and this let the godlie hearted consider d As the Paschal Lambe preached vnto them their deliverance in and out of Aegypt the Land of Boundage whereof I spoke in his place so this Bread and wine sacramentallie preacheth our deliverance from the power of Sinne and Sathan by the Body broken and the Blood shed of IESVS vpon the Crosse. And as the Sacramentall Lambe was called by IESVS the Passe-over Luke 22. 11. though it was but the Signe of the Angels passing-over Israels houses so he calleth this Sacramentall Bread and Wine his Body and bloode though in deede but a Signe of his body and blood the memoriall of whose death we therein are to celebrate vntill his last comming That Circumcision was called the Covenant though but a signe of the Covenant that the Paschal Lambe was called the Passe-over though it was but a signe of the Passe over that Baptisme is called our sanctification and cleansing Ephes. 5. 26. though it be but a signe of our sanctification that the Bread and wine in that Sacramentall Supper are called the body and blood of Iesus thogh they be but the Signes of his body and blood it is as to teach vs that they are signes so that they are not naked or bare signes but Signes exhibitiue offering and giving to the faithfull Person aswell the thing signified as the outwarde signe and signifier No marvell then if they be Sacraments of Grace and divine favour e As al that entred the Church entred by Baptisme so all that once weâ—e within the Church being able to discerne the Lords body were to be fed in this Supper that in remembrance that Christ Iesus dyed for them f Mount Olivet had betweene it and Ierusalem the Valley of Iehosophat His ascending the Mount to pray must teach vs to ascend in our spirits when wee praye for Praier is a conversing with the God of Heaven seatedâ—aboue all our Earthlie thoughtes g Iscariot vpon the receipt of the Soppe going forth he went to the high Priestes for betraying of Iesus They let him haue a band of armed men who with Lanterne light go to seeke the Lord of Light the natural light an iâ—strument of betraying the supernaturall light of the Church The greatest men not alwaies the wisest men nor yet the multitude alwaies walking in the waies of life as nowe here 8. Staffe They come with a Clubs his word doth throw theÌ„ down Before b high Priests sweet lesus he is brought Before c Pilate then chiefest in the Towne Where d rascall rout His death and ending sought In fine he was condemned to the e Tree Where twixt f two theeues he g died right patiently a They come to take him with Clubs glaues that never vsed to resist with weapons Thus nowe a daies they hale his members as though they had to deale with swash-bucklers when alas they haue learned and taught not to smite with the sword lest they should in Iustice perish with the sword b Though there should by the Law haue bene onely One High Priest at one time yet now so corrupt they were as there were two high Priests the one having purchased his rome by Simonie Symon Magus his oyntment c This Pilate as Iosephus Ben-Matthias writeth Lib. 2. de Bello IVD Cap. 8. was sent from Rome to Ierusalem by Tiberius Cesar who on a night getteth convayd into Ierusalem Cesars Images by reason whereof a great tumult within three daies arose For the Iewes held it vtterlie vnlawefull to place any such Image in the Citie To the Citizens other people without repaire to the house Cesarea where Pilate lodged They request that the Images might be had away Hee denieth They continue vnmoueable 5. daies and so many nights After Pilate commaunding his Souldiers to prepare their swords for slaughtering them Iewes the Iews willinglie hold downe their necks as willing to lose life ere they admitted them prophane Images Pilate wondring thereat without more adoe packe the Images out of the Citie Flavius Iosephus remembers this but will not once remember Iesus and his People Hee writing against Appion the Mock-Iewe doth say that for envy others in their antiquities woulde not remember the Iewes and their glorious Acts so of him I may say that such a Mock-Christ disdaineth to remember Iesus and his most woorthie Actes though liuing within and after Iesus his time Yet farefall Iosephus Ben-gorion for hee not onely remembreth IESVS for a Man but afterwardes by Correction addeth If it be lawfull to call him a Man affirming withall That his People put that IESVS to death not vnderstanding the Prophets as also That his Disciples greatly grewe and multiplied Before this Pilate was Iesus brought Pilate indeede after examination being much vnwilling to condemne IESVS but loving the praise of men more than the praise that is of God he finally condemned him d The rascall rout coveting rather that Barrabas the Murderer should haue life yea they cryed out Let his bloode be vpon vs and our Children That his blood fell notablie vpon them hath bene apparant notablie in this That the Lord hath made them slaues to all Nations and their Name odious to every People e The deth on the Crosse or Tree was the most notable infamous and cursed maner of death was then Necessary it was that not onely he should dy the death but most shamefull death that so death and shame might bee consecrated to his suffering Members f Both these Theues blaspheming Iesus at first Mat. 27. 44. soone after one of them hath his heart and tongue converted Luke 23 40. His vnfeigned repentance hee testified first in reproving his fellowes continued blasphemie Secondly in acknowledging God his hand iust against them both because of former ill Thirdly by defending the cause of Iesus for Innocent when neither his Mother nor any of his Disciples durst speake That his Repentance was liuely and sprong of Faith appeareth first by his believing that Iesus was the King of Heaven Secondly by the guift of holv praier bursting then from his beleeving heart in these words Lord remember me when thou comest in thy Kingdome to whome Iesus replied This daye shall thou be with me in Paradise Mark that the second Adam breakes open the doore into Paradise from whence olde Adam caused vs to be barred Betwixt these two Theeues the one a sheep the other a Goat a figure of the latter Iudgment Iesus our brazen Serpent was lift vp The murmuring Israelites being stinged in the Wildemes there was at the Lords commaund a