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
the Spirit of Elias prepared the People vnto Iesus by hewing squaring and smothing their hearts lest otherwise Iesus should haue smit the Earth with cursing Vnto this Iohn came Iesus to be baptised Iohn refusing as being fitter to be baptised by Iesus our Saviour tels him it must be so for fulfilling of righteousnes Iohn baptizeth him in Iordan through which Iesus or Ioshua safely led Israel at what time the holy Ghost manifested himselfe vnder the bodilie shape of a Doue lighting vpon Iesus togither withall a voice passed from Heaven saying Thou art my beloued Sonne in thee I am well pleased Here was the Father the Sonne and the Holy Ghost concurring in this Baptismes solemnization The Sonne presents himselfe for fulfilling Righteousnes The Holy Ghost sheweth Iesus to bee simple and innocent as a Doue the Father proclaimes him first his Beloved Sonne Secondly In whome hee rested well pleased Thus was the Dore-sacrament of the newe Testament graced by ELOHIM that Three-one Quest. Why should Iesus be baptized with water seeing he was sinles and that Sacramentall water teacheth the baptized first that sinne is put away by the blood of Iesus secondly that the baptized is to die to sinne and to rise vnto a newe life Answ. Circumcision signified the like yet was he circumcised as he is here baptized Yet I easilie graunt nay I do boldlie affirme that hee was neither circumcised nor baptized for the two formeâ— ends and yet of absolute necessitie he was both to be circumcised and baptized that for this cause As Circumcision and baptisme were inioyned man because of sinne seales of sinnes forgiuenesse by blood-shed even by the blood of the Lambe slaine from the beginning of the world so howe should them Sacraments of the Olde and Newe Testament haue bene holy and liuely to the receivers if so the holy Lambe and Lord of life had not in our nature so sanctified them Hee for giving Life vnto both them did therefore vndergoe both in his bodie Thereby Circumcision was made Heauens-doore vnto the old Church Zion and thereby was Baptisme made Heauens-entrye vnto the Newe Church Ierusalem from aboue So the Sacrament was not onely given to Preach Life to the first Adam but also To be made Life by the second Adam even as was the whole Lawe not only given to the olde Man but also to bee performed without blot by the newe Man from Heaven heavenly Despisers and neglecters of this Seale haue yet no assurance of life in Iesus Let them marke that c He gathers no Newe Communion before himselfe had vndergone the New Communions Sacrament for Baptisme was the doore into the new Testaments Church d Having gathered Schollers or Disciples he calleth 12. of them Apostles or Speciall Sent-ones and alotteth them to preach before him but not as yet to the Gentiles The Names of the 12. were thus Simon Peter and Andrewe his brother Iames and Iohn who were Zebedeus Sonnes then Philip and Bartholmewe Thomas and Mathewe the Publicane Iames sonne of Alphâ—us and Lebbeus Thaddeus Simon the Cananite and Iudas Isâ—arioâ— These twelue Apostles doe make answere to the twelue Patriarches of Israel e These 70. were sent forth with as large and like Commission as were the Apostles Mark that Secondly these 70. answered to Moses seaventie prophecying Auncients Nombers 11. 24. c. Here is Wisedome but who marks it 7. Staffe Great a wonders he did worke in every place But b Dragon still pursues him to the end He institutes A c Supper full of d grace Which to his e Church for ay he did commend That done he wends to pray in f Oliuet g Iscariot thitheâ— his foes did fet a Hee converted water into Wine and who but Iesus can turne our bred and water of affliction into a continuall Feast He gaue sight to the borne blinde bodie and who but he can giue holy light to the borne blinde minde He cured Leprosie and many other corporeall diseases incurable by naturall meanes and who but he can cure our souls maladies whose cure consisteth onely in metaphysicall or supernaturall meanes To the dead and stinking dead he gaue corporeall life and who but he can giue spirituall life to these that are dead and stinking deade in their sinnes Hee cast out devils possessing bodies and who but Iesus canne cast out the Devils that possesse mens soules b ELOHIM foretold Adam and Heuah that there should bee enmitie betwixt the Serpent and Womans promised seede as this IESVS was the Head of that holy seede so the Deuill ceaseth not to stirre vp his Serpentine seede to pursue this blessed Seede vnto the death but all in vaine vntill the time came wherein he himselfe was minded to lay downe his bodie c The time of his oblation being within one day he calleth the 12. togither and sitting downe on a lowe bed for so the Iewes did eat having first preached vnto them the necessity of his departure he first eateth with them the Paschall Lamb then afterwards he institutes the Newe Testaments supper consisting in Sacramentall Breade and Wine having finished the old Supper he institutes a new Quâ—st Was Iudas Iscariot present in both these Suppers Answ. In the first hee was Neither might any soule-maime debar any Circumcised from the old Supper nor yet any Soul-soare vnseene in the baptized debarre from the newe Supper Seene and knowne pollutions in the bodies of the Circumcised would debar them the holy Congregation and Supper so only seene and knowne sin vnrepented can debarre such the newe Testaments Assemblie and their holy Supper To the question therefore I answer thus Many learned and worthie deep reverence haue written that Iudas was present but yet I see somthing that keeps me from so thinking But first let it be granted that Iudas was there a Communicant what then you wil it may be with others conclude Then may wicked ones be admitted to the Lords Supper I answer it prooveth not that Knowne wicked may bee admitted for Iudas was not an open wicked one but a secret wicked one and therefore vnder God his Iudgment that knowes the heart and not vnder mans censure who knowes not the heart Obiect The man Christ knewe him for a Traytour and yet would not debarre him First the Man Christ knewe him not alreadie a Traytor for as yet he had not betrayed Iesus and Man must censure Actions or things that bee Patent not Latent Secondly Christ as he was man knewe not that hee had such a trayterly thought in his heart no more then as he was the sonne of man hee knewe the latter day for every meane wit knoweth that Thoughtes of men and personall Future Actions were communicated vnto his Man-hoode by the God-head or his divine nature If Iudas then had beene present hee was to Man there considered as man an hypocrite or vnseene Traytor and therefore nothing maketh for admission of vnrepentant knowne wicked to the Lords Table But as before I saide I rather think he was