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Exodus — Chapter 24


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Verse 6

oyle to make lights ; {pices for oyntement, and for incenfe of good {auour : 7. Oayxftones , and pretious ftones to adorne the ephed, and rationale, 8, And theyrfhal make mea fanctuarie,and { wil dwel in the middes of thé: g. according to al the fimilitude ot the tabernacle which 1 wil thew thee, & of althe veffel to the feruice thercf: and thus you fhal make ic: 10. Frame an arke of the wood fetim , the length wherof fhal haue two-cubiees 8& an halfe : the bredth, a cubire & an halfe: the highr, likewife a cubite & an halfe, 11. And thou fhale plate it with moft pure gold within aad without: and ouer it thou {halt make avolden crowne round about:1 2, & foure goldenrings,which thou thalt put at the foure cornersot the arke:let two ririgs be onthe one fide, & twoon the other,

Verse 13

Thou shalt make barres allo of the wood fetim, & shalt couer them with gold. 14. And thou fhale putthem ia through the rings that are in the fides of the arke , that it may be caried onthem: 15. the which {hal be alwayes inthe tings, neither shal they at anie time be drawen out of thé.16.And thou shaft put in,the arke the teft:fieation which I wil giue thee, r7. Thou shalt make a Propitiatorie of molt pure goid:the length therof shal hold two.cubites and an halfe , andthe bred:ha cubite & an halfe, 18, Two () Cherubims alfo thou shalt make of beaten goid, on both fides of the oracie, 19, Let one Cherub be onthe one fide , andthe other on the other. 20. Let thzm couer both fides of the Propitiatcrie {preading theit Wings , and couering the oracle , and letthem looke one towards the other , their faces turned .vnto the Propittatorie wherwith the arke is to be couered , 21. wherin thou shale put the teffimony thae I wil giue thee. 22, Thence wil I command , and wil {peaketo thee ouer the propitiatovie & fromthe middes of the two Cherubims which shal be vpon thearke of teftimonie, al things which I wil comand the children of Ifrael by thee, 23. Thou shalt makea table alfo of the Wood fetim , hauing two cubites in length, and in bredth a cubite » & inhight a cubite and an halfe, 24. And thou shalt plate it with moft pure gold: and thou shait make to it a golden ledge round about , 25. and ro the ledge it-felf a crowne enterpolished , toure fingers high : and vpon the fame , an other golden crowne.26. Thou shalt prepare alfo foure gol. denrings, and shale put them in the foure corners of the fame table at eueri¢ foot, 27, Vader the crowne shal the golden rings be , that the barres may be put through them , and the table may be carried, 28, The barres alfo themfelues thou shalt make of the wood fetim,& shalt com- paflethem with gold to beare vpthe table. 29, Thou shalt prepare alfo fawcers , and phials., cenfers, & goblets, whercin the libaments are to: be offercd , of moit puregold, 3¢. And thou shalt fet vponthe table (¢) loaues of propofition in my fight alwaies. jt. Thou shalt make alfo a candleftick beaten of moft pure gold, the shaft thereot , & brarches, cups , and boules , and lilies proceeding from the fame, 32. Six bran— 208 Ceremonies, the cee em ep a --- PAGE 227 --- Ceremonies. EXODVsS. 209 the other. 33, Three cups as it were in manner of a nut on euerie brareh, and a boule withal , anda lilie : and three-cups likewife of the fafhion of a nut in an other branch, and a boule withal,and alilie. This. thal we the worke of the fix branches , chat areto be drawen forth from the thatt: 3.4. and inthe candleiticke it-felte thal be toure cups in man- ner ofa nut, and at cuerie one boulcs and lilies, 35. Boules vnder two braches in three places, which together make fix comming forth out of one thatt. 36, Both the boules therfore and the branches ihal be out of it,al the whole beaten af molt pure gold.;7.Thou shale make alfo feuen lamps, and ihalt {ct them vpon the candlefticke, for to giue light quer- againft: 38. The fnuffers allo and where the {nuffings ihal be put out, letthem be made of moft pure gold. 39. The whole weight ofthe can-- dlefticke with al the furniture therof {hal haue a talent of moft pure gold.40. Looke , and make it according to the paterne , that was ihe- wed thee in the mount. . CHAP, XxVI. The forme of the Taberttacle , with the appertinances , and of what matter, number, and qualiti. s al things shal be. N D therabernacle thoufhalt make thus : Ten eurti- WE nesthaltthou make of twifted fiike, and hyacinth, Je and purple,and fcarlet twice died vatied with imbro- \@ dered worke, 2, The length of one curtine thal haue twentic eight cubites.; the bredth shal be of toure cu- bites. Al the eurtines thal be of one meafure, 3. Fiue curtines thal be(ajioyned one to an other, & the other fue fhal hang to- }, ) Chrifts cether with the connexion. 4.Loupes of hyacinth thou fhaltmake inthe linémbers by fides & tops of the curtines , that they may be compled one to another. [their vnion & 5.Fiftie loupes fhal euerie curtine haue on both tides , fo fer on, that one jcommunitie loupe may be againft another loupe , and one may be fitted to the at each other, 6. Thou shalt make alfo fttie circles of gold wherwith the dock and veiles of the curtines are to be ioyned , that it may be made one Sernacle. the. tabernacle. 7. Thou shalt make alfo eleuen curtines of haire, to couer [Church, the top of the tabernacle. 8. The length of one haire curtine fhal- haue thirtie cubires : and the bredth , toure : the meafure of al-the curtines fhal. be equal. 9, Of the which , fue thou fhalz toyne apart, ard the fix thou fhaltcouple one to an other, fo that the fixt curtine in the front ofthe roofe thou fhalt double.re. Thou {halt make alfo fittie loupes in the edze of one curtine , that tt may be ioyned with the other ; and fiftie loupes in the edge of the other curtine , that iv may be copied with his fellow. 11. Thou fhalt make alfo titie buck- les of brafle , wherwith the loups may be ioyned , that of althere Fra2 may --- PAGE 228 --- ee Cb) The chief. , 210 EXODVS, Ceremonies? may bemade one couering,1 2, And that which fhal remaine in the cur- tines, that are. prepared forthe roofe,to wit,one curtine that is ouer- plus, with the halfe therofthou fhalt couer the backetide of the taberna- cle, 13, And there thal hang downe acubite on the one fide, and an other on.the.other fide , which is the ouerplus in the length of the eurti- nes, fenfing both fides of the tabernacle, 1.4. Thou thait make alfo an other couer to the roofe of rammes skinnes died red:& ouerthat againe an other couer of ianthine skins, 1;, Thou shalt make alfo the ber- des of the tabernacle ftanding vpright of the wood fetim., 16, af the which let euerie one haue ten cubites in length , and in bredth one and ahalfe a-picee, 17.1n the fides of the borde, fhal be made two morte- fes, wherby one borde may be ioyned to an other borde : and atter this mannet fhal al the bordes be prepared.18. Of the which twentie thal be in the fouth fide that tendeth Southward. 19. For the which thou fhalt caft fourtie feet of filuer , tharthere may two feet be put vnder euerie borde at the twocorners, 20, Inthe fecond {ide aifo of the tabernacle ~ that looketh to the North, there fhal be twentie bordes, 21 .hauing four- _ uc feete of filuer,two feete fhal be put vnder euerie borde,2 » But on the welt quarter of the tabernacle thou fhalt make tix bordes » 23. and againe other two whiclr {hal be erected in the corners at the backe of the tabernacle, 24, And they fhal be loyned rogeer from beneath ynto the top, & one ioynture fhal held them al. The like loynture thal be kepe ‘for the two bordes alfo that are to be put in the corners, 25, And they fhal be in al eight bordes, their filuer feet fixteen,two feet accounted for euerie borde, 26. Thou ihalt make alfo ftue barres of the wood fetim, to hold together the bordes on the one {ide of the tabernacte, 27. and fue others on the other fide,& as manic at the weft fide: 28.which thal be put along by the middes of the bordes trom one cnd to the other,

Verse 15

The Rationale of iudgement alfo thou-shalt make with embro- dered worke of diuers colours , according to the workmanship of the Ephod of gold, hyacinth, and purple , and {carler twice died , and twifted filke. 16, It shal be foure {quare and double: it shal haue the nseafure of a palme as wel in length as inbredth. 1 7.And thou shait fer in itfoure rewes of {tones : Inthe firft rew shal be the flone {ardius, and topazius,and the emeraud:18, in the fecond the carbuncle,the fapphire, & theiafper:rg, in the third a ligurius,an achates,an amethyft:20.in the fourth a chryfolith, an onyx, and beryllus. they shal be fet in gold by their rewes, 21. And they shal haue the names of the children of Ifrael: with twelue names shal they be grauen, euerie {tone with the names of euerie one according to the twelue tribes. 22. Thou shalt make in the Rationale cheynes linked one to an other of the pureft gold : 23, and tworings of gold , which thou shalt put inboth the tops of the Ratio- nale:2 4.and the goldencheynes thou walt ieyne to the rings , that are in the edges therof : 25.and the.ends of the chaynes themfclues thou fhalt couple with twe hooks on both fides of the Ephod , whichis toward the Rationale. 26, Thou {halt make alfo two rings of gold which thou fhalt put in the tops of the Rationale, in the brimmes, that are ouer againft the Ephod,& looke toward the backe parts thcrof.2.Moreouer alfo other two rings of gold, which areto be fet on both fides of the Ephod beneath,thar looketh toward the nether ioyning,that the Ratio- nale may be fitted with the Ephod, 28. and may be faitned by the rings therof vntothe rings of the Ephod witha lace of hyacinth, that the ioy- ning artificially wrought may continue, & the Rationale & Ephed may not be feparated one tré the other.29. And Aaron shal beare the names of the children of Ifrael inthe Rationale of iudgement vpon his breft, when he fhal enter into the Sanétuarie, a memorial before the Lord for euer.70.And thou shalt put inthe Rationale of ludgement() DoGrine, and Veritie, which shal be on Aarons breft,when he shal goe in before the Lord: and he shal beare the iudgement of the children of I{raelon his breft, inthe fight of the Lord alwayes. 31. And thou shalt makethe tunicke of the Ephod al of hyacinth, 32. in the middes wherof aboue shal be a hole for the head, and a border round about it weuen , asis wontto be made in the vtmoft parts of garments , thatit may not eafily be broken.33,And beneath at the feete of the famerunicke,round about, thou shalt make as it were pomegranates, of hyacinth, and purple , and {carlet twice died, litle belles interpofed between , 34. fo that there be a bel of gold and a pomegranate; and againe an other bel of gold & a pomegranate, 35. And Aaron shal be vefted with itin the office of his miniiieric thatthe found may be heard, wh€ he gocth in & cOmetaout ofthe Sactuarie,in the fight of the Lord, & that he die not.36. Thou shait make alfo a plate of the pureft gold : wherin thou shalt graue after the worke (¢)Knowledge of the caufe, and fincere proceeding {therin, are the two kceyes of right indge- ment, --- PAGE 232 --- d te) Special reparation eps and riefts be con- fecrated, (6) The Girt preparation ‘in, the partic to Jbe confecrated is cleanfing from finne: 314: EXO DVS. Ceremonies, -worke of a grauer, Holieto the Lord. 37. And thou fhale tie ic with a 1 lace of hyacinth,, and it thal be vpon the mitre , 38. hanging ouer the ‘forehead af-the High-Prieft. And Aaron thal carie the iniquities of ‘thofe things , which theehildrcn of Ifrael haue offered and fanctified, in al their guifts and donaries,And the plate (hal be alwayes in his for- ‘head , that the Lord may be wel pleafed with them. 39, And thou halt gird the cunike with filke , and thou fhalt make a filken mitre, ‘and a bawdrike of embrodered worke, 40, Moreouer for the fonnes of Aaron thou fhalt prepare linnen tunikes, and bawdrikes, and mitres for glorie and beautie : 41. And. with al thefe things thou fhalt veft Aaron thy brother , and his fonnes with him, And thou fhalt confe- ‘crate the hands pf them al , and {halt fanctifie them , that they may ‘doe the funtion of priefthood vnto me. 42. Thou thalt make alfo lin- nen breeches, to-couer the flefh of their tarpitude fro the reynes' vnto the thighs ; 43, and Aaron and his fonnes fhal vfe them when they ihal enter into the tarbernacle of teftimonie , or when they approach to the Altar to minifter.in the SamCtuarie , left: guiltie of iniquitie they die. ‘It ihal be a law for euer to Aaron and to his feed atter hin. { CHAP. XXIX. The wanner of confecrating Aaron and other Priefis : with burnt offerings,

Verse 20

Which when theu haft immolated, thou fhalt take ot his bloud, and put vpon the tip of the right eare of Aaron and ot his fonnes , and vpon the thumbs. and great toes of their right hand and foot , and thou fhalt powre the bloud vpen the Altar round about. 21, And when thou hafttaken of the bloud that is vponthe Altar , and of the and their veftments. And after they and their veftments are confe-- crated , 22. thou thalt take the fat of the ramme , and the tayle and the talow , that couereth the lungs , and the caule of the liner , and the two kidneies , and the far, that is vpon them , and the right fhoulder, hands of Aaronand of his fonnes , and fhalt fanétifie chem eleuattng be- fore the Lord. 25. And thou thale takeal trom their hands : and thal burne them vpon the Altat for an héJocauft , a moit {weet fauour it the fight of the Lord, becaute itis his oblation, 26. Thou fhalt take alfo the breft of theramme , wherwith Aaron was confecrated,. and eleuating it thou fhalt fanctifie it before the Lord, and itshal fal to thy part. 27, And thou fhalt fanctifie both the confecrated breft, and the thoulder Gg that . --- PAGE 234 --- “e’ Diuers things were Joffered at di- uers times,and, al fignified Chrifts Sa- crifice in his Church, S, Ang. li, 1. c.18. cont, aduer{, lez. e Prophet, yet ‘ none daylie but a lambe: more particu- larly fignifying the Jaye offe. ting of the lambe of God, and perpetual effe& therof, Origen, in Ioan, I. 236 EXODVS. that thou didft feparate of the ramme, 28, wherwith Aaron was con- fecrated and his fonnes , and they thal fal to Aarons part and his fonaes by a perpetual right from the children of Ifrael : becaufe they are the primitiues and beginnings oftheir pacifike victimes which they offer tothe Lord.29. And the-holie vefture, which Aaron {hal vie, his fon- nes {halhaue afterhim , thatthey may be anoynted, and their hands sconfecrated in it. 3, He of his fonnes that fhal be appoynted High- Pricft in his {tead , and that fhal enter into the tabernacle of teftimonie to minilter inthe Sanctuarie , fal weare it feuen dayes. 31. And thou fhalt take the ramme of the confecration, & fhaltboyle the flesh therof ina holieplace; 32, which Aaronthal eate and his fonnes. The loaues aifo, that are inthe basket, they shal eate in the entrie of tne tabernacle ofteftimonie , 33, that it may be a placablefacrifice, & the hands of the offerers may be fan ‘tificd..A {tranger shal not eate of thé , becaufe they are holic, 34. And ifthere remaine of the confecrated flesh , or of the bread tilthe morning , thou fhale burnethe remaynes with fire; they Ceremonies: ? . fhai notbe eaten , becaufe they are fanctified, 35, Al that haue coin- manded thee thou fhalt doe vpon Aaron and his fonnes, Seuen dayes fhalt thou confecrate their hands: 36, & thou fhalt offer a calfe for finne euerie day for expiation, And thou fhalt cieanfe the Altar. when thou haft offered the hofte of expiation , and fhalt anoynt it vato fanétiii- cation, 37, Seuen dayes thalt thou expiate the altar and fandtifie it, and it fal be moft Holie, cuerie one , chat fhal touch it, fhal be fan- tified,

Verse 23

faying : Take {pices , of principal and chofen myrrh fue hundred fi- Fi of cinnamon halte fo much, that is, two hundred fiftie ticles, dred ficles after the weight of the Sanctuarie, of oile of oliues the mea- fure hin: 25. and thou fhalt make the holie oile of vnction, an ointment { compounded by the art of an vnguentarie ,26, and therof thou hale anoynt the tabernacle of teftimonie, and the arke of the teftamenr, 27, and the table with the veilel therof, the candlefticke,and the furnt- ture therof, the Altars ofiucenfe, 2%. and of holocauft,and al the furni- ture that perteyneth to the feruice of them. 29, And thou fhait fanctifie al, andthey fhal be moft Holie : he that shal , touch them , shal be fan- Gified, 30. Thou shale agoynt Aaron and his fonnes, and shalt fanctifie them,that they may doe the function of priefthood vnto me. 31. Tothe vate me through your generations, 32. The flesh of man shal not be tion of it , becaufe itis fanctified , and shal be holie vnto you. 33. What man foeuer shal: compound fuch,and shal giue therof toa ftranger, shal be abandoned out of his people.34.And our Lord faid to Moyles: Take voto thee {pices ftactee , and onycha, galbanum of {weer fauour , and the cleareft frankincenfe , al shal be ot equal weight: 35.and thou shale make incenfe compounded by the worke of an vnguentarie , exactl thou haft beaten al intoverie {mal pouder , thou shalt fer of itbetore the rabernacle of teftimonie , in the place where! wil appeare to thee. Moit Holie shal the incenfe be vnto you. 37. Such confection you shal

Verse 26

The _ daflitution of the daylis Sacrepce of swe lambes,one in the morning , the otbes atcuen, g] VT this alfo shale thou doe, (4) that they may be confecrated to me in priefthood, Jameel Take acalfe from the heard, and two rammes SS} without {pot , 2, and vnieauened bread, and a 3] cake-wichour leauen , tempered with oile, jf waters alfo vnieauened anoynted with oile:of fae) wheaten flowre thou shalt make al. 3. And: aij being put ina basket thou shalt offer them: and the calfe and the two rammes. 4, And - thoushalt bring Aaron and his fonnes to the doore of the rabeanacle of teftimonie: And-(b) when thou hatt washed the father with his fonnes in water, 5,-thou shalt velt Aaron with his veltements , that is , with the linnen garment and the tunicke, and thie Ephod and the Rationale, which thou shale gird with the baudrike. 6 And thou shalt put the mitre pon his head , andthe holie plate vpon the mitre, 7. and thou shalt powre the oile of vnction vpon his head: and by this rite shal he be ——— Ceremonies. ExoodDvs. 235 oile of vndion, thou halt fprinkle Aaron and his vefture , his fonnes ‘becaufe itis the ramme of confecration ; 23. and a piece of one loate, ‘a cake tempered with oile , a wafer out of the basket of .azymes, which is{et in the fight of the Lord :24, and thou fhalt put al vpon the be canfecrated. 8. His fonnes alfo cheu fhalt bring , and thalt inueft them withthe linnen runicks , and gird thera with abawdrike , 9. to wit, Aaronand his children , and thou fhalt put mitres vpon them : and they fhal he Prieftes to me by a perpetual religion. Atter thar thou: {halt haue confecrated their hands , 10. thou thale prefent alfo the calte before the tabercacle of teftimonie. And Aaron and his fonnes fhal lay their hands vpon his head , 11. and thou fhalt kil him in che” light of the Lord , betide the doore of the tabernacle of refti- monie, 2. And that which chou takeft of the bloud of the calte, thou thalt put vpon the hornes of the Altar with thy finger , and the re{t of the bloud thou halt powre at the botome therof. 13. Thou (hale take alfo the whole fat that couereth the entrailes , and the caule of the liuer , and the two kidneys , and the fat that is vpon them , and fhalt offer a burnt facrifice vpon the Altar : 14, but the fieth of the calfe and the hide and the dung , thou fhale burne abrode without the campe , becaufe it is for finne. 15. Thou fhale take alfoone ramme , vpon the head wherof Aaron and his fonnes: fhal lay their hands. 16. Which when thou haft killed , thou fhale take of the bloud therof , and powre round about the Altar, 17. And. the ramme it-felfe thou {halt cut into pieces , and his entrailles and fecte being wafhed , thou {halt put vpon the flefh cut in pieces , and vpon his head. 18, And thou shalt offer the whole ramme tor a burnt facrifice vpon the Altar : it is an oblation to the Lord, a moft {weer fa- uour of the victime of the Lord. 19. Thou fhait take alfo the other ramme , vpon whofe head Aaronand his fonnes thal lay their hands.

Verse 29

The bordes alfo themfelues thou fhalt plate with gold, & thal caft rings of gold to be fet vponthem , through which the bares may hold together the bordeworke : the which thou faalt couer with plates of gold. 30. And thou fhalt ere@ the tabernacle according to the paterne that was fhewed thee in the Mount.;1.Thoufhalt make alfoaveile of -hyacinth,and purple,and {carlet twice died,and twitted filke, wrought } ‘with imbrodered worke &. goodiie varietie : 32, which thou {halt hang _before foure pillars ofthe wood fetim , the which themfelues alfo shal be plated with gold, & shal haue foure heads of gold, but feet of tilucr, 33- And the veileshalbe hanged on with rings, within the which thou shalt pur the arke of teftimonie, with the which alfo the Sanctuarie,and the fandtuaries of the SanQuarie,shal be diuided, 34.Thou shait fet alfo the Propitiatorie vpon the arke of teftimonie in the (4) Sancta fan@o- tum: 35. and the table without the veile: and ouer-againit the table the candlefticke in the fouth fide of the tabernacle:for tie table shal {tad in, the north fide, 36. Thou shalt make alfo a hanging inthe entring of the tabernacle of hyacinth,and purple , and {carlet twice died,and twilted hike > --- PAGE 229 --- Ceremonies. EXODVS. 211 fiike with imbrodered worke, 37, And fue pillars of the wood fetim thea fhale plate with gold, before the which the hanging thal be drawen : whofe heades thal be of gold, and feet of braffe, CHAP, XXVIII An Altar muft bemade with things belonging therte.o. Alo the court of the tae bernacle with hangings and pillars..u.And prousfion of eyle for lampes. Hov fhale make alfo an Altar of the wood {etim , which <A) thal haue fue cubites in lengtlt , and as manie in bredth, that is, foure-{quare, and threecubites in hight, 2, And there fhal be at the foure corners hornes of the fame : and Ney thou halt couer it with brafle. 3, And thou halt make for the vfes theroft pannes for to take the ashes , and tongues , and flesh- hooks, and fire pannes. al the veffel thou {halt make ot braffe. 4, And a grate in manner ofa net of braffe : at the foure corners wherof thal be foure rings of braffe , 5. which thou fhale put vnder the hearth of the Altar: and the grates (hal be vnto the middes of the Altar. 6, Thou fhalt make alfo two barres for the Altar of the wood fetim , which thou fhalt couer with plates of brafle: 7, and thou fhalt draw them through rings, & they {hal be on both fides of the Altar to carrie it.8? Not maffie, but emptie & hollow in the infide {haltthou make ir, as it was fhewed thee inthe Mount. 9. Thou fhalt make alfo the court of the tabernacle, in the fouth part wherof againft the fouth there fhal be hangings of twilted filke:one fide{fbal hold in length an hundred. cubi- tes. 10. And twentie pillers with as manie feete of brafle, which fhal haue heades with their engrauings of (iluer, 1, In like manner alfo on the north fide there {hal be in length hangings of an hundred cubites, twentie pillers,and feete of braffe as manic,and their heades with their engrauings of filuer, 12, But inthe bredth of the court, that looketh to the weft, there thal be hangings of fittie cubites, and ten pillars , and as manie feete, 13. In that bredth alfo of the court, which looketh to the eait,there {hal be fittie cubites, 14, in the which there ilial be deputed to one fide hangings of fifteen cubites, and three pillars and as manie feete: 15 .and in the other fide there shal be hangings conteyning fifteen cubi- tes, three pillers , and as manie teete. 16, And in the entring of the court there shal be made an hanging of twentie cubites of hyacinth and purple , and fcarlet twice died, and twifted filke , with embro- dered worke: it shai haue foure pillers, with as manie feete. 17, Al the pillers of the court round about shal be garnished with plates of ‘filuer, filuer heades, and feete of braffe, 18. In length thecourt shal { Fr 3 occupi¢e --- PAGE 230 --- (c)God weuld. not haue dark-' nesia this ta- bernacle by idzy nor night, fionifying that his people ought alwayes to shine in good workes. S.Beda li.3 ¢, 1. de tabernac, ,4) Vocation neceffarie to fpiricual fun- ction. Hed. 5. j [4)Thefe veft-: ments fignifie that Bishops and Priefts mutt haue fpe- cial vertues, difcretien, pu-' ritic of life, fincere inten- tion,contem- plation of God,fuppor- tation of the peoples infir- mitie, felici- tude of their good.exam- plar life.found do@rine, and band of vnion.! 3S. Hiere. ad Fabiol, de ucfin. Sacerdotwm,te,3. they may doe the function of priefthood vnto me. 5. And they thal rake the Ephod,a memorial for the children of Ifracl.And Aaron shal beare Ceromonie s EXOD VYV &.. occupie and hundred cubites , in bredth fiftie , the hight shal be of fue cubites, and it shal b> made-of wilted filke, and shai haue feete of braffz.19. Al the veffel of the tabernacle. for al vfes and ceremonies, the pinnes as wel of itas ofthe court, thou shalt make of braffc, 20. Command the children of Ifrael that they bring thee oyle of the oliue- trees the purcift, and beaten with apeftil: that alampe may burne ( ¢ ) alwayes 21. inthetabernacle of the teftimonic, without the veile that is drawen before the teftimonie. And Aaron and his fonncs hal place it, that it may giue light before the Lord vntil the morning. 22. It shal be a perpetual obferuance throughout their fuceeflions before the chil- dren of Ifrael. 212

Verse 38

This is it which thou fhalt doe vponthe Altar : Two lambes of a yeare old (¢) euerie day continually , 39. one lambe inthe morning, and an other ateuen, go, the tenth part of flowre tempered with oile beaten , which fhal haue in meafure the fourth part of an hin, and wine tor libation of the fame meafure to one lambe. 41. And the other lambe thou thalt offer at euen, according to the rite of the morning oblation, and according to that which we haue faid, for a fauour of {weetneffe: {

Verse 42

it is a facrifice to the Lord, by perpetual oblation vnto your gene- tations , at the doore of the tabernacle of teftimonie before the Lord, where I wil appoint to {peake ynto thee.q3.And there wil I command the children of Iftael,and the Altar fhal be fandtified in my glorie. 44. I wil fanGifie alfo the tabarnacle of teftimonie with the Altar ,& Aard with his fonnes, to doe the function of priefthood vnto me. 4 5. And I wil dwel in the middes of the children of Ifrael.& wil be their God, 46.& they shal'know that I am the Lord their -God,that haue brought them outofthe"Land of Zgypt, that I might abide among them, 1° the Lord their-God, CHAP, : --- PAGE 235 --- Ceremonies. EXODVS. 237 CHAP, XXX. How , and of what matrer,the Altar of incenfe shal be made: 12. VV bat money shal be yathered for the v(c of the Tabernacle, 18. A brajen Lancr is aljo 0 be made, 25. andholic ole of vaction, HOV fhale make alfo an Altarto burne incenfe , of the wood fetim , 2. hauing a cubite of length , and an other of bredth , that is, foure fquare, and two cubits in hight. The hornes thal proceed out of the fame.3;.And thou shalt plate it with the pureft gold,as wel the grate therof, as the Walles rotind about , and the hornes. And thou snalt make to it a crowne ofgold roundabout, 4. andtwo golden rings vider the crowne on cither fide, that the barres may be put into them, and the Altar may be caried. <. The barres alfo themfelues thou shalt make of the wood fetim ,and shait plate them wi:h gold. 6, And thou shalt fet the Alear againft the veile, that hangeth before the arke of teftimonie before the propitiatorie wherwith the teftimonicis couered, where 1 wil {peake to thec. >. And Aaren hal burne incenfe vponit, fweerly fragrant , in the morning, When he shal dreffe the lampes, he shal burne tt: 8.and when he shal placc them at cuen,he shal burne incenfe eucrlaiting betore the Lordthrouzh vour generations, 9. You shal not offer vpon itincenfe of an other compofition , nor oblation,and victime, neither shal vou offer Iibaments, 12, And Aaron shal pray vpon the hornes theret once a yeare, with the bioud of that which was offered for tinne, & shai pacifie upon itin your generations, It shal be moft Holierothe Lord.is. And our Lord fpake to Moyfes,faying:12.When thou shalt take the fumme ofthe children of lftacl according totheir number, euerie one cf them shal giue a price for their foules to the Lord,& there shal be no feourge among them , when thcy shal be -reckned, 13, And this shal euerie one give that pafieth tothe naming , /a)halfe a ficle according to the mea- fure of the temple. A ficle hath rwentie (b) oboles. The halts part of a ficle shal be c4rcred tothe Lord, 14. He that ts accounted inthe number, for twentic yeares and vpward , shal giue price, 1s. The rich man shal not adde to halfe a ficle,& the poore mé shal diminish nothing.16,And the moncy being reeciued , which was contributed of the chiudren of Iftael thou shalt deliner vnto the vies of the tabernacle of reti:monic, thatit mev be a monumét of them before the Lord,& he may be propi- tious to their foules.i7.And our Lord fpake to Moytes,faying:1t. Thou fhalt make alfo a lauer with his foot of brafie , to washin: and thou {halt {et ir between the tabernacle of the teftimonic ana the Alar, Ge 2 And wv “a)That is,7. d ob. Englith. iFeraficle of ithe Sandtuar:e! 4W§ ADOUt 15.0, ve Obclus,3, ifarthines, ~ --- PAGE 236 --- : sr EXODVS. -cenfeto the Lord, 21, left perhaps they die. it fhal be an eucrlafting law cles, an of calamnus in like manner two hundred fiftie,2 4.and of cafia fue hun- - children of L{rael alfo thou shalt fay : This oile of vnction shal be holie anoynted therewith , and you shal make none other after the compoli- tempered , and pure,and moft worthie of fanctification. 36. And when { not make vnto-your owne vfes,beeaufe it is holie to the Lord.3u.What { man foeuer shal make the like, to enioy the {mel therof, shal prish out of his people, Ceremonies ‘And water being put into it, 19, Aaron and his fonnes (hal waih thetin their hands and feete ,20. when they are going into the tabernacle of teftimonie,and when they are to come vnto the Altar, to offer on it in- to him, and tohts feed by fucceffion=.22.And our Lord fpake to Moyfes,