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A33896	The Jewish calendar explained, or, Observations on the ancient Hebrew account of the year, months, and festivals used by the patriarchs and mentioned in Holy Scripture wherein is shown the order, names, and significations of their moneths, the reasons for first instituting their several feasts, as Passover, Tabernacles &c., with the exact days whereon they were celebrated and what they were to shadow forth under the Gospel / published for assisting weak capacities better to understand what they read in Holy Writ ... by Hen. Care.	Care, Henry, 1646-1688.	1674 (1674)	Wing C524; ESTC R33304	17,192	47

likewise Ethanim strengths It happens part in September part in October 8. The eight Bull 1 Kings 6.38 From Iebul fruit or rather from Mabbul falling for now is the fall of the Leaf and store of Rain whence 't is also called Marcheshuan signifiing the breaking out of waters It answers part of October and part of November 9. The ninth Kistev Zech. 7.1 From Kosil which signifies the Constellation of Orion which now ariseth or denotes Inconstancy as the weather by means thereof is usually about this time being part of November and part of December 10. The Tenth Tebeth Esther 2.16 Seems to be derived from Tobah Good or Goodness whence the names Tobit and Tobias because say the Rabbies Gods Goodness is most conspicuous in the Winter of mans adversity It holds part of December and part of Ianuary 11. The Eleventh Schebat Zech. 1.7 A Rod and also a Tribe so called 't is thought because now Israel kept a fast because a Tribe was al most cut off see Iudges 21. v. 6. and 3. It falls part in Ianuary part in February 12. The Twelfth and last Adar Esther 3.7 Signifieing strength or excelling whether because Moses that excelling Governour dyed in it Exod. 15.10 Or because the Temple was then finished Exod. 6.15 It answers to part of February and part of March and so concludes the year Thus as the Prince of Latine Poets sings In se sua per Vestigia Valvitur Annuus Yet note here that as near as they could they made all their Months begin at the New Moon as may be gathered from Numb 10.10 after the Septuagint with Psal 81.3 Psal 104.19 Gen. 1.14 Which must be understood not at the true Conjunction as Astrologers reckon but at the time of her first appearing to their view after her Congress with the Sun CHAP. V. The Jewish Sabbath and Sabbatical year THe Sabbath takes its name from the Hebrew Sabbath which signifies a day of rest or a time set apart for Holy Rest This Day God himself consecrated to his Worship because he thereon rested from his Work of Creation It began or was accounted amongst the Jews from Sun set the day before and continued till the next Sun-set see Math. the 28. v. 1. Compared with Mark 16.1 and Iohn 20.1 But the preparation of the Sabbath mentioned in Mark 15.42 began at three a Clock in the afternoon before which they called the Sabbath-Eve see Josephus in his Antiquities L. 16. Ca. 10. The end of instituting the Sabbath we conceive may be threefold First Civil and Oeconomical for the ease refreshment of mens bodies whose strength had been exhausted otherwise by continual labour and toil Six dayes shalt thou do all that thou hast to do but on the seventh day shalt Rest that thy Ox and thy Asse and the Son of thy Bond woman and the stranger with thee may have rest Exod. the 23. Secondly Ecclesiastial for the Worship of God in Publique and Meditation upon his Divine Works Thirdly Spiritual and that twofold 1. As being a Type of that spiritual rest whereby we should cease from the work of the World and the flesh that God might work in us by his Word and Spirit not thinking our own thoughts c. Secondly As shaddowing unto us that endlesse rest which all of us hope to enjoy in the World to come We read in Scripture of a Sabbath days journey why so called and how far it was is apparent to every Capacity we conceive it may be this we find Ioshua 3.4 That when the Children of Israel marched the Ark of the Covenant was to be 2000 Cubits before them and in all probability the same proportion was observed when they rested which distant space of ground some interpret to be one Mile others two They measuring it by a Lesser these by a longer Cubit now on the Sabbath-day I apprehend it might be their use and order to repair all to the Ark being the place of Gods publique worship which being 2000 Cubits as aforesaid from those whose Tents were nearest such a space or distance became to be generally called and accounted a Sabbath-days Journey The Septennial Sabbath or Sabbathical year took begining from the tenth day of the seventh month or Tisri For as the Jews themselves every seventh day so their whole Land every seventh year kept a Sabbath the observation whereof principally did consist in these two particulars 1. That the Grounds should lye until'd 2. That all Debts should be remitted and forgiven And therefore the sacred Historian Deut. 15. calleth this year the year of Shemita that is of Dismission for that both Husbandry or Tillage and Debts were in this year commanded by God to be forborn and remitted Exod. 23. The causes of this feast were partly Civil partly Mystical 1. To teach them not by continual Exercise to suck out the earth and make it barren because as all other Creatures so likewise the Earth our Common Mother has need of Intermission and Rest 2. To teach them gratitude and mercy Gratitude to God for the fruits of the Earth Mercy to the poor of whom is had a principal regard in this Law 3. To mind them of Adams first and blessed estate of Innocency wherein the earth voluntarily without mans Labour or the constraint of Tillage brought forth sufficient for his plentiful sustenance Lastly to shaddow unto them that Eternal Sabbath that is that Blessed Life and Kingdom prepared for the Saints wherein all the Miseries and Labours of the present together with the Exactions of Creditors shall have an end and the Sins of Believers be wholly remitted CHAP. VI. The Feasts of the passover pentecost and Tabernacles THe feast of the passe-over is called Pascha from the Hebrew Pesach others read it Phase which signifies to leap over or passe by For so the eternal verity makes out the Etymology himself Exod. 12.27 This was instituted in the year of the Worlds Creation 2447. and celebrated yearly from the fifteenth of the first month Abib called afterwards as we have said Nisan to the one and twentieth of the same inclusively that is for seven days together yet so as that the first and last thereof Viz. the 15th and 21 were held more sacred and observed with greater solemnity than the rest Lev. 23.5 6. c. These seven days were likewise called the feast of unleavened Bread and the first of them the passe-over because that thereon the Paschal Lamb was eaten The ends of this Festival were 1. To put the Israelites in mind of and as it were consecrate to Eternity Gods miraculous Deliverance of them out of their Aegyptian Bondange 2. For a sure Testimony of his power that perpetual Mercy he would shew his People Thirdly and principally to Typifie Christ Jesus and our deliverance perfected by him whence the Apostle says Christ is our Passover 1. Cor. 5. And therefore be pleased here to observe the great Amalogy or agreement between the Type and the Antitype the