Exodus — Chapter 40

iy . Iacob, He fpake truth} tin myflical fenfe. rious , but nei-} lofeph, foo, Moyfes. Ele@ion is of Gods mercie, Predeftination rexclideth nor ordinary mea- nes. Sinne is the caufe of repro- bation, Pharao and other & tians harieed their owne harts, _ God did only permit them to obdurate themfelues, Prote@ion & Tauocation of Angels and Patriarchs, Aderation of creatures, Swearing by creatures, ‘Ominous: peach, Dreames. Images, Relikes, Deuotion to holie places. Figure of Chrifts croffe, Funeral offices phet ,the meckeft manoa theearth, of fingulur xeale feuerely punished EXODVS. renawmed jar al.vertues, exen from Ins youth co hs death ( Gen. 37. 39. Se») fob was{imple and right, fearing God & departing from eutl, a tuft and innocent man both before and in ius trebulations, not finning with his lips: neither fpake he anie fuolish thing againft God (ch. 1.) yea more afflicted retained innocencie ( chap.2. } and finally, Gud receiued his prayer for others, and reflored at his loffes double ( chap. 42.) Moyfes @ moft (pecial feleded Pro 184 finne, but withal moft coaritably prayed God co forgine the his Church. 7 _— . God of bis mere mercie elccteth al thofe whom he wil iuftifie and fue, offering al fufficient grace ,iuftly lesueth fome obftinate finners in ftate of damnation, ( Gen, 25. Exod. 7.) Hts predefination , foreknowledge , and promife,dve not exclude but include themeenes,wherby bis wil is done in the inft( Gen.25.37.4y.

in hel, faving: If 1 thal expect, hel is my houfe,and in dark- ues I haue made my bed, Wich place or recepracte of (uch Saints , as Laceb and lob, vas doubeles farre d:ftunt from hel of the damned, for between Lan Xarus in Abrahams bofume and the glutton tn ferment a great chaos ( or dyer the hiobeft ef thefe places ts called hel, gee saibed ap race ie jiame lacob called his life ia this world 4 pilgrimage ( Ge7. 47. ) and loo. ( 05.) a wartare pen carths profiping expregly (cb, 9.) Im the laftday 1 thal rite our ot the cart : And I ihal be compaffed againe with my skin , and in my flesh I shal fee God. Our B. Sausvur alfo proueth the Refurrection , becaufe the God of Abraham , Ifaac , and Lacob ( Exo.3,) is God of them , not as they ave dead, but as they are liuing,and to retarne agasne to life tn bodie and foule together, Of general lmgement lob faith (ob. 31.) What thal I doe when-God thal rife to iudge > and when he that aske , what thal Lanfwerhim 2 And Elia (6b, 34. ) faith : The omnipotent wil ren- der a man his worke , and according to the waies ot cuerie one, he wilrccompence them, Seaum ana Gumorra ( Gen, 19. ) were example ( faith 5 Peter and S, Iude ) of eternal punifhmentia hel. fire.. 1 > Oferernal life Iacob profesed bis hope ( Gen. 49.) faying : 1 wi mbes thy faluation , o Lord, and Moyfes (ass, Paul te(fifieth ) denied hin- {elte to be the fonne of Pharaoes daughter , cftceming the reproach. ot Chrift greater riches , then the treafure of the Agyptians. For helooked vnto the reward, Thus much touching particuear points of Reli- gion tt refteth ro fee the vifivle Rwowren members of rhe Charch, with the peal and gouernours therof, furceeding without interraption mn the (uroe agement - (landing fome brake and departed from ihem, and other innumerable Seasef infidels {irl mudiplied in the world. Ce 2 Tol Place dedica- red for burial Mourning 4o.. dayes, Exequies of feuen dayes. \Speccial place] ot burial rightly def- red, No foule be- fore Chrift entred inte heauen, Diuers places in hel. Refurre@ion General Yud- gement, Eternal punish- ment ot the wicked : and ioy of the bledicd, Continuance of the Church notwithftan- ding breaches romit, Abraham. {neuer conta- minate in Re- ligion, Thare and Nachor- redu- ced from ido- latrie, Abraham pub- likly profefled his faith, 4 Sem. Sale. Heber, Melchifedech, Manie profef- fors of truce Religion, Breaches from the Church, Moabites and Ammonites, Nachers pro= genic. Lfmaelices, 186 EXODVS. To begin therefore with Abraham , before the former age was ended, ( at which time he was 75. yeares old ) holie Scriptures flil (peake of him , as alwaies vndefiled., and a true feruant of God , though his father Thare, and bis brother Nachor fometimes ferued ftrange Gods (Iefue 24.) but were _reclauned , and the whole familie (4s S. Auguftine proaerh lib. 16. ¢. 13. de cuit.) was. perfecuted by the Chaldees, Wherupon Thare leaning Chaldea brought Abrabam, Lot, and Sarai, fo farre as Havas in Me/opotamia (Gen, tt. ) whither alfo Nacher repaired afterwards , and there made his habitation , as appeareth (Gen, 24.) But Abraham was fooner , and more [pe- cially perfecuted in Chaldea , as \ofephus teftifierh ( li1. Amtiq. )for bis cleere and publike profefion of owe God, Creatour of al things , and thatby his only Soodnes , and not by mens owne power, bappines is atraincd. Further sutdas (vocab, Ahraham ) writeth , chat at the age of 14. yeares , be admonished lus father, not for lucre fake to (educe men by worshipping images of falfe Gods, auoaching that there is no other , but the celestial Gud, maker of the Wholeworld, Ia which fincere profession how he alwaies perfenered is often tefifed, and needles here to be repeated. Alfo Sem , Sale, and Heber his proper ancefters (che ninth, feuenth , and fixth in right line before him ) were al holie men, and lined al Abrahams time , much of Ifaacs , and part of lacobs dayes, Likewife Melchifedech King and Prieft ( a diftind perfon , of another lineage, as we fuppofe , from Sem) lied in the beginning of thts age. Al which being renowmed men had grest troups , or rather cowntreys, which with them ferued the only true God. Wherof we bane example , in that Abrabam (being but a franger in Chanaan ) vpon a fuddaine explost (Gen. 14,) made readie of the feruants borne in his houfe , three hundred and eightcen wel ap- pointed , men of armes , al of the fame religion; fer shortly after they were al “trcumcifed (Gen.17.) yet was King Melchifedech of more power and aushority then he. And the other here mentioned, except his elder brother Nachor, and is nephew Lot, were bis owne direct progenitours , and by likelihood more potent, Againe,fro Abraham the fuccefion held on right to Aaton & Moyfes,e the whole people of 1 frael,zhich with the paffed out of Egypt through the red (ea, But in the mane time , diuers alfo of Abrahams kindred and feed, brake off froms the commanitie and fel coidelatrie, For albeit Lot,his brothers (onze, per- Senered in the crue ferusce of God , yet Lots fonnes, Moab and Ammen , at ieajt the Moabites and Ammonites,two nations that came of them (Gen.1c.) were infidels and idolaters, Likewife though Nachor, and Bathwuel (Nachors fonne) continued henceforth in true faith and religion , yet Laban (the fame Bathuels foane ) bad falfe Gods, which Rachel tooke away ( Gen.31.) But true religion being not wholly extinguished in chefe families, borh Ifaacs wife Rebeccs,and lacobs wiues Lia and Rachel , with their handmaids Bala and Zilpba, etther beliened rightly , or were more eafily brought to true belie fe and ferusce of God, I{mael, Abrabams fir fonne, was in his youth euil difpofed ( Gen, 21.) and for endeauouring to corrupt Ifaac ¢ which S. Paul callech perfecution ) as to- gether with his mother Agar, caft out of Abrahams houfe, yer profpered inthe defert ; had twelue fonnes Dukes, fomerimes vifited his father, and together Gal, 4, — Pad 18,15. 7.28. Heb. 12, Gen.t}, 'S. 17, [pecial blesings pertamed. Of these laft fonnes came the peuple of Madianites, who kept fuine refemblance with the people of Godin religion, and therin pre- EXODVS. 187 together with [faac buried hun ( Gen. 25. } And at tbe ae Of 137. yeares died and was put to his people, that is,to others like himfelf good or exil. Abra- bam alfo feparated his other fonnes begottes of Cetura (.¥.6. ) fren Lfaac , te whom only and ot to any other , the promifed land of Chanaan,and other more figured beretikes, that defcend from Catholike race , but falling to /chifme and herefie, doe net participate eternal inheritance wth she fpiritual children of God asS, Auguftin teacheth (4.79.1 Gen.) In like fort of the swe fonnes of Ifazc, onlie Tacob had the f{piritual blefling , and inherttance therco belonging (Gea.27,) Efau though prophane in manners felling his birth-right ( Gen.a5. v.32.) whieh was + fpiritnal suri/iliction wherin ne was 4 figure of the reprobate,yer it feemeth be kepe the true fatth(Gen.35.v.vit.) But whether he did or no, fureit is,1ob, who ts probably thought to be of his race (Gen.36.) Was 4 Moff holie man, and a-rare example of yertae, But the pefterisies of them both, and al the progenies of Ifmael , and of Abrahams other fonnes by Cecura, foone or Later fel to tnpidelitie and idolacrie.1n other nations of the world. ft new Gods and Goddefes were multiplied vpon cnérie occafion,as 9.Auguitin (4.18 de ciuit,) recounteth diners, Ab which necwithfanding, rhe true Church and cite of God continued mof vifible and notorious , yea with maruelous increafe > e(pe- cally after they were more hated and aiflicted in Egypt ¢ Exo.1.) Winther ; they were brougit by the ftrange and {pecial prousdence of Gad , more firangely preferued,and moft miraculoujly delinerca from thence. Much more the Church of Chrift(wherof rhis was 4 shadow and figure) Madianites, Idumeans, Idolatrie fil increafing yet the Church continued, yea alfo increafed. The Church of Chriit in the bath been and shal be cuer moft vifible , from the fart foundation theroj to the Worlds end, Far befides the promifes and preaictions 11 the new Teflament, al the Scriptures alfo of the old, which jorerel Chrift, doe withal foreshew his Church, Totum quod annuaciatur de Chrifto ( /ayth 5. Auguitin de vnttate Evclef,

Pharaoes chariots and his armie (b! he hath caft into the fea : his chofen Princes are drowned inthe red fea. 5. The depths haue ‘ouerwhelimed them,they are funke intothe botome like a ftone.

Auguflin (4. 62.18 Gen. et li. 16.c. 33 ciuit. ) expound it. More extdently lacob ( Gen. 49.) THE SCEPTER SHAL NOT BE TAKEN AWAY FROM IVDAS, AND A DV KE OF HIS THIGH, TIL HE DOE GOME THAT IS TO BE SENT, AND THE SAME SHAL BE THE EXPE- CTATION OF THE GENTILES. lob as planely :1 know thatmy Redemerliueth. Moyfes forek nowing that Chrijft the true Redeemer c chiefe Law- giuer should be fent, praied God to haften his mifiion , faying : 1 befeech thee Lord, fend whom thou wilt fend (Exod, 4.) Excernal Sacrifice was frequent and folemne , asthe foucraigne homage te Ged: And manse Altars erected by abraham for that purpofe ( Gen. 12.13.15.

Thy right hand, oLord ,is magnified in {trength : thy right hand, o Lord, hath ftrueken the entmie.

And in the multitude of thy glorie thou haft put downe thy aduer- faries:thou haft fent thy wrath , which hath deuoured thé like ftuble.

And in the fpirit of thy furie were the waters gathered together : the flowing water ftood , the depths were gathered together in the middes of the fea.

his fl : 1 wil draw forth my {word , my hand fhal kil therm, 10, The fpirit blew and the fea ouerwhelmed them : they fanke as i lead in tle vehement waters, 11, Who is like tothee among the ftrong , o Lord 2 who is like to thee, magnifical in fan¢titie , terrible and laudable, doing meruailes? 12, Thou didft ftretch forth thy hand , and the earth dcuoured them.

And Moyfes and Aaron did al the wonders that are written , betore Pharao. And our Lord (b) hardned Pharaoes hart , neither did he dif miffe the children of Ifracl out of his Land, CHAP. --- PAGE 187 --- Pafch. EXODVS. CHAP, XII. The mannev of preparing and cating rhe Pafchal Lambe , (prinkling the dere poftes with bloud therof: 15. eating no leauened bread feuen dayes togerier.

Thou haft in thy mercic beena guide tothe people which thou haft redeemed: & in thy {trégth thou haft caried thé vnto thy holic habitatid, 1q. Nations rofe vp , and were angrie : forowes poflefled the inha- biters of Philifthiim. . ——Y

S. Cyp. Ep, 76. in fine S. Ang, Tra ..1.0 33. in loan. ¢) The fame icreditis giuen Ite God fpea- iking by Moy- fes,as if he had fpoken imme. diately by ihimfelf.S. Hie- ive.in Epift, ad Philem, a) The firft of al Canticles, facred or pro- phane. Origen, ho.6..in Exod, 6) God only fuffered them: to goc into the fea. Ferthey went of their owne accord, fuppofing they might tolow where the Tfraelites wene before. S. Aug, fer.89.de sezp, 1 Bb 2 ¢) Mufical in- ftruments vied beferethe law of Moyfes in the feruice of God, @) Tkefethings chanced to the in figure. 3, Ger. 10, a €) The whol- fome wood of the Croffe made the bit- ter fea of Gen- tiles {weet. Theederet. q. 26,18 Exod, EX ODV S..

The firft month , the fourteenth day of the month at euen you thal €ate (¢) azymes vntil the one 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?

For Pharao oa horfebacke entred in with his chariots & horfemen into the fea: and our Lord brought backe vpon them the waters of the fea : but the children of lfracl walked on drie ground in the mid- des therof. 20, Marie therfore the Propheteffe, Aarons filter tooke(¢)a tymbrel in her hand:and al the women wenttorth after her with tymbrels and dances , 21. to whom fhe began the fong , faying : Let vs fing to our Lord, for he is glorioufly magnified , the horfe and his rider he hath caft into the fea. 22, And Moyfes remoued Ifrael from (d) the red fea, and they went forth into the defert Sur : and they walked three dayes through the wilderneffe, and found not water, 23. And they came into Mara , neither could they drinkc the waters of Mara , becaufe they were bitter : wherupon he gaue a name alfo agreable to the place, calling ic Mara, that is, bitternefle. 24, And the people murmured againft Moyfes , faying : What thal we drinke? 25. But he cried to our Lord. Who did fhew him (e) a piece of wood : which when he had caftinto the waters , they were turned into {weetneffe. There he appoi ited him precepts , and sudgements , and there he pro- ued him, 26. faying : If chou wilt heare the voice of the Lord thy God , and doe that is right before him , and obey his commandements, and keep al his precepts , none of the maladies , that I layd vpon AE- gypt , will bring vpon thee : for] am the Lord God thy curer. 27, And the children of Ifrael came into Elim , where there were twelue foun- taines ef water , and feuentie palme-trees : and they camped beiide the waters, 178 out of Agypt. The end of the third age, THE --- PAGE 197 --- ExopvDves,. 17 > THE CONTINVANCE OF THE CHVRCH and Religion in the third age,from Abrahams going forth of Chaldea , to the parting of Ifrael out of Aigypr. The {pace of 430. yeares. mye NE and the fame Church and Religion begun in the a tee Jinft age of the world ,and continued in the fecond, NYP became more and more con{picuous in the third, » For in this age not only the fame principal and particu- iar points of faith were beleued and profiffed , but alfo veg the number cf profesours encreafed,and partly by fep.— ney vation of place and abode, and {pecially by diuerfine of "Manners , onward Tiles, and conuerfation , Were Mii1e diftin from infidels then before : as we shal now shew by the facrea nifterie of that time. Which beginnech with Abrahams going ferth of his countrey of Chal dea , about 2024. yeares from the beginning of the world inthe 75. yeare of his age. From which time forward God often appeared to him, and after him te} (sae and lacob, inthe tuleof Ex Sa p Dat, thatis, God Almightiec, Crea- tour of al things ,Lord, God, moit high, Poffeffour of heauen and earth (Gen. 14.) Te Moyfes more familsarly (Exod. 3. ) in bis mofi proper name, He WHICH 18. /nthe name of foureletters, which the rewes count inef- fable. and divers other names , al shewmy One , Eternal , Omnipotent, Infinite Maicftie: Of whom al other things depend and bane thetr being , bim- felfe independent of any other thing. This one diuine nature, ard indiuifible fubftance is (aboue al reach of reafon) three in Perfons: reprefented 0 Abrabam (Gen.18.) by three Angels sn forme of men, whom by (pectal inflind of God, be adored as one , and firfi rake vnte them aste one: Lord if 1 hane found grace in thy fight, gee not paft thy fer- nants by cAby as to manie: Wash yec your feet.lalike manner Moy{es fame- temes (peaketh plurally as ef miante: There appeared to him three mcn, they fayd , Whereis Sara? sometimes fingularly : He faid , T wil come. So Let (Geh.i9.)fpake to two Angels representing the Sonnc of God, ana the Holie Ghoft,ene God with the Father, firfl as to mante: I befeech you my Lords, turne into the houfe of your feruant ; after as to one: befeech thee my Lord, becaufe thy feruant hath found grace vefore thee.Who ukewife anfre- red as one oly :1 haue heard shy prayer. Againe Meyfes sheweth diftméson of Perfons in God, faying (v.24. ) Our Lord rained trom our Lord, 1ob aljo (who lined in this age ) and bis freindes profeffed and ferued the fame one God, anouching him so be the onlte Ged and Lord , that ciueth and taketh away ( Chap. The fame Church & Re- ligion in this age asin the farmer, Beliefe in one God, Three dinine Perfons, --- PAGE 198 --- 3 Er! Cor pe- er)the Father, wifdome the Sonne, Spivis ithe Holy Ghoft, - brift promi- ed to Abraha, To Tfaae. fAnd to Iacob, Chri prefion- red by Abraha By Melghife- dech, By Ifaac. gizcob. Tofeph, Tob. Moyfes, And manie gother things, brother Efau (27) hardly treated by Ladan (31. ( Chap. 1, 2.) Hethe Maker and peculiar Keeper of men, He that taketh away finne, and iniquitie ( ¢. 7. ) He that doth great things , incompre- henfible , and meruelous,, wherof there is no number (¢. 9,) And that with termes appropriated to the three d:uine Perfons (¢.36.) Inhis ftrength fodainly the feas are gathered together, & with his wifedom he ftrucke the proud man. His Spirit hath adorned the heauens. The fame My fterie of pluratie of Perfons in one Godis more cleere by the Hebrew text chap. 3@.¥. FO manie. But moft euident are the promifes, figures , and prophecies of Chrift esr Redeemer, For: befides prefent aboundame of riches, promife of great progenic, and shat che fame should pofeffe the frustful Land of Chanaan ( three /pecial blefings of the eld Tefament ) God promifed Abraham a farre greater thing ( Gen. 12, ). that in his feed AL NATIONS AND} KINDREDS OF THE EARTH SHOVLD BE BLESSED. Is confirmation whereof , God alfo changed his name Abram ( high or noble tather ) into Abraham (Father of manie nations, Gen. 17, And fo-be wasnatural father of foare great Kingdomes , l{mae- lites, Madianites , Idumeans , and Ifralites : but /piritual father of manie more, te wit,of al that belieue in Chrift , lewes and Gentils , from that time to the worlds end, The fame promsfes of pofefing Chaanan and of Chrift were renewed and confumed to lfaac( Gen. 26. ) intike fort to Jacob ( 28.) for they perrained not to1fmacl ,nor tothe otber fonnes of Abrahams , nov to Efau, “Moreouer Chrift,eur Redecmer G delinerer from finne andcaptinitie of the dined, was prefigured Ly Abraham , at laftdelinering thofe {rom captinitie, who other. ion and bondege ( Gen. 14.) alfo Melch fidech , King and Prieft, of rnkno- Wen generation , extracrdinarie vocation , wiibeut predeceffeur Brefiguy ed Chrift,King and Prieft for ener, who not by fuccefours, bat by Priefts bis Vicars , perpetually exercifeth al Prieftlie funclions. Likewife aac burne aboue the common courfe of nature (Gen. 21.) fingularly beloued of bis father, carying wood on his back for the facrificing of himfelfe (32. ( lacob flying his ) et altwayes inuincible againft bis aduerfaries ( 32.) lofeph bated of hus breibren , fold and delineyed t0.Gentiles ( 37.) by thems alfo perfecuted (39.) but afterwardes aduanced.and called the Sautour of the world, ( 41.) Iu(t lob vebemently a ffiéted:Moy fes bidden fer 4 while , then expofed to danger, and thence delinerea ; afterwards manifefing himfelfe to his brethren , by them reiedted , bewrayed , and flying from Pharae( Exo. 2.) returning againe ( Exed.3.4.06.) and at laft del nsring the Ifraclites from bondage of AEgy py (Exo.14.)and manie other ihin Zs, as the ramme.facrificed in place of \faac(Gew.22.) the ladder o if Lacol (Gin,28.) Tofephs f epter ( 47.) Aarons red ( Exo, 7.) Pafibal lambe Chrift , borne of 4 Virgin, the onlie Senne of God owne croffe, was facrificed , vanquished al ins entmics, aduanced and acknowe A. And 3;.¥.10. wherethe fame actions are afcribed to God , as ro ont, and as_ wife endeauouring to shake cf the yoke of Cedorlahcmor , fel further into fntie- »or {uccefour, (12. ) profigurea } fometimes hidden, ather times conuerfant withmen , hated, perfecured , fold , betraied ; who cariedhis ,- Rom. 9, --- PAGE 199 --- Lob. 19, Gen.44, ExXODVS5S. 181 ledged che true Sauiour of the world, Redeemer & deliuerer of mankind, from fernunde, flaucrie,thraldome,and bondage of finne,death,and the diuel.Againe, Abraham prophecied that o f bis feed Chri our Sauiour should be borne, when be fayd to bis feruant ( Gen. 24 ) Putthy hand vnder my thigh , that I ma adiure thee by our Lord God of heauen & earth, that is, by Chrift , who Should come o f his loynes,as S. Hierom( Tradit. ped. in Genet explic.Pfal.4q.)

fweer. 27. Comming to Elsm they find trrelne fountames and feuentie palmce-trees. HEN (a) fang Moyfes and the children of Ifrael this (4) fong to our Lord , and faid: Let vs fing to our Lord: for he is glourioufly magnified, the horfe and the rider he hath rhrowen into the fea. y 2. My ftrength , and my praife is our Lord , and he is a faluation: this is my God, and] wil glorifiehim:; the God of my father, and I wil exalt him.

you fhal fay to thern : Itis the victime of our Lords paflage, when he Pafled ouer the houfes of 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 ——— --- PAGE 189 --- 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.

Al which confequently shery Prieftbood , whofe proper office $5 £0 offer Sacrifice , though among al the aboue wamed , onlie Melibifedech was callea « Prieft, And among the Gentiles we find that Putiphar (Gen.qt.) and lethvo ( Ex. 3.) whofe daughters lofeph and moy(es maried (were called Prielts, or 43 the wora Conenim doth alo jignifie, Princes , for they were grea: and eminent men in their countries, At leaft thofe that by (pectal priniledge were exempted from felling their Landes to Pharao,and had norwithftanding prouifion of maintenance in time of dearth )Gen, 47. were properly called Prie(ts , for (ach Junction as they bad in feruing their tdols. For where was true and right Sacri- fice, there were alfo right Psie(ts,and where Idolatrical facrifice theve were like Priefis , and where no external facrifice at al (as among( Proteftants) there are no Priefls , but Mins(ters only. In this age alfo ( long before Moyles ) the Sacrament of Circumcision was Sinen to Abraham , for diftinction of Gods felected and pecultar people , and Jor remedy of original fixie , in the male fexe of Abrahams feed , and others of bis commuanitie, Inthe other (exe , and other generations , former remedies of facrifice , or other profefion of faith were auailable. For other finnes , not only internal repentance was neceffarie , which was euer principally required ( & therfore ofeph deals fo fewercly with bis brethren , tsl they had barrie fo- row and contrition for their finnes ) but alfo certaine external purifications, 5 washing and changing graments , were ordained ( Gen. 35 ) Mariage theugh not thena Sacrament , yer was religioufly regarded , wath (pecial care of faith Prophecie of Y )Chrid@, Sacrifice, Altars, Churches. de- dicated. Vowes, Pricthood, Priuilege of Prietts, Whereis no facrifice no Prieft is requi- red, Circumcifion, Penance, iae Mariage. Deerces of cé- and religion in the choife of perfons ( Gen. 24.27. ¥. 46. 6.28, ¥. 1. ) and of [{anguinitie, F 1182 EXODV S&S certaine degrees of cenfanguinitie and affinitie, adulterse was punishable by Pluratie of death (Gen, 38 ) and inno wife counted law ful »monot anong the beathen iwises lawful ( Gen.12. 20, 24:26.29.34.39. ) Pluralttie of wiues in fome perfons and cafes neuer of hate lawful in the law of nature ( Gen. 16.25.29.) asalfo aftervrards in the law bands. of Msy/es,not m the law of grace , nor ener pimralstre of busbands, Spirstu.l blefing , # preeminence of greater perfons: fo Mel hifedech blejjed Abraham ( Gen. ta.) Lfade bleffed iacob (4.27. ) and Lacob his fonnes (¢.49 ) . ¢ and the fonnes of tofeph, with mpefision of bands , and framing the forme ofa cigne © the croffe ( 48.) Orber Cerementes of ayle and wine (Gen. 28. 25.) fprinkling the Ceremonies. bloud ofthe Pufchal lambe,eating the Lambe {lading, with ther loyyes gridcd, Ble‘fings. framents. — inflrament sin Diuine fernice (Exo. 15.) Baptifme pres — Chriftes Baprifmse prefigurea by Crrcumcsfion(Gen.17.) for Chriftians are Mig ured, _Circumzifed ( faith $. Paul ) in the Circumcifion of Chrift , buried with V/raelites, lightning the night on the one fide ( towards Gods peuple) dark om the other ( towards thew enemies) and by the red fea , which faued the cbil- dren of tfrael, and drowned the AFgyptsans ( Exe.1q. ) Al were baptifed in The B.Sacra- thecloud, andinthe fea. so the bread and wine offered by Melibifeaech , the ment, Pafchel lambe , and ynieauencd bread prefigured the B. Sacrament , and Sacri- fice of Chrifts bodie and bloud , in formes oj bread and wine. 1acob alfo prophe- cted of this moft excellent My {ter (Gen. 4g.) He fhal wath his ftolein wine, Priefthood of and his cloke in the bloud of the grape.in dhe fort Melchifedechs Pricfiheod the new Tefta~ was a plane figure of Chrifts Pricithood , who firft by hinfelfconfecrated and ment, offered brs owne boaie and bloud, and firl dots the fame by bis Pricfis hands of rhe Traditions wer Tiffament.— . . Tythes, Diuers orber Rites were knowen and cbferued by Tradition. So Alrabam - _ paied Tythes to bis fpirirual Superions (Gen. 14. ) taught bis chiara and fami- _ be to Keepthe way of our Lord, and doe indgememt and iuftice (Gow. 18.9, Forme ef iu- d paced fice, 49.) 1 faac and laceb Rept and taught the Ord nances, Precepts, and Ceremonies Precepts. of thety anceflers, without Lawes ov precepts written ( Gen26, ) ludas com- Raifing feed manded bis fecond fonne to take the wiaow of bis brother deceafed witbeut chil- tothe brother.: dren ( Gen, 38.) The chilaren of Ifrael abftained from cating the finew of the Abftinence. shigh, in remembrance that she fivew of Lacobs thigh was shrunke(Geu.32.) Freewil. Freewil in man proued , by that lofepbs brethren én felling bam thought euil, ot mowed nor inciined therte by God, who bad no partin their ext thought , but turned it to good { Gen. yo. ) By Gods theatning Pharao ( Fxo 8.) Ifthou wilt not difmiffe Ifracl : Whiuh were vaiu(t if Pharao could-not doe otherwife. Likewife by that Pharao often changed Ins mind, fomerimes promifing to difmiffe the Hebrewes , and againe refufing to doeit, which sheweth ( fayth Theodoret ) freewil of the mind : and Ly Gods pre- ueniion of tentations , leading the Hraelites not the neereft way , but Mans, induftry) turne into AEgypt ( Exed. 13.) Mans confent therfore ss free notmithftan- necellarie. ling Gods wil, duedion , and commanndement. and fe bisindufley is required in {Mafica' ine —, fhoes oa their feet, ftaues mm their hands , and with {peed ( Exo, 12.) Mujical him in Baptifme. Alfo by the cloud which frou between the AEgyptians and by the defert , left perhaps it would repent them ; and they would re-- 1, Cor, 1a, lac, 8. Heb.rt, ‘ Hed, 13, “merit, Gen. 22. 10b.1.2. oe. EXODVS. 183 in his dailie affatres and then to reise on Gods prousdence, athertesfe only to expect Gods wil, operation , or procection, man hunfelf endeauottring nothing is to tempt God. Therfore Abrabam (Gentz) Ifaac (¥.2.6.) lacob (64.32.)and the parents of Moyes ( Exo.2.) being in feare and arjtrefe vfed al prudence to auoid imminent dangers , albert chey had (pectal reuciations of fajetie and bappie facceffe. Nestaer doch Gud eucr temspt aite man to fiunc, but proucth his feruants and inaketh them knowen to the world for exainple of ocbers , and their ovwne Oalie faith doth wotiuftiic , nor weorkes vaithout faith, bus both together doe iuft-fie, and are meritorious : {0 Abrahgm belieued God vecan(e he 1s omsnipo- tent and trath it-felfe, and it was reputed to him vnito iuftice ( Gen. ts. ) bur this faith was not fole , for tc bad bape, lone ; obedience , and usher vertues adtoyned , and fo his belieuing was an act of ruftice, In like manner Abraham was iuftified by workes , offering Haac his fonne vpon the Altar (Gen, 22.) but this worke prefuppofed faith , that God is able to raife euen trom the dead.So by workes faith is coufummate. By holpitalitie abra- ham and Lot vaawares recetued Angels to barbour (Gen, 18. 1g.) Abraham was perfect according to perfection of thes life (Gen.17 )inoft highly commended: for foure more notorious actes proceeding of two fpectal vertues , farth and obe~ dience. The firft was his prompt obcdience,im leaning bis countrie and kindred, going he Knew nos whicher,nor how farre, fimply and cheer {ully expecting Gods furcicr aniection, when to gce,and where to abide (Gen.12.) The fecond was his excellent faith , prefently veleumg Gods promife ( which by al bumane reason’ fecmed vnpofiible ) that be should bane innumerable Progente ( Gen.is. ) The third was , that be did not only mofl finverely and religroujly ferue God, but alfo taught his pofteritie fo to doe, as God himfelf tefiipeth of bim » faying + I know that he wil command his children , and his houfe after him, that they keep the way of the Lord, and doe iudgement and iuftice (Gen. 18.) The fourth was that mojt herorcal ad of obedtence , admirabie to al ages, being reaase to kil and [asrifice hts ovene moft dearly belowed fonne Ifaac, For which God fware by him{elf, that he would maate wares ble(e bi, becaufe (faith God ) thou haft obeyed my voice ( Gen. 22.) He prayed for Sedem, and bad preuailed , if ten sajt perfons had been found in that cstie (Gen. 18, ) And Lot vas deliuered from thence for Abrabams (ake(Gen,19.) Isac was alfo of moft fincere mind , dewont to God , exercifea bimfelf im medi~ tation or mental prayer (Gen. 24.) obtained by prayer Ins defire of iffue (Gen. a5.) Lekewife Iacob ss defcribed in the hols text a plaine ( or fin- cere and inngcent) mau ( Gen. 25, ¥..27.) patient and conftant sm tribulations ( Gem.2g. 31. 52-33.) He Lemfully purcbafed Efaus conjent of the firyt- birth. tight ( Gen. 25. ¥. 31.) He neither lied, nov otherwife finned, when ke anfwe- red his father that be was Efau his firit-begotten fonne ( Gen, 27. ) bur fpake truth in myflical fenfe, agreacle to Gods wil ana ordinance , whe fo tran{pofed Ifaacs blefing from Efau to lacob, Which lfuac at length vnaer- landing , conformed himjetf therete,and confirmed the fame ( v.33.¢ ch. 28.) gining Efau juch contentment as he could of temporal bleffimgs. lofeph 1s Cc yenowmed ‘God tempteth notte cul, i \ Faith & good ‘workes tege- . re) ther iuftifie , & are meriro- ther of them alone. Perfeféton in this lite. Foure princi- pal merits of Abraham, t. Prompt o- bedience.

Awg. L. 16.0, 36.ciniz, coffin in Agype ( Gen. vit.) tranflated by Moyfes ( Exod. 17. ) and fo Jofue brought into Chanaan , and layd with other Patriarchs in Sichem. Goin g bare-foot to belie places an act of religious reuerence and deyotton ( Exod. 3.) The figne of the Croffe vfed by lacob ( Gen. 48.) 4 figure of Chrifts Croffe.The wood caft by Moyfesinto the bitter water , and making it [weet ( Exod.15.)an other figure therof. Funeral obfequies were obferued by Abraham for bis wife Sara 24, (Gen.

Incir.umut(ed men may net cate the Phafe. @ ND out Lord faidto Moyfes and Aaron inthe Land of gs Agypt : 2. This month thal be to you the beginning of yj, months : it fhal be the firftincthe months of the yeare. (@ 3. Speake yee tothe whole affemblie of the children of ; Ifrael , and fay to them: The tenth day of this month ler euerie man take a lambe by their, families and houfes. 4. But if the number be leffe then may fuffice to eate the lambe , he thal take vnto him his neighbour that ioyneth to his houfe , according tothe number ot foules which may fuffice to the eating of the lambe. 5. And it fhal be a lambe without {pote, a mate, of a yeare old : according alfo to which rite you {hal take (4) a kid. 6. And you fhal keep him vntil the tour- teenth day of this month: and tse whole multitude ot the children of Ifrael fhal (#' facrifice him ateuen. 7. And they fhal take ofthe bloud therof , and put vpon both the poltes , and onthe vpper dore-poftes of the houfes , wherin they shal eate him. 8. And they shat cate the flesh thatnight rofted at the fire , and vnlcauened bread with wilde lettice. g. Youshal not eate therot any thing raw , nor boyled ith water, bur only rofted at the fire: the head with the feet and entrailcs therof you shal denour. 1¢. Neither shal there remaine any thiug of him vntil mor- ning. If there be any thing lett, you shal burne it with fre. 1. And thus you shal eate him : You shal gird your reynes , and you shal haue shocs on your feet , holding {taues in your hands , and youshal cate {peedily: for itis the (c) Phafe(that is the Paflage) of the Lord. 12. AndI wil paffe va through the Land of AEgypt that night , and Wil {trike cuery firtt-be- ; gotten in the Land of AEgypt from maneuen vnto beaft : & (4) inal the Gods of AEgypt I wil dociudgements , J the Lord. 13. And the bloud ° shal be vnto you for a figne inthe houfes where you shal be: & I shal fee the bloud, & shal pafle ouer you ; neither shal there be among you a de- itroying plague when shal {trike the Land of AEgypt.15. And you shal haue this day for amoniment : & you shal celebrate it foiéne to the Lord in your generations with an eucrlaiting obferuation.. 15. Seucn dayes shal you eate azimes : in the frit day there shal be no leauen in your houfes: whofoeuer shal eare leauen, that foule shal perish our Aa ot 2 169 The Epiftle in the office on F good friday, , and the 9.Pro-$. pheciebefore § Maffe on Ea- fter cue. «) Suchas had! not ineanes to take alambe, tooke akid, vfing al the fame Rites, 6) Shachatu, immolabuns, shal offer or facrifice: nec only kit, ash Proreftants. tranflate, c] Paffage in. krlling the frft-borne of AEgypt , and] -notof Ifrael. f iS. Gtere in - 'Matr6. 7] 1d] The icals off ;AEgype werey ‘ouerrirowne, as Dayon was i éha2otum, 2. f \Ree. 5. S. ister, Ep ft. ad Fabsei lixtradis, Hebr, { de) Chrift ob- {feruing this itprecept , had Ino leauened: read at his lat fusper: fand fo infti- tuted the Eu- charift in vn- leanened.. Sprinklin f bload with hy flop here & Lents, 14. Nam, t9. prefcribed,, ‘ fignifieth mans deliuerie by Chrifts bloud working in Baptifme and ether Sacra- ments. Hed. 9. ig) Punishment conforme to their finne, for perfecuting {Gods f--f-br~ Ygrteen fonne If- vael. Exed. 4.0. 21, Pheoder. 4, 22.5 Exed. ; q hb} Lawful fpoile by the . [Warrant of God , Lord of al, ; 190 . the children of I{rael : faying : We ihal al die. 34. EX O DV S. Pafch>! ot Ifrael , trom the firit day vntil the feuenth day. 16. The firitday Ihal be holie and folemne , and the feuenth day with the like feftiuitie fhal ‘be venerable: 110 work fhal you doe inthem , except thofe things that ‘Pertaine to eating, 17. And: you thal obferue the azymes : tor in the felfe-fame day I wil bring forth yourarmie out of the Land of AEcypr, and you /hal keepthis day vnto your generations with a perpetual rite.

in AEgypt , was foure hundred thirty yeares, 41. 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.

reprobation and. damnation, Fer example, Pharao & his people enuying, vainly tearing , and for their religion hating, and perfecuting the children of Irael , by oppresiing them with vnfupportable labours, by commanding fecretiy to kil their infants, aud that not fucceeding, by 4 new decree to drowne them ( Fxod. 1, ) were mercifully after long conntucnce admonished by Gods Legats in his name quietly to permit kis people to ferue bin, but they wilfully contemned this gentle admonition , Pharae proudly and info- lently anfwering : Who is the Lord,that 1 should heare his voice,and dif- miffe I{rael > 1 know not the Lord, and Ifrael I wil not difmiffe(Exo.5. So they hardned their ovpne.barts,and moze griencufly affluted the faithful, God permitting the wicked to lime co profper for a time in this world,not Punishing thers fo much as they deferued,nor mellifying their harts, nor slluminating their vaderflanding vnto effectual conuerfion , bus iuflly permitcing them. te perfift in obftinacie (Ex0.7.8.9.10.56.) Protection of Angels and innocation is proued (Gen. 24. 32.48.) Patriarchs names alfa inuocated (¢. 48.7. 16. } Lfaac was bleed and profpered for Abra- bams fake, becaufe Abraham obeyed Gods voice, kept his precepts and commandements, obfrwed his ceremonies & his lawes (Gen.26.)lofephs rod adored by Tacab (Gem. 47.) Moy/es commanded to put of his shocs , becaufe the place was hol:e( Exod.3.) Swearing by creatures lawful, and jemetimes more conuerient, then immediately by God bimfelfe (Gen. 42. ) Likewife Ominous {peach ( Gen.24.) and Dreames (Gen.37. 40.41 .) aie fumersmes lavofully obferued , and are from God. Idols alwaies valawful, but not al Images ( Gen,