Exodus — Chapter 12

The tenth day.] Our Sauiour Christ instituting the Sacrament of the Eucharist after the celebration of the Paschal lambe, whiles they were at supper, the night before his death, therby sufficiently declared, that this old Pasch was a figure, not only of his Passion and Sacrifice on the Crosse, but also of that he then did so solemnly with his Apostles; whom also in that action he made Priests commanding them and their successours to doe the same in commemoration of him, til the end of the world. The preparing of the lambe the tenth day signified our Sauiours comming into Hierusalem, the same tenth day of the first moone, now represented in the Church on Palme-sunday. The killing of the Paschal Lambe and sprinkling of his bloud on the dore postes most specially expressed Christs death on the Crosse. But the eating of the Lambe with vnleauened bread and drinking the cup therto adioyned (Luc. 22. v.17.) was expresly figured the Sacrament in formes of bread and wine. The Lambe immolated in commemoration of the deliuerie of Israel from death most aptly prefigured the Eucharist, which is a perpetual commemoration of mans redemption. S. Cyprian (lib. de vnit. Ecclef.) proueth, that the B. Sacrament must not be giuen to anie out of the Catholike Church. Tertullian, Origen, S. Cyprian, S. Gregorie Nazianzen, S. Hierom, S. Chrysostom, S. Ambrose, and S. Augustin al expound this figure of the Eucharist.

and twentieth day of the fame month at cuen. 19. Scuen dayes there fhal not be found leauened in your houfes: he that thal cate leauened , his foule fhal pertihout of the affemblie of Ifrael , as wel of {trangers as of them that are borne in the land. 20. Nothing leauened fhal you cate : in al your habitations you shal eate ~azymes. 21, And Moyfes called al the Ancients of the children of Ifrael ‘and faid-to them : Goe takealambe by your tamilies , and facrifice the Phafe. 22. And (/ ) dipa bunch of h flop in the bloud that is at the ‘doore , and fprinkle the vpper tranfome of the doore therwith’,, and both the doore checkes : let none of you goe out ot the doore of his houfetil morning. 23. For ouc Lord wil paile ttriking the AEcyptians: and when he fhal fee the bloud on the vpper fil, and on both the poftes , he wil paffe ouer the doore of the houfe,& not fuiter the ttriker to enter your houfes and to hurt. 24. Keep this thing as alaw to thee and thy children for euer. 2:. And when you are entrcd into the Land which eur Lord wil give you as he hath promifed , you fhal obferue thefe ceremo- nies, 26. And when your children thal fay to you: Whatis this religion?

the children of Iftael in A Evypt iiriking the AEgyptians, and deliuering our houfes, And the people bowing them- clues adored.2., And the children of Ifracl going torti did as our Lord had cémanded Moyfes & Aaron.29, And it came to paile at midnight, our Lord ftrucke (g) euerie firft-begortenia the Land of A Egypt, from. the firft-begottcn ot Pharao , who fate in his throne , vnto tne firit-be- gotten of the captiue womanthat wasinthe prifon, and cuerie firft-be- gotten of beafts. 30, And Pharao arofe in the night, & aihis feruants, & al AEgypt= & there arofe a great crie in AEgypt : for neither was there ahoufe wherin there lay nota dead one. 3'- And Pharao calling Moyfes: & Aaron inthe night, faid : Arife & goe forth from my people, you and goe , facrifice to the Lord as you fay. 32. Your fhecp & heards take you as you demanded , and departing bleffe nie. 33. And the gyptians vrged the people to goc forth out of the lad quickly, fe ih. The peoplethertore tooke dough betore it Was leauened : and tying it intheir-clokes, put it vpon their {houlders. 3s» And the children of Ifraeldid as Moyfes had commanded : & they asked of the AEgyptians veflels of filuer and gold , and very much ray- ‘ment. 36. And our Lord gaue grace to the people beforethe A Egypuans that they did lend them:& (b) they {poyledthe A Egypticns. 37, And the - chiidren ——— Pafch. EXODVS. I7E children. of Ifrael (et forward from Rameffe tito Socota , almoit (ix hundred thoufand of foot men, befide litle ones. 3x. But alfo the com- mon people of al forts innumerable went vp with them , :heep and heards and beafts of diuerfe kinds exceeding manie. 39. And taey baked the meale, which a litle betore they had taken out of AEgypt tempered : and made hearth cakes vnleauened : for tt could not be lea- uened, the A Egyptians vrging them to depart, & not futtering thern.to make any tarriance: neither did they thinke vpon preparing any meate.

The which being expi- red , the fame day al the armie of our Lord went forth ouret the Land of AEgypr. 42. This is the obferuable night of our Lord, when he brought them forth out of che Land of AEgypt: this nizht al the chil- dren of Ifrael mutt obferue in their generations. 43. Aad our Lord faid to Moyfes ad Aaron : This is the religion of the Phafe : No alien thal eate of it. 44. And cuerie bought feruant fhal be circumcifed , and {6 thaleate. 4:. Theftranger and the hireling fhal not eate therof. 46.In onc houfe thal it be eaten ncither {hal you carrie forth of the fleih therof out of the houfe , neither {hal you breake a bone therof. 47. Al the af- femblie of che children of Ifrael fhal make it. 48. And ifany of the fo- tourners be. willing to dwel among you , and make the Phafe of the Lord, firftal the male that he hath shal be circumcifed , and then thal he celebrate it according totherite: & he thal be as he that is borne in the land ; but if there be any man vneircumcifed,he fhal not eate ther- of. 49. Al one law shalbe to him thar is borne in the land and to the Profelyte that foiourneth with you. 50, And al tne children of Ifracl did as our Lord hadcemmanded Moytes and Aaron. 51. And the fame day our Lord brought forth the chiidrcn of Lracl out of the Land of AEgypt by their troups. ANNOTATIONS.