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A42965	Moses and Aaron civil and ecclesiastical rites, used by the ancient Hebrews : observed, and at large opened, for the clearing of many obscure texts thorowout [sic] the whole Scripture, which texts are now added at the end of the book : wherein likewise is shewed what customs the Hebrews borrowed from heathen people, and that many heathenish customs, originally, have been unwarrantable imitation of the Hebrews / by Thomas Godwyn ...	Godwin, Thomas, 1586 or 7-1642.	1685 (1685)	Wing G984A; ESTC R40480	198,206	288

only in their solemn Festivals otherwise they consecrated the Bread alone and not the Cup. In their Feast time they seasoned their meat with good conference such as might either yield matter of instruction or exercise their wits which practice was also observed in their Christian love feasts Of the first sort was that Parable proposed by our blessed Saviour at a Feast Luk. 14. 7. Of the second was Sampson's Riddle which he proposed unto his Companions Judg. 14. 12. At the end of the Feast they again gave thanks which was performed in this manner either by the Master of the house himself or by some guest if there were any of better note at the table He taking a cup of Wine in both his hands began thus Let us bless him who hath fed us with his own and of whose goodness we live Then all the guests answered Blessed be he of whose meat we have eaten and of whose goodness we live This grace they called Bircath Hamazon And this is thought to be the Cup wherewith Christ after Supper commended the Mystery of his Blood to his Disciples After this he which began the Thanksgiving proceedeth Blessed be he and blessed be his nane c. annexing a longer prayer in which he gave thanks First for their present food Secondly for their deliverance from the Egyptian servitude Thirdly for the Covenant of Circumcision Fourthly for the Law given by the Ministry of Moses Then he prayed that God would have mercy 1. On his people Israel 2. On his own City Jerusalem 3. On Sion the Tabernacle of his Glory 4. On the Kingdom of the House of David his Anointed 5. That he would send Elias the Prophet Lastly That he would make them worthy of the daies of the Messiah and of the life of the world to come This prayer heing ended then all the Guests which sate at the Table with a soft and low voice said unto themselves in this manner Fear the Lord all ye his holy ones because there is no penury to those that fear him The young Lyons do want and suffer hunger but those that seek the Lord want no good thing Afterward he which began the thanksgiving blessed the cup in the same form of words as he used at the first sitting down saying Blessed be thou O Lord God the King of the world which createst the fruit of the Vine and therewith he drank a little of the Wine and so the cup passed round the table Thus they began and ended their Feast with the blessing of á Cup this cup they termed 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Cos hillel Poculum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A Cup of thanksgiving and both these cups are mentioned by Saint Luke and which is worth our observation the words of Consecration whereby it was instituted as part of the Blessed Sacrament in the New Testament were added only to the last cup. This Cup is the New Testament in my blood which is shed for you After all this they sang Hymns and Psalms which also was practiced by our blessed Saviour Mark 14. 26. So that howsoever he used not any superstitions either then practiced or since added by after Jews as the drinking of four Cups of Wine or the breaking of the bread with all ten fingers in allusion to the ten Commandments c. yet in the beginning and ending we see his practice suitable with theirs If any desire a larger discourse of these Blessings noted out of the Rabbines let him read P. Fagius his Comment on Deut. 8. 10. from whom I have borrowed a great part of what herein I have delivered If any shall here object that I seem to make the Blessed Sacrament of our Lords Body and Blood a Jewish ceremony I answer no For as a kind of ini●iatory purification by water was used before by the Jews of old and no Proselyte was admitted into the Church of the Jews without this purification yet it was no more a Sacrament to them than Circumcision was to Turks and Saracens Thus neither was breaking the bread Sacramental to the Jew but then it became a Sacrament when Christ said of it This is my body This cup is the New Testament in my blood c. Luk. 22. 19. The Jews could not say The cup of blessing which we bless is it not the Communion of the Blood of Christ 1 Corinthians 10. 16. The last thing considerable in their Feasts is their gesture In the days of our Saviour it is apparent that the gesture of the Jews was such as the Romans used The table being placed in the middest round about the Table were certain beds sometimes two sometimes three sometimes more according to the number of the guests upon these they lay down in manner as followeth Each bed contained three peasons sometimes four seldom or never more If one lay upon the bed then he rested the upper part of his body upon his left elbow the lower part lying at length upon the bed But if many lay on the bed then the uppermost did lie at the beds head laying his feet behind the second 's back In like manner the third or fourth did lye each resting his head in the others bosom Thus John leaned on Jesus his bosom John 13. 23. This first is an argument of special love towards him whom the Master of the House shall take into his own bosom John he was the beloved Disciple Secondly an argument of parity amongst others resting in one anothers bosom Many shall come from the East and the West and shall sit down with Abraham and Isaac and Jacob Mat. 8. 11. And where shall they sit In Abrahams bosom Luk. 16. 22. that●s they shall all sit at the same table be partakers of the same glory Thus Christ he was in the bosom of his Father John 1. 18. that is in the Apostles phrase He thought it no robbery to be equal with his Father Their tables were perfectly circular or round whence their manner of sitting was termed z Messibah a sitting round and their phrase of inviting their guests to sit down was sit round We will not sit round until he come hither 1 Sam. 16. 11. Again Thy children shall be like Olive-plants round about thy table Psal 128. 3. This custom of lying along upon a bed when they took their meat was also in use in Ezekiel's time thou satest upon a stately bed and a table prepared before it Ezek 23. 41. And whether this were the custom of the ancient Hebrews I leave to be discussed by others But unto this doth also Amos allude They laid themselves down upon cloaths laid to pledge by every Altar Amos. 2. 8. that is the garments taken to pledge they use in stead of beds when at their Altars they eat things sacrificed to Idols Yea the plucking off their shooes when they went to table implieth this custom of lying at Table to have been very ancient The plucking off