Exodus — Chapter 16

Manna, ‘other: Man-hu! which fignifieth: Whatis this ! for they knew not whatit was. Towhom Moyfesfaid : This isthe bread, which our Lord hath giuen youtoeate. 6. This is the word, that our Lord hath com- manded: Let euerie one gather of it fo much as fufficeth to eate:a gomor euerie man, according to the number of your foules that dwel in atent -fo fhakyoutake vp. 17. And the children of Ifrael did fo : and they ga- thered pone more:, an other leffe. 18. And they meafured by the mea- fure of a gomor : neither he that gathered more, had aboue: nor he that prouided leffe, found vader: but euerie one gathered according to chat which they were able to eate. 19. And Moyfes faid tothem : Let no man leaue therof til the morning. 20, Who heard him not , but cer- taine of them left vntil the morning , and it began to be ful of wormes, and it putrified. And Moyfes was angrie againit them. 21. And euerie one of them gathered in the morning fo much as might fuffice to eate: ‘and after the funne waxed hot, it melted. 22, Butin the fixt day the gathered double portions,thatis,two gomors euerie man: and al the Princes of the multitude (<) came, and told Moyfes. 23, Who faid to them : This is it which our Lord hath fpoken : The Sabbaths reft is fanctified vato our Lord to morow. Whatfoeuer isto be wrought, doe it; and the meates that are to be made readie , make them readie: and whatfocuer fhal remaine, lay it vp vntil the morning, 24. And they did fo as Moyfes had commanded , and it putrified not, neither was there worme touad init, 25, And Moyfes faid: Eate icto day , becaufe itis. the Sabbath of our Lord:to day it fhal not be found in the field.26,Ga- ther it fix dayes: but in the feuenth day is the Sabbath of our Lord, therfore it fhal not be found. 27. And the feuenth day caine: and fome ofthe people going torth to gather , fount not. 28. And our Lord faid to Moyfes : How long wil you net keep my commandementes , and my law ? ag. Sce that our Lord hath giuen yowa Sabbath, and for this caufe on the fixt day he giueth you double portions : let each man tarie with himfelfe , and let none goe forth out ot his place the feuenth day. 30. And the people kept the Sabbath on the feuenth day.31.And the houfe of Ifrael called the name therof Manna:which was as it were corian- der feed white , and the taft cherof like to fowre with honie, 32. And Moyfes fayd:This is the word, which our Lord hath commanded : (4) Fila gomor of it, and Ictit be kept vnto the generations to come here- after ; that they may know the bread , wherwith 1 ted youin the wil- dernes , when you were brought forth out of the Land of Egypr. 33. And Moyfes fayd to Aaron:Take (¢)one veffel,and put Manna into it, fo much asagomor can hold : and lay itvp betore our Lordto kee vnto your generations: 34.as our Lord commanded Moyfes.And Aaron put it in the tabernacie to be referued.35. And the childrcn of Ifrael did eate Manna fourtie yeares, ulthey came into the habitable land : with this meate Werethcy fed , vntil they touched the borders of the land cf] Chanaan,;6.Anda gomor is the-tenth part an ephi. ANNO- 1, 3.¢.37. Manna. EXODVY S. I9t ANNOTATIONS, CHAP XVI.

Man hu! what is this!] When the people of Israel in the desert had spent their prouision of meate brought from AEgypt, and according to Gods promise had receiued store of quailes; going forth in the morning they saw a strange thing lye vpon the ground like to hoare frost, wherat merueiling they said one to another What is this! in their language Man hu! Wherupon faith Theodoret (q. 30. in Exod.) their demand was turned into the name, and it was called Manna. Which as the same and other ancient Doctors gather by the holy Scriptures, was a wonderful and miraculous meate, and withal a figure of a more excellent thing, long after promised, and giuen by our B. Sauiour, in the holy Sacrament of the Eucharist. As witnesse S Gregorie Nyssen, S.Ambrose (li.de ijs qui Myst.initiantur. cap. 8.) S.Cyril Alexandrinus, S.Chrysostom, S.Augustin, Theophilact and others, vpon the sixt of S.Iohn. Where also the text of our Sauiours long discourse with the Capharnaites, sheweth euidently that he promised to giue a farre better meate then Manna, to those that belieued in him. I am (faith our Lord) the bread of life, which descended from heauen; your fathers did eate Manna in the desert, and died. The bread which I wil giue is my flesh, for the life of the world. My flesh is meate indeed, and my bloud is drinke indeed &c. S.Paul likewise teacheth (1.Cor. 10.) that this Manna, and the water issuing out of the rocke, were figures of the same B. Sacrament, as is noted in those places. — Manna was a figure of the Eucharist; the said miracles are more eminent in the B. Sacrament.

and according to Geds promife had receiue! ftore of quailes; ening torth inthe morning they faw a ftrange thing lye vpon the ground likero hoare fro, wherat meruerling they faid one to another W bas is this liatheir languige an bu! Wherupon faith Theodoret ( q. 30. in Exod. ) therr domand was turned in.o she name, and it was called Manna, Which asthe fame and other ancient Doours gather by tne holy Scriptures, was a wonderful and miraculous meate , and withal a figure of a more excellent ching, long after promifed, and giuen by our B. Samour, in the holy Sacrament of the Eucharift, As witneile S Gregorie N yilen (Enar.vite Moyfi,circa medium S.Ambrofe [ lide ys qui Myf initian. cap, 8.) S.C yril Alexandrinus, $.Chryfoftom, S. Auguftin, Theo- philac and others , vpon the fixt of S.lohn. Where alfo the text of our Sautours seas long diicourfe with the Capharnaites , fheweth euidently that he promifed to ‘ giue afarre better meate then Manna,to thofe thatbelieved in him, lam, (faith (oan. our Lord) the bread of life, which defcended from heawen; your fathers did eate Mannain UedSedhel defert , and died. The bread which 1 wil gue is nay flesh, for the iife of the world. Aty flesh 4951+ i ease indee i, and my bloud:s drinke indeed &c,S. Paul likewife teacheth (1,Cer, 10.) 55s thar this tenna ,and shew ater ifluing out ef she rocke , were figures of thefame B, Sacrament ,as is noted in thefe places. Here only we commendro the Chriftian readers remembrance thatthe thin figured dotheuer exceed the figure according to S, Pauls dodrin (Collof, 1.) withing him therforeto confider , thatin Manna were at leafttwelue cleere mira- Pfa.77. cles. Firft,it was made by Angels wherof itis called,the bread of _ Angel, Secondly, ly.zs,. it was not produced from the earth,ner water,as ordinarie meates are,but came ‘Roffes. ; fromthe ayre. Thirdly how faft or flowly foeuer any man did gather it,in the end ‘Lie.tz. each one had the fame meafure fal, calied a gomor, and no more nor leffe, lgont.Oe- Fourthly , the ftxthday which was next befere the Sabbath , thar which they ga- colamp, thered , Was found to be double portions to other dayes , that 1s, two gomors for 'D,Hesk.} cuerie one, Fiitly, there fcl none at al on the Sabbath day, Sixtly, ifin the rett of ‘La.e.12,{ the weeke any part was left alnight,it putrified and was corrupt in the morning, parlam, ; butthe night before the Sabbach day , irremainedfound and good Seuenthly, notwithftanding was fufficient and no more,to eneric one,yong and old and of middle age Eightly, the keare of the funne melted and confumed that which remained in the field, though otherwife it endured heate of the fire, fcething in water , grinding in mil- ' les,and beating inmorters. Ninthly , irtafted to euerie one , what they defired, Tenthly, it feemed neuertheleife ta the eutl minded, loarhfume and light meate, mangement , and was not corrupted in manie hundred yeares. Twelfthly , this ftrange and extraordinarie prouifien continucd fourtie yeares,that is,til the chil- dren of Tfrael came to the promifed land,and then ceafed, You fee then fo miraculous a hgure farre excelled Zuinglius or Caluins cOmu- nion bread, which containeth no miracle at al, only fignifying Chrifts bedic,Bur, as our Sauiours owne wordes import,and ancient fathers teach vs,by Manna was prefigured Chrifts verie bodie andbloud , with his foule and Diuinitie vader the forme of bread. Dd For diu.rfitie of flomakes in fo greata multitt d>, the fame meafure. but pleatant to the good. Eleuéthly, part of ic was keptin the Arke by Gedscom- Manna fo cal- iJed of Ma-hu, It was a figure, of the Kucha- rift, Twelue mira- cles m Manna I. be 3. 4. S$. 6. 7. 9e 10. if. 12. No miracle in Preteftants Co aun union} 3 ‘A! che faid niracles are mare eminent inthe B, Sa- crament, I, % 36 a 5. 6 a 10, Ih E%Q ; Manie, in innumerable places,and in eucrie leife or greater forme,yea in the leait -euerlafting fruition of gloric. (4) Whofocuer therfore would make temporal Church, wirere it is in due maaner prepared & miniftred to the children of God, 192 EX ODV S%. Water of For this indeed iafinitly excelleth Manna,containing al the forefaid,or rather much more eminent miracles, For firft, it was cofecrated by the maruelous power of Chrifts word , and euer fince the fame is done , by the like power communica- ted t Priefts,. (2) inhis Church militant, (3] one and the veric fame, and not particle of the aceidents that may be, Chrift is whole and entire. (4) Ie giueth aboundance of grace in this Life, figniGed by the day before the Sabbath , for the glorie of the next life in eternal reft, (5) where is no more vfe of Sacraments,bur ‘commoditie of this heauentie food,as it were referuing Manna for other dayes of the weeke, it perifheth to hiin,and turneth to his ignominie,but being referued in the faichful foule,for the life to come, which is the true Sabbath, it remaineth an heauenlie treafure. (7) And fo it auaileth to eucrie one, as their foule, which is the fpiritual tomake of fupermatural meate,is leffe or more difpofed, (8) Though heate of perfecution , and other aducrfe power take away this Sacrament and Sa- crifice abroade in the field of this world, yet no power extinguifherh it within the (9.) whereit yealdeth al comfort, ftrength & contentment to good fpiritual defi- res, (t0.) but tothe incredulous Capharnaires feemeth vnpollible , and to carnal conceits loathfome. (112) Being worchily receiued into our mortal bodies , our arke or temporal tabernacle , it remaineth in incorruptible effect , wherby the bedie fhal be raifed againefrom death, and together with che foule be eternally glorified. (1a. ) Inthe meane time of this pilgrimage of mankind , it is our way- faring {pecial prouifion, dailie and fuperfub{tantial bread til we {hal potleife the promufed land ,the Kingdome of heauen in eternal blific, CHAP XVII The people murmuring againe in Raphidim for want of drinke , our Lord gruerh them weaicr our of a rock, 8, Amalech fighteth with them, And Moy(es lifting vp his band in prayer , 1fracl eucroometh , otherwife Ama- lech prewaileth. HERFORE althe multitude of the children of Iftael 7) {etting torward from the defert Sin, by their manfions, according to the word of our Lord,camped in R aphidim, where there was no water forthe people to drinke. 2, w¥ Who chiding againit Moyfes, faid : Giue vs watcr , that wemay drinke. To whom Moyfes anfwered : Why chide youagainft me > Wherefore doe you tempt our Lord? 3. The people therefore was thirftie there for lacke of water, & murmured again{t Moyfes , faying: Why didft thou make vs goe forth out of Zgyptto kilvs , and our chil- dren, & ourbeafts with thirft: 4. And Moyes cried to our Lord, faying: What bhal-I doe to this people > Yet a litle while , and they wil itonc me. 5. And our Lord faid to Moyfes : Goc before the people, and take with thee of the ancients of Ifrac: : and the rod wherwith thou didft ftrike ~~ ——e Tempetation , beeaufe of the chiding of the children of Ifrael, and ‘of fuch impor- the rock. Amalec. ExXODVS. 193 (trike the riuer , take in thy hand, and goe. 6. Behold I wil {tand there before thee , vpon the rocke Horeb: and thou thalt {trike the rocke,& fa] Tf this eere- water fhal goe out therof , that the people may drinke. Moyfes did {0 sf ronie of holding before the ancicnts of Ifracl : 7, and he called‘the name of that place, “yp hit hands was for that they-tempted our Lord,faying : Is the Lord among Vs Or mot? ‘tace inthe law < And Amalec came , and fought againft Ifrael in Raphidim. 9, And doe Hera why oe r > hes fi h figh oni tt iO eretikes Moyles fayd to Lofue : Choofe out men,and goe fortn & hght againtt deride the Amclec: to morow I wil ftand in the top of the hil hauing the red of ifame,and the’ Godin my hand. 10. Tofue did as Moyles had fpoken, and he fought jlike in the avainit Amalec : but Moyfes ard Aaronand Hur went vp vpon the Catholike fe) . “a {es lifted vp his hands Jfracl ouc Church? Wher- top of thehil. rr. And when Moytes lifted vp his han sIfracloucr- ies our came:but(a)it he did letthem downe a litle, Amalec ouercame.t2.And Saniour lifting: the hands of Moyles were heauie : therefore they tooke a itone, and up his hands put ynder him , wherupon he fate: and Aaron and Hur itaicd vp his {bieffed his hands on both fides.And 1t came to paffe that his hands were not wea- difc:ples. Luc. rie vntil funne fet. 1;. And lofue put Amalec to fight, & his people by 24.5. Dainafee 3 ; . ..? (alfoteachethis. the edge of the (word. 14. And our Lord faidto Moyfes:Write this tor }4.¢.12, Orthe.] 4 monument in a booke,& deliuer it tothe eares.ot iofuc:tor I wil de- that this exten- {troy the memorie cf Amalcc trom vnder heauen. 15.And Mcyfes.buil- tion of his hacs ded an Altar , and called the name therot , Our Lord my exalration, prefigured the faying: 16, Becaute the hand of our. Lords.throne, and the watre of 7 oes a : . : Chrift, And our Lord dhal be againit Amalcc,trom generation vito generation, now it repre- fenteth the fame,