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A46823	A help for the understanding of the Holy Scripture intended chiefly for the assistance and information of those that use constantly every day to reade some part of the Bible, and would gladly alwayes understand what they read if they had some man to help them : the first part : containing certain short notes of exposition upon the five books of Moses, to wit Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomie : wherein all such passages in the text are explained as were thought likely to be questioned by any reader of ordinary capacity ... / by Arthur Jackson ...	Jackson, Arthur, 1593?-1666.	1643 (1643)	Wing J67; ESTC R35433	692,552	595

but onely of killing these beasts for an offering to the Lord as is expressed in the following words ver 4. And bringeth it not unto the doore of the tabernacle c. For herein lay the sinne that they should dare to kill a sacrifice and not bring it to the priest to be killed by him at the doore of the tabernacle by forbidding whereof Israel was taught 1. to serve God in Christ onely who is the true tabernacle Heb. 9. 11. in whom God dwelleth among men and through whom all our services are made acceptable to God John 14. 6. I am the way the truth and the life no man cometh unto the Father but by me and 2. that no service is acceptable to him but what is performed in his Church and amongst his people Vers 4. Bloud shall be imputed to that man c. That is his sacrifice shall be no more accepted of God then if he slew a man according to that of the Prophet Isai 66. 3. He that killeth an ox is as if he slew a man or rather he shall be reputed and proceeded against as a murtherer he shall be esteemed as one that hath shed bloud so shall be cut off from among his people And this happely was the rather ordained because the bloud of their sacrifices was as I may say the ransom of their persons that had sinned and so shedding of such bloud otherwise then God had appointed should be accounted as if they had shed the bloud of a man so strictly were they tied in those times to one place for the killing and offering of all their sacrifices Indeed we reade of many of the Worthies of God that did after this offer up sacrifices in other places as Samuel in Mispeh 1. Sam. 7. 9. and in Gilgal 1. Sam. 11. 15. and in Bethlem 1. Sam. 11. 2. And David in the floore of Ornan 2. Sam. 24. 18. and Elias in mount Carmel 1. King 18. 22. but that was by extraordinary dispensation from God ordinarily they were tied to bring their sacrifices to the tabernacle whereas now again under the Gospel we have liberty every where to offer up spirituall sacrifices to God John 4. 21 24. The houre cometh when ye shall neither in this mountain nor yet in Jerusalem worship the Father God is a spirit and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and truth So also Mal. 1. 11. From the rising of the sunne even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name and a pure offering c. Vers 5. To the end the children of Israel may bring their sacrifices which they offer in the open field c. That is which they have been accustomed to offer any where in the open fields This is added to shew why the Lord had appointed the man to be so severely punished that should kill or offer any sacrifice any where but in the tabernacle namely that by the severitie of this law they might the better be restrained from the liberty of offering sacrifices in all places whereto they had heretofore been accustomed and that without sinne and might be strictly tied to bring all their sacrifices where ever they dwelt to the doore of the tabernacle unto the priest yea even their peace-offerings which are particularly mentioned in the last clause of this verse 1. because these were most usuall and were a kind of feast to the offerer whence there was most danger lest they should take liberty to kill and make feasts of these sacrifices in their private dwellings and 2. because naming of the lesse doth the more strongly imply the greater if they might not offer peace-offerings which are onely said to be holy where ever they pleas●● much lesse burnt-offerings which are every where said to be most holy and therefore are set in the first place Josh 22. 26 27. Therefore we said Let us now prepare to build us an altar not for burnt-offering nor for sacrifice but that it may be a witnesse between us and you c. Vers 6. And the priest shall sprinkle the bloud c. This which follows is added also to imply why the Lord tied them so strictly to one place for their offering up of sacrifices namely that by this means they might be kept in that one uniform way of Gods worship which he had appointed and not bring in every one their own superstitious devices which is the next step to idolatry for that is the meaning of these words that by being bound to one place the priest would now order all things according to Gods direction and so they should be a sweet ●avour acceptable to the Lord whereas otherwise being adulterated with mens inventions they would be an abomination unto him Vers 7. And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils That is by the means above named this evil shall be prevented They shall no more offer to devils The Hebrew word signifies rough and rugged as hairy goats because in such shapes the devils sometimes appeared like Satyrs Esay 34. 14. And indeed to devils did all those Jews and Gentiles sacrifice that sacrificed not by faith in Christ and in such sort and place as God approved of Deut. 32 17. They sacrificed to devils not to God to gods whom they knew not new gods c. 1. Cor. 10. 20. But I say that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to devils not to God c. Now so the Israelites had done both in Egypt Ezek. 23. 8. Neither left she her whoredomes brought from Egypt c. and also now lately in the wildernesse Exod. 32. when they sacrificed to that idol the golden calf and in other their secret idolatries Act. 7. 41. And they made a calf in those day●s and offered sacrifice unto the idol and rejoyced in the work of their own hands Then God turned and gave them up to worship the host of heaven as it is written in the book of the Prophets O ye house of Israel have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of fourty years in the wildernesse and therefore are they said to sacrifice to devils as Jeroboams idols are also called devils 2. 〈◊〉 11. 15. And he appointed him priests for the high places and for the devils c. and Antichrists likewise Revel 9. 20. And the rest of the men which were not killed by those plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands that they should not worship devils c. Vers 8. And thou shalt say unto them Whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel or of the strangers c. Here the former law is extended to stranger●s also namely such as were turned to the religion and church of the Israelites and withall this also is expressed that as the sacrifice might not be killed ver 3. so neither might it be offered without the Sanctuary though