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A clavis to the Bible. Or A new comment upon the Pentateuch: or five books of Moses. Wherein are 1. Difficult texts explained. 2. Controversies discussed. ... 7. And the whole so intermixed with pertinent histories, as will yeeld both pleasure and profit to the judicious, pious reader. / By John Trapp, pastor of Weston upon Avon in Glocestershire.
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Trapp, John, 1601-1669.
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cruel usage of his suffering Saints Micah 3.3 Heb. 11.35 and the dutie of all that have benefit by him to flea off the old man with his deceitful lusts Ephes 4.22 dealing thereby as the Turk dealt by him that betraied the Rhodes Lâ—unclav Hee presented unto him his promised wife and portion but withal told him that hee would not have a Christian to bee his son-in-law and therefore caussed his Baptized skin as hee called it to bee flaied off and him to bee cast into a bed strawed with salt that hee might get a new skin See Mark 9.49 Ver. 7. Fire upon the Altar That sire from heaven Lev. 9.24 which the Heathens apishly imitated in their Vestal fire Typing either the scorching wrath of God seising upon Christ or the ardent love of Christ to his and their zeal for him Ver. 8. In order upon the wood Shewing that Ministers must rightly divide and dispose the Word of God 2 Tim. 2.15 and evidently set forth Christ crucified Gal. 3.1 Ver. 9. Shall hee wash Shadowing Christ's perfect puritie Heb. 7. and our intire sanctification Ezek. 26.35 Heb. 10.22 Of a sweet savor unto the Lord The burning and broiling of the beasts could yield no sweet savor but thereto was added wine oil and incens by God's appointment and then there was a savor of rest in it Our praiers as from us would never pleas but as indited by the Spirit and presented by Christ they are highly accepted in heaven Ver. 10. A male without blemish But cursed bee that cosener that hath in his flock a male and sacrificeth unto God a corrupt thing Mal. 1.14 Ver. 11. On the side of the Altar northward Not Eastward as the Heathen sacrifices or to note the obscuritie of the Legal Cetimonies Ver. 12. In order See the Note on Vers 8. Ver. 13. Hee shall wash See the Note on Vers 9. Ver. 14. Turtle doves or young pigeons Old turtles and young pigeons are the best God must have the verie best of the best as beeing best-worthie Ver. 15. Wring off his head Or pinch it with his nail that the blood might go out without separating it from the rest of the bodie This figured the death of Christ without either breaking a bone or dividing the God-head from the manhood As also the skill that should bee in Ministers to cut or divide aright the word of truth Ver. 16. His crop with his feathers Or the maw with the filth thereof that is the guts which receiv the filth sent unto them from the maw was pluckt out and the blood strained at the side of the Altar this signified those clods of blood wrung from our Saviour before his oblation upon the Cross Ver. 17. Aâ—d hee shall cleav it That the inward part might bee laid on the fire See Psal 51.18 19. Mark 12.33 CHAP. II. Ver. 1. Of fine flour NO quantitie is here prescribed becaus it was a Free-will-offering onely it must bee fine no bran in it to shew the puritie of Christ's sacrifice Heb. 7.26 and of our services through him Mal. 3.11 By means of the oil of his Spirit and incens of his Intercession Ver. 2. Shall burn the memorial of it Whereby God was inminded as it were of the partie offering and acknowledging all his store to bee from God Ver. 3. Shall bee Aaron's and his sons As meat for them hence it was called a Meat-offering and sent them to Christ the meat that endureth unto life everlasting John 6.27 Ver. 4. Vnleavened cake mingled with oil Sinceritie is the mother of serenitie Truth of tranquillitie Ver. 5. Baken in a pan Afterwards parted in pieces and oil powred upon it signified the graces of God's Spirit wherewith Christ was fully annointed within and without Psalm 45.8 and wherewith wee should bee tempered and annointed 1 John 2.27 2 Cor. 1.21 Ver. 6. And pour oil thereon Jacob was the first wee read of that consecrated his offerings with oil Gen. 28.18 Probably hee had it from his predecessors Ver. 7. Baken in the frying-pan So My heart is frying of a good matter saith David Psalm 45.1 Ver. 8. Hee shall bring it unto the Altar God would have all their offerings brought to one Altar both to figure out the one onely all-sufficient-sacrifice of Christ and to teach all the faithful to consent in one and the same truth of the Gospel Ver. 9. Amemorial thereof Signifying the perpetual benefit of Christ's death to all believers Ver. 10. Shall be Aaron's and his son's Ministers maintenence Ver. 11. Nor anie honie Which hath a leavening virtue in it Sweet sins are to bee abandoned there will bee bitterness in the end Prov. 26.26 27. Ver. 12. Yee shall offer them i. e. With the first-fruits yee shall offer both leven Lev. 23.17 and honie 2 Chron. 31.5 Both which are somtimes taken in the better part Mat. 13.33 Cant. 4.11 Ver. 13. Shalt thou season with salt Called here the salt of Gods's covenant as signifying the covenant of God made with us in Christ who seasoneth us and make's all our services savorie See the Note on Mark 9.49 50. Ver. 14. Green ears of corn To signifie that God should bee served with the first-fruits of our age the primrose of our childe-hood CHAP. III. Ver. 1. Whether it bee male or female IN Christ there is neither male nor female but all one Gal. 3 28. Souls have no sexes In Thank-offerings the female also might pass to teach that God look's not so much to the worth of the gift as the honestie of the heart that offer 's it Leavened bread also in this case was accepted Lev. 7.13 Ver. 2. Vpon the Altar round about This signified that plenteous redemption by the blood of sprinkling Ver. 3. The fat that covereth the inwards Heartie thanks must bee given to God such as cometh not from the roof of the mouth but the root of the heart An aërie God bee thanked profiteth not Sing with grace in your hearts is the best tune to anie Psalm The voice which is made in the mouth is nothing so sweet as that which com's from the depth of the breast Ver. 4. With the kidnies Those seats of Lusts Earth lie members must bee mortified by the thankful Ver. 5. Vpon the burnt-sacrifice Which was first offered to teach us that sin must bee pardoned ere our Thank-offerings can bee accepted It is therefore ordinarily best to begin our praiers with confession of sin and petitions for pardon through Christ Ver. 8. Laie his hand See the Note on Chap. 1. v. 4. Ver. 9. The whole â—ump Which in those countrie-sheep is verie large yet not so large as those in America The world encompassed mentioned by Sr. Francis Drake as big as kine and supplying the room of horses for burthen or travel Ver. 11. It is the food That whereupon God himself seemeth to feed Psalm 50.13 Ver. 12. That yee neither eat fat nor blood Neither bee carnal nor cruel but let your souls delight in the
light essential and giveth light to everie man that cometh into the world John 1.9 See the Note there Ver. 37. Seven lamps Signifying the manifold graces and diversitie of gifts in the Church Zech. 4.2 Ver. 38. And the tongs All of gold betokening the puritie of Doctrine and Discipline in the Church CHAP. XXVI Ver. 1. Thou shalt make the Tabernacle AType of Christ who dwelt among us full of Graces and Truth John 1.14.2 Of the Church built by Christ 1 Cor. 3.9.3 Of everie true Christian Ephes 2.10 Ver. ◠Shall bee coupled together These curtains were coupled with loops so should Christians by love My dove is but one the daughters saw her and blessed her Cant. 6.9 See Ephes 2.21 22. 4.16 Ver. 6. With the taches So is the unitie of the Spirit in the bond of peace Ephes 4.3 Shall bee one Tabernacle See those manie Ones Ephes 4.3 4 5. with the Notes there Ver. 7. Of goat's-half The Tabernacle was goat's hair without and gold within God hid his Son under the Carpenter's son The King's daughter is all glorious within Psalm 45.13 And all her sons are Princes in all lands Vers 16. Howbeit they must bee content to pass to heaven as Christ their Head did as concealed men Therefore the world know's us not becaus it knew not him John 3.1 Our life is hid with Christ Col. 3.4 as the life of flowers in winter is hid in the root Ver. 14. A covering for the tent Shadowing out God's protecting his people Isa 4.6 and 25.4 Psalm 27.5 as these ram's-skins covered the Ark from the violence of winde and weather Ver. 31. With Cherubims To note the special presence and attendence of the holie Angels in the assemblies of the Saints Luke 1.11 John 1.51 Ver. 36. An hanging for the door This shadowed him that said of himself I am the door The Cerimonial Law was the Jews Gospel for it was Christ in figure and to him it led them CHAP. XXVII Ver. 1. Five cubits long SOlomon's Altar was four times as big as this to teach that as our peace and prosperitie is more then others so should our service in a due proportion Ver. 2. Horns of it To binde the beasts unto that were to bee slain in sacrifice Psalm 118.27 And to signifie the power of Christ's Priest-hood Hab. 3.4 Thou shalt over-laie it with brass The brass kept the wood so did the Deïtie of Christ keep his humanitie from beeing consumed by the fire of God's wrath wherein it was rosted Ver. 3. His shovels and his basins These several instruments figured the Ministerie of the word saie som the sundrie callings that Christ hath in his Church saie others for her edification Ver. 4. A. grate which served for an hearth and represented Christ bearing the fire of his Father's displeasure Ver. 7. And the staves shall bee As ever readie to remove Here wee have no assured settlement Ver. 9. The court of the Tabernacle This outer court signified the visible Church where hypocrites also com to the external worships Doeg may set his foot as far as David Ver. 10. And the twentie pillars In allusion whereunto the Church is called the pillar and staie of truth 1 Tim. 3.15 Ver. 20. Pure oil olive Signifying the pretious gifts and graces of the Spirit in godlie Ministers whose lips must both preserv knowledg and present it to the people CHAP. XXVIII Ver. 1. Take thou unto thee CHrist also was taken from amongst men Heb. 5.1 to mediate and negotiate man's caus with God And this honor hee assumed not up to himself but it was given him from above Vers 5. Ver. 2. For glorie and for beautie Prodit Aäron à capite ad calcem os humerósque Deo similis The High-priest was gloriously apparelled to strike a religious reverence into the eies and hearts of the beholders and to set forth the beautie and braverie of Christ and his Church Ver. 3. That they may make c. Vides in Sacerdotibus nîl plebeium reperiri nîl populare saith Ambrose Nothing in the Priests but what was above the ordinarie The verie work-men are to bee filled with the Spirit of Wisdom to make their attire Ver. 5. And they shall take gold and blue c. That cloke of Alcisthenes the Sybarite sold for 1 20. talents that Parliament-robe of Demetrius King of Macedonie Athenaeus which no Prince after him would put on propter invidiosam impendii magnificentiam sot it 's stately costliness were but rags to Aaron's raiment Ver. 6. The ephod of gold This the High-priest onely might wear neither might anie imitate it for that was the fall of Gideon's hous Judg. 8.26 27. Ver. 12. And Aaron shall bear their names To set forth Christ's uncessant intercession for all God's Israël even when his back seem's turned upon them Ver. 14. Fasten the wreathen chains These chains wherewith the breast-plate and humeral were tied Moses unvail signified saith one the perfect contexture of all heavenlie virtues adorning Christ's humanitie as also that true saith whereby wee are girt unto him Ver. 15. The breast plate of judgment So called becaus the Priest was to put it on when hee was to enquire and give sentence as from God Num. 27.21 Ver. 17. Four rows of stones According to the number and order of the twelv Tribes encamping about God's Tabernacle In all which rows Dr. Tailor a verie Reverend Writer hath well observed eight things 1. The shining of the stones pointing to the puritie of Christ and his Church 2. Their price of great value and worth signifying what a price Christ valued his Church at 3. Their place or situation they are set in the pectoral and Aaron must carrie them on his heart signifying that Christ hath as much care of his Church as if it were inclosed in his heart let 's out his blood to make room in his heart for them 4. Their number twelv noting that with Christ is plentiful redemption 5. Their order they stood in a comlie quadrangle Christ hath stablished a comlie order in his Church and wee must keep our ranks 6. The figure the four-square signifying the stabilitie and firmness of the Church Satan and all deceivers shall not pick one stone out of Christ's pectoral Their use that Aaron must bear them on his heart signifying Christ's ardent affection to his and constant intercession for them 8. The quantitie As all the names of Israël were gathered into a narrow compass so Christ shall gather together into one all the dispersed sons of God and present them before God as the most beautiful and pretious parts of the world John 11.52 Ver. 30. The Vrim and the Thummim A distinct thing from the stones and chains made it was not by the Artificers but given by God to Moses as were the two Tables and by him put into the breast-plate The verie names of Vrim and Thummim i. e. Lights and perfections lead us to Christ in whom is all fulness