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A11649	Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.; Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, and the booke of the Psalmes	Ainsworth, Henry, 1571-1622?	1627 (1627)	STC 219; ESTC S106799	2,398,875	1,194

are silver and gold the worke of mens hands A mouth they have and speake not eies they have and see not Eares they have and heare not a nose they have and smell not Hands they have and feele not feet they have and walke not they make no sound with their throat Like them be they that make them every one that trusteth in them O Israel trust thou in Iehovah he is their helpe and their shield O house of Aaron trust ye in Iehovah he is their helpe and their shield Ye that feare Iehovah trust in Iehovah he is their helpe and their shield Iehovah hath remembred us he will blesse us he will blesse the house of Israel he will blesse the house of Aaron Hee will blesse them that feare Iehovah the small with the great Iehovah will adde unto you unto you and unto your sonnes Blessed shall you be of Iehovah which made the heavens and earth The heavens are Iehovahs and the earth he hath given to the sonnes of Adam Not the dead shall praise Iah neither any that goe downe to silence But wee will blesse Iah from this time and for ever Halelu-jah Annotations NOt to us or for us the Chaldee addeth not for our desert This Psalme the Greeke joyneth with the former and maketh it a part of the 114. Psalme See the notes on Psal. 10. 1. Vers. 2. now or I pray A word of intreating but used here in mockage See Ps. 79. 10. Vers. 3. And or But our God It is a signe of indignation as Psal. 2. 6. Vers. 5. They have Hebr. is to them speake not or cannot speake as Psal. 77. 5. and so the rest Compare herewith Ier. 10. 3 4 5 9 c. Deut. 4. 28. Vers. 7. sound or matter meditate see Psal. 1. 2. Vers. 9. Israel the Church is here distinguished into three parts 1 Israel or the body of the Common-wealth 2 Aarons house the Ministers and 3 the fearers of Iehovah that is strangers converts of all nations Acts 2. 5. and 10. 35. So after in vers 12 13. and Psal. 118. 2 3 4. trust thou the Greeke saith hath trusted and so the rest See the notes on Psal. 22. 9. and 114. 7. their helpe to wit which trust in him Or it may be for your helpe one person put for another as often is See Psal. 59. 10. 65. 7. and 80. 7. Vers. 10. House that is children or posterity See Psa. 113. 9. Vers. 12. hath remembred The Chaldee explaineth it The word of the Lord hath remembred us for good will blesse to wit us as the Greeke turneth it being mindfull of us hath blessed us See the like want in Ps. 59. 14. and 69. 2. and 45. 4. Vers. 13. small or little in age or degree So Rev. 11. 18. Vers. 14. will adde unto or adde upon you that is increase you as Deut. 1. 11. Esa. 26. 15. or adde his blessings Vers. 15. shall you be of or are you to Iehovah that is by him See the like phrase Gen. 14. 19. 2. Sam. 2. 5. Vers. 16 hee hath given or understand which hee hath given for the earth also is his Psal. 24. 1. though heaven properly is his dwelling place yet not able to containe him 1 King 8. 30. 27. Vers. 17. to silence the grave the place of silence quiernesse as Iob 3. 17 18. See Ps. 94. 17. So the Chaldee expoundeth it the place of buriall in the earth PSAL. CXVI The Psalmist professeth his love and dutie to God for his deliverance 12 He studieth to be thankefull I Love because Iehovah heareth my voice my supplications Because he bowed his eare unto me and in my daies I will call The pangs of death compassed me and the straight afflictions of hell found me I found distresse and sorrow And I called on the name of Iehovah O Iehovah deliver my soule Gracious is Iehovah and just and our God is mercifull Iehovah keepeth the simple I was brought low and he saved me Returne O my soule unto thy rest for Iehovah hath bounteously rewarded unto thee Because thou hast released my soule from death mine eie from teares my foot from sliding I will walke on before Iehovah in the lands of the living I beleeved therefore did I speake I was afflicted vehemently I did say in my hastening away every man is a lier What shall I render to Iehovah for all his bountifull rewards unto me I will take up the cup of salvations and will call on the name of Iehovah My vowes to Iehovah I will pay in the presence now of all his people Precious in the eies of Iehovah is the death of his gracious Saints O Iehovah surely I am thy servant I am thy servant the son of thine hand-maid thou hast unloosed my bands To thee will I sacrifice a sacrifice of confession and will cal on the name of Iehovah My vowes to Iehovah will I pay in the presence now of all his people In the courts of the house of Iehovah in the middest of thee O Ierusalem Halelu-jah Annotations I Love to wit the Lord or I am lovingly affected and well pleased The Greeke here beginneth the 114. Psalme see the note on Psal. 10. 1. and after vers 10. heareth or will heare to wit continually Vers. 2. and that is therefore will I call or when I did call my daies that is whiles I live or daies of affliction as Iob 30. 16. See Ps. 119. 84. 37. 12. Vers. 3. pangs or paines compare Psa. 18. 5. c. hell the state of death or grave see Ps. 16. 10. found that is came upon me So 1 Chron. 10. 3. Nehem. 9. 32. Esth. 8. 6. Psal. 119. 143. Vers. 5. Oh or I beseech thee O now The Hebrew Anna and Na are words of intreating as the Greeke Nai Philem. 1. 20. Rev. 1. 7. Vers. 6. brought low drawns drie weakened and afflicted see Psal. 41. 2. and 79. 8. Vers. 7. thy rest thy quiet comfortable estate in God without trouble of conscience This Christ giveth Matth. 11. 29. but sinne taketh away Deu. 28. 65. rewarded or as the Greeke saith been beneficiall the Chaldee explaineth it the word of the Lord hath rewarded good unto thee See Psal. 13. 6. Vers. 8. sliding or thrust fall See Psal. 56. 14. 1 Sam. 2. 9. Vers. 9. walke on to wit pleasingly as the Greek explaineth or pleasingly administer so 1 Sam. 2. 30 35. Psal. 86. 14. the living in this world see Psal. 27. 13. Vers. 10. therefore the Hebrew Ki For is here used for therefore as the Greek translateth and the Apostle alloweth 2 Cor. 4. 13. So may it also be taken 1 Sam. 2. 21. so the Greeke ho●● as Luke 7. 47. for she loved that is therefore she loved much Here the Greek version beginneth the 115 Psalm Vers. 11. my hastening through feare in Greek my extasie or trance see Psal. 31. 23. hereto is opposed his quietnesse Psal. 30. 7. every man even the Prophets which have promised mee the kingdome

it such tribulations which the Ierusalemy Thargum explaineth thus and great sorrow hath befallen me this day for that my two sons Nadab and Abihu are dead and I mourne for them good in the eyes that is pleasing and acceptable see Gen. 16. 6. Thargum Ierusalemy expoundeth it thus Loe if I had eaten the sin-offring to day were it possible that it could bee pleasing and right before the Lord meaning it could not be So Aaron excuseth himselfe by reason of his sorrow which made him unfit and unworthy to eat of those holy things The law requireth them that ●at before the Lord to rejoyce Deuteronomie 12. 7. And when they brought their sanctified things they were to say I have not eaten of it in my mourning Deut. 26. 14. When God would refuse the sacrifices of sinners hee saith they shall be unto them as the bread of mourners all that eat thereof shall be polluted Hosea 9. 4. In the Hebrew canons it is also said An inferiour Priest which is in the Sanctuary at his service if hee heare that hee hath a friend dead whom hee ought to bewaile although hee goe not out of the Sanctuary hee may not serve because he is a mourner and if hee serve when he mourneth according to the law he polluteth his service whether it be in the offring of one man alone or the offring of the Congregation But the High Priest serveth when hee is a mourner as it is written Levit. 21. 12. HE SHALL NOT GOE OVT OF THE SANCTVART AND HE SHALL NOT PROFANE c. as if he should say he shall abide and serve the service that he hath in hand and it is not profaned But though the High Priest serve mourning it is unlawfull for him to eat of the holy things as it is written Levit. 10. 19. AND IF I HAD EATEN THE SIN-OFFRING TO DAY SHOVLD IT HAVE BEENE GOOD IN THE EYES OF THE LORD And so he hath no portion to eat with the rest at evening Maimony treat of Entring into the Sanctuary chap. 2. Sect. 6. 8. See for the Priests mourning more on Levit. 21. Vers. 20. it was good the Greeke translateth it pleased him So Moses admitteth of the answer as reasonable For often times the letter of the law giveth place to great necessities as David in his hunger did ea● the shew-bread which was not lawfull for him Matth. 12. 3. 4. Ezekias admitted to the Passeover some chat were not cleansed according to the law but healed by the Lord● 2 Chron. 30. 18. 19. 20. Here now all Israol saw and Moses and Aaron themselves acknowledged the impossibility of the law and of the Priesthood thereof to bring them unto God in that so great imperfections were manifested at the very first administration and alwaies after For the Law maketh m●n High Priests which have infirmitie but the word of the oath which was since the Law maketh the Son who is perfected for evermore Heb. 7. 28. CHAP. XI 1 A law teaching what beasts may 4 and what may not be eaten 9 What fishes 13 and what fowles 24 How carkasses doe pollute 29 The creeping things which are unclean 32 and how their carkasses doe defile things 39 Clean beasts that dye of themselves become uncleane 43 An exhortation unto holinesse in observing this Law ANd Iehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying unto them Speak ye unto the sonnes of Israel saying These are the beasts which ye shall eat of all the beasts which are on the earth All that parteth the hoofe and cleaveth asunder the cleft of the hoofes and cheweth the cud among the beasts that shall ye eat But this ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud or of them that part the hoofe the Camel because he cheweth the cud and he parteth not the hoofe he shall be uncleane unto you And the Conie because hee cheweth the cud and parteth not the hoofe hee shall be uncleane unto you And the Hare because he cheweth the cud and parteth not the hoofe he shall be uncleane unto you And the swine because he parteth the hoofe and cleaveth-asunder the clef● of the hoof he cheweth not the cud he shall be unclean unto you Of their flesh shall ye not eat and their carkasse shall ye not touch they shall be uncleane unto y●u These ye shall eat of all that are in the waters all that hath ●in and scale in the waters in the seas and in the rivers them shall yee eat And all that hath not ●in and scale in the seas and in the rivers of every moving thing of the waters of every living soule that is in the waters they shall be an abhomination unto you Even an abhomination shall they be unto you of their flesh ye shal not eat and their carkasses ye shall have-in-abhomination All that hath not fin and scale in the waters that shall be an abhomination unto you And these ye shall have-in-abhomination among the fowles they shall not be eaten they shall be an abhomination the Eagle and the Ossifrage and the Osprey And the Vulture and the Kite after her kinde Every Raven after his kinde And the Owle and the Night-hawk and the Sea-gull and the Hawk after his kinde And the Great-owle and the Cormorant and the Little-owle And the Redshanke and the Pelecan and the Gier-eagle And the Storke the Heron after her kinde and the Lapwing and the Bat. Every creeping-thing that flieth that goeth upon all foure that shall be an abhomination unto you Yet these ye shall eat of every creeping-thing that flieth that goeth upon all foure which * 〈◊〉 hath not legges above his feet to leap with them upon the earth These of them yee shall eat the common-Locust after his kinde and the locust-Soleam after his kinde and the locust-Chargol after his kinde and the locust-Chagab after his kinde And every creeping-thing that flieth which hath foure feet that shall be an abhomination unto you And for these yee shall be uncleane who-soever toucheth the carkasse of them shall be uncleane untill the evening And whosoever beareth ought of the carkasse of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean untill the evening Of every beast which do●● part the hoofe and it cleaveth not the cle●asunder and it cheweth not the cud they shall be uncleane unto you whosoever toucheth them shall be uncleane And whatsoever goeth upon his pawes of any beast that goeth upon foure feet they shall be uncleane unto you whosoever toucheth the carkasse of them shall be uncleane untill the evening And hee that beareth the carkasse of them shall wash his clothes and bee unclean untill the evening they shall be unclean unto you And these shall be unclean unto you among the creeping-things that creepe upon the earth the weasel the mouse and the ●ortoys after his kind And the ferret and the chamaeleon the lyzard and the snail and the moll These shall be uncleane to you among all that creepe whosoever toucheth

sinne the word evill is added by Moses in Num. 14. 37. to shew that this their diffamation was very sinfull eateth up consumeth in Chaldee killeth the inhabitants which may bee understood of their civill warres whereby they devoured one another For the Amorites had conquered the Moabites Num. 21. 28 29. the Caphtorims or Philistines had destroyed the Avims Deut. 2. 23. This phrase was after used against the land when the Heathens had destroyed the Israelites in it Thou land eatest up men and hast bereaved thy nations Ezek. 36. 13. of statures or of dimensions of measures that is of great stature tall and bigge as the Greeke translateth exceeding tall men And as the Prophet openeth it high as Cedars strong as Oakes Amos 2. 9. An example of such a man of stature we have in 2 Sam. 21. 20. that had on every hand fix fingers and on every foot six toes c. and another of an Egyptian five cubits high with a speare in his hand like a weavers beame 1 Chron. 11. 23. So in Ier. 22. 14. an house of measures or of statures is for a large high house Vers. 33. Giants Hebr. Nephilim such as were before Noes floud see Gen. 6. 4. with the annotations as Grashoppers or as locusts that is low weake base in comparison with them So it is said of God He sitteth upon the circle of the earth and the inhabitants thereof are as Grashoppers Esai 40. 22. in their eyes that is they so esteemed us And by reason hereof it may be the spies passed thorow their land more safely whiles these mightie men despised and neglected them as the Philistine disdained to meddle with little David 1 Sam. 17. 42. The Hebrew Doctors to shew this feigne this explanation We heard them say one to another there are pismires in the vineyards like unto men Chazkuni on Num. 13. 33. CHAP. XIIII 1. The Israelites weepe and murmure at the newes that the spies brought out of Canaan and speake of returning into Egypt 〈◊〉 Iosua a●d Caleb labour to still and encourage them but the Israelites would have stoned them 11. God threatneth to destroy the people 13. Moses intreateth for them and obtaineth pardon 23. The murmurers are deprived of entring into the land and condemned to wander fortie yeares in the wildernesse and die there 36. The spies who raised the evill report die by a plague 39. The people hearing the sentence of God against them mourne and offer themselves to goe up but Moses forbiddeth them 44. Yet they presume to goe up and are smitten by their enemies ANd all the congregation lifted up and gave their voice and the people wept that night And all the sons of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron and all the congregation said unto them Oh that wee had died in the land of Egypt o● in this wildernesse oh that wee might die And wherefore doth Iehovah bring us unto this land to fall by the sword our wives and our little-ones shall be for a prey were it not better for us to returne into Egypt And they said every man unto his brother Let us make a captaine and let us returne into Egypt And Moses and Aaron fell on their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the sonnes of Israel And Ioshua the sonne of Nun and Caleb the sonne of Iephunneh which were of them that searched the land rent their clothes And they said unto all the congregation of the sonnes of Israel saying The land which wee passed thorow to search it is an exceeding good land If Iehovah delight in us then hee will bring us into this land and will give it unto us a land which floweth with milke and honey Onely rebell not yee against Iehovah and you feare not the people of the land for they are bread for us their shadow is departed from them and Iehovah is with us feare them not But all the congregatiō said to stone them with stones and the glory of Iehovah appeared in the Tent of the Congregation before all the sons of Israel And Iehovah said unto Moses How long will this people provoke me and how long will they not beleeve in me for all the signes which I have done amongst them I will smite them with the pestilence and disinherit them and will make of thee a nation greater and mightier than they And Moses said unto Iehovah Then the Egyptians shall heare it for thou broughtest up this people in thy might from among them And they will say to the inhabitants of this land for they have heard that thou Iehovah art among this people that thou Iehovah art seene eye to eye and that thy cloud standeth over them and in a pillar of a cloud thou goest before them by day and in a pillar of fire by night Now if thou shalt kill this people as one man then the nations will say which have heard the fame of thee saying Because Iehovah was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them therefore he hath slaine them in the wildernesse And now I beseech thee let the power of the Lord bee great according as thou hast spoken saying Iehovah is long suffering much in mercie forgiving iniquitie and trespasse and clearing will not cleare the guilty visiting the iniquitie of the fathers upon the sonnes unto the third and unto the fourth generation Pardon I beseech thee the iniquitie of this people according unto the greatnesse of thy mercie and as thou hast forgiven this people from Egypt even untill now And Iehovah said I have pardoned according to thy word But assuredly as I live a●● the earth shall bee filled with the glory of Iehovah For all the men which have seene my glory and my signes which I did in Egypt and in the wildernesse have tempted me these ten times and have not ●earkned to my voice If they shall see the land which I sware unto their fathers neither shall any of them that provoked me see it But my servant Caleb because there was another spirit in him and hee followed me fully even him will I bring into the land whereinto he went his seed shall possesse it Now the Amalekite and the Canaanite dwelt in the valley to morrow turne yee and journey you into the wildernesse by the way of the red sea And Iehovah spake unto Moses and unto Aaron saying How long shall I pardon this evill congregation which murmure against me I have heard the murmurings of the sonnes of Israel which they murmure against me Say unto them A● I live assuredly saith Iehovah if I doe not so unto you as ye have spoken in mine eares Your carkasses shall fall in this wildernesse and all that were mustered of you according to your whole number from twentie yeares old and upward which have murmured against mee If you shall come into the land concerning which I lifted up my hand to make you dwell therein save Caleb the sonne

1 King 9. 8. for this house which is high 2 Chron. 7 21. Otherwise it may be translated How shall I curse God hath not cursed Targum Ionathan explaineth it How shall I curse when the word of the Lord blessed them Here God by Balaams owne mouth reproveth the errour of the King who had sent so farre twice to fetch him that of himselfe was able to doe nothing in this businesse and taxeth the vanitie of this Art of Magicke or divination which is not able either to helpe or hurt any without leave from God So the Babylonian is convinced by the prophet saying Stand now with thine inchantments and with the multitude of thy sorceries wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth if so be thou shalt be able to profit if so be thou mayest prevaile Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels let now the Astrologers the Star-gaz●rs the monethly Prognosticators stand up and sav thee from those things that shall come upon thee Behold they shall be as stubble the fire shall burne them c. Esay 47. 12 13 14. Vers. 9. For from the top or when from the top Hebr. the head of the rockes I see him meaning the people spoken of as one body I behold him in Greeke I consider him speaking againe of the people as Targum Ionathan explaineth it I consider this people Balak brought him to the mountaines that seeing the people from thence hee might the more easily curse them but the sight of them did so amaze him as he blessed them Thus all occasions and circumstances which the wicked chuse for their advantage God turneth against them and for the accomplishment of his owne wil. shall dwell alone separated from other peoples And this further signifieth how they should be sufficiently provided for of God having neither need nor feare of other peoples for so dwelling alone implieth a security from evill as in Ier. 49. 31. And thus Moses blessing them said Israel shall dwell in confident safety alone Deut. 33. 28. shall not be reckoned or shall not reckon themselves this respecteth their faith in God and service of him whereby they were his peculiar and separated from other peoples as Exod. 19. 5. Lev. 20. 24 26. Ezr. 9. 2. So Christ hath chosen his Church out of the world Ioh. 15. 19. 1 Pet. 2. 9. and this grace the faithful apply unto themselves as it is said We know that we are of God and the whole world lieth in wickednesse 1 Ioh. 5. 19. Vers. 10. Who can count that is None can count they are so many Heb. Who counteth which the Chaldee expoundeth who can or is able to count And thus the Scripture somtime explaineth it selfe as Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man Matth. 15. 11. that is can defile him Mark 7. 15. See the Annotations on Gen. 13. 6. So after in vers 20. the dust of Iakob that is the children of Iakob as the Greeke translateth it the seed of Iakob Here Balaams mouth confirmeth the promise which God made of old unto Iakob saying Thy seed shall be as the dust of the earth Gen. 28. 14. and the like was before unto Abraham I will multiply thy seed as the starres of heaven and as the sand which is upon the sea shore Gen. 22. 17. And thus the Chaldee here expoundeth it Who can count the little ones of the house of Iakob of whom it was said they shall be multiplied as the dust of the earth of the fourth part or of a quarter as the Chaldee explaineth it of one of the foure campes of Israel for they camped about the Tabernacle in foure quarters Numb 2. Whereas the promise of the blessing to Abraham consisted of two branches 1. that God would give the land of Canaan to him and to his seed for ever 2. and that he would make his seed as the dust of the earth Gen. 13. 15 16. under which spirituall graces in Christ were also comprehended the Lord causeth Balaam here to ratifie them both for their dwelling alone in the land and for their innumerable increase And whereas Balak envied their multitude and would therefore have them cursed that they might be diminished Num. 22. 3 5 6. Balaam is here forced to utter a blessing for their further increase Thus God resisteth him in all his counsels and enterprises Let my soule die that is Let me die an Hebrew phrase whereby the soule is put for the person I thou or he and death is the departure of the soule from the body Gen. 35. 18. Then dust returneth unto the earth as it was and the spirit returneth to God that gave it Eccles. 12. 7. So Samson said Let my soule die with the Philistines Iudg. 16. 30. the death of the righteous men the Greek translateth with the soules of the just men meaning the righteous of Israel as the Chaldee explaineth it the death of the just men thereof that is of that people Balaam who lived the life of the wicked desireth as many doe to die the death of the righteous but as he lived so he died among the enemies of God by the sword of Israel Numb 31. 8. Howbeit he pronounceth here a greater blessing upon Israel as they that were happie not only in life but in death For righteousnesse which is by faith in Christ Phil. 3. 9. delivereth from death but when a wicked man dieth his expectation perisheth Prov. 11. 4 7. Here also Balaam testifieth of the soules immortality and different case of good bad for otherwise what were the death of the righteous better than of the wicked let my last end or let my posterity The originall word sometime signifieth the end opposed to the beginning as in Deut. 11. 12. Prov. 19. 20. and so the Chaldee translateth it here let my end be like theirs sometime it is the posteritie or children which come after as in Dan. 11. 4. Amos 5. 2. Psal. 109. 13. and in this sense the Greeke Interpreters understood it here saying and let my seed be like their seed thus Balaam prophesieth a blessing also to the seed of every righteous Israelite according to the promise made unto Abraham and his seed after him Gen. 17. 7. And further this word end is often used for reward which is after labours Prov. 23. 18. and 24. 20. 1 Pet. 1. 9. which also may be implied here of a blessed reward which the righteous have after this life in heaven Mat. 5. 12. But Balaam being a minister of Satan though transformed as a minister of righteousnesse his end was according to his workes as the Apostle telleth us of all such 2 Cor. 11. 15. Vers. 11. I tooke thee to curse mine enemies Balak who had before builded altars and offered sacrifices as to serve the Lord with great devotion being now crossed in his purpose manifesteth his hypocrisie pride malice and notorious prophanation of religious exercises in that he regarded not nor rested in the answer of Godby Balaam

be utterly unpunished ye shall not be unpunished 〈◊〉 25. 29. He speaketh this against the Midianites rather than against the Moabites whom he had forbidden Israel to vex or distresse Deut. 2. 9. because they were chiefe in the mischiefe For though Balaam gave the counsell to the king of Moab Rev. 2. 14. and the Moabitish women were prostitute also unto whoredome Num. 25. 1. yet Balak at first did not much regard that counsell but turned B●laam away with shame Num. 24. 11 25. but the Midianites retained him and amongst them hee was slaine Num. 31. 8. And Cezbi a kings daughter of Midian was a principall instrument of evill unto Israel as God sheweth in vers 18. therefore the Midianites were first in the punishment smite ye them that is as the Chaldee expoundeth it kill ye them Vers. 18. For they vox you or disiresse you not with warre but with wiles and deceit So God saith of Babylon Reward her even as shee hath rewarded you Rev. 18. 6. The reward of unrighteous workes is righteous judgement their wiles or their guiles deceits crafts beguiled you or dealt wilily and craftily with you as the Egyptians when they thought to deale wisely for the suppressing of Israel Exod. 1. 10. are said to deale craftily Psal. 105. 25. and Iosephs brethren when they craftily conspired his death Gen. 37. 18. By this it appeareth that the amitie of the Midianites was but feigned and that they plotted the destruction of Israel matter Hebr. word of Peor the idolatrie with Baal-Peor w ch Israel was drawne unto vers 2 3. So the matter or word of Cozhi is meant the fornication with her vers 6. for Peors sake Hebr. for the word of Peor that is which plague came on Israel for Peors sake or cause CHAP. XXVI 1 The summe of all the men of Israel from twentie yeares old and upward is taken in the plaines of Moab 5. The families and numbers of Reuben 12 Simeon 15 Gad. 19 Iudah 23 Issachar 26 Zabulon 29 Manasseh 35 Ephraim 38 Benjamin 42 Dan. 44 Aser 48 Nathtali 51 The summe of them all 52 The Law of dividing among them the inheritance of the land 57 The families and number of the Levites 62 The cause why they were not numbred among the Israeli●es 63 None were left of them which were numbred at Sinai but Caleh and Iosua ANd it was after the plague that Iehovah said unto Moses and unto Eleazar the sonne of Aaron the Priest saying Take ye the summe of all the congregation of the sonnes of Israel from twentie yeares old and upward according to the house of their fathers every one that goeth forth with the armie in Israel And Moses and Eleazar the Priest spake with them in the plains of Moab by Iordan neere Iericho saying From twentie yeares old and upward as Iehovah commanded Moses and the sonnes of Israel which went forth out of the land of Egypt Reuben the first-borne of Israel the sons of Reuben of Enoch the familie of the Enochites of Phallu the familie of the Phalluites Of Hezron the familie of the Hezronites of Carmi the familie of the Carmites These are the families of the Reubenites and they that were mustered of them were three and fortie thousand and seven hundred and thirtie And the sonnes of Phallu Eliab And the sonnes of Eliab Nemuel and Dathan and Abiram this is that Dathan and Abiram the called of the congregation who strove against Moses against Aaron in the congregation of Korah when they strove against Iehovah And the earth opened her mouth and swallowed up them and Korah when the congregation died when the fire devoured two hundred and fiftie men and they were for a signe But the sonnes of Korah died not The sonnes of Simeon according to their families Of Nemuel the familie of the Nemuelites of Iamin the familie of the Iaminites of Iachin the familie of the Iachinites Of Zerah ●he familie of the Zarhites of Saul the familie of the Saulites These are the families of the Simeonites two and twentie thousand and two hundred The sonnes of Gad according to their families of Zephon the familie of the Zephonites of Haggi the familie of the Haggites of Suni the familie of the Sunites Of Ozni the familie of the Oznites Of Eri the familie of the Erites Of Arod the familie of the Arodites of Areli the familie of the Arelites These are the families of the sonnes of Gad according to those that were mustered of them fortie thousand and five hundred The sonnes of Iudah were Er and Onan and Er and Onan died in the land of Canaan And the sonnes of Iudah according to their families were of Selah the familie of the Selanites of Pharez the familie of the Pharzites of Zarah the familie of the Zarhites And the sonnes of Pharez were of Hezron the familie of the Hezronites of Hamul the familie of the Hamulites These are the families of Iudah according to those that were mustered of them seventie and six thousand and five hundred The sonnes of Issachar according to their families of Thola the familie of the Tholaites of Phuva the familie of the Phunites Of Iashub the familie of the Iashubites of Simron the familie of the Simronites These are the families of Issachar according to those that were mustered of them sixtie and foure thousand and three hundred The sonnes of Zabulon according to their families of Sered the familie of the Sardites of Elon the familie of the Elonites of Iahleel the familie of the Iahleelites These are the families of the Zabulonites according to those that were mustered of them sixtie thousand and five hundred The sons of Ioseph according to their families were Man esses and Ephraim The sons of Manasses of Machir the family of the Machirites and Machir begat Gilead of Gilead the familie of the Gileadites These are the sons of Gilead of Ieezer the familie of the Ieezerites of Helek the familie of the Helekites And of Asriel the familie of the Asrielites and of Shechem the familie of the Shechemites And of Shemida the familie of the Shemidaites and of Hepher the familie of the Hepherites And Zelophehad the sonne of Hepher had no sonnes but daughters and the names of the daughters of Zelophehad were Machlah and Noah Hoglah Milcah and Tirzah These are the families of Manasses and those that were mustered of them two and fiftie thousand and seven hundred These are the sonnes of Ephraim according to their families of Shuthelah the familie of the Shuthalhites of Becher the familie of the Bachrites of Tahan the familie of the Tahanites And these are the sonnes of Shuthelah of Eran the familie of the Eranites These are the families of the sonnes of Ephraim according to those that were mustered of them two and thirtie thousand and five hundred these are the sonnes of Ioseph according to their families The sonnes of Benjamin according to their families of Bela the familie of the Belaites of Ashbel the

or inherit the land a figure of the kingdome of Gods grace and glory which the righteous shall possesse by inheritance Esay 60. 21. and 65. 9. Vers. 9. and honey which signified the great fertility of that land and figured out spirituall graces and comforts as is noted on Exod. 3. 8. Vers. 10. thou sowedst and so all the inhabitants as the Greeke translateth they s●w In Egypt from whence Israel came they had no raine but by the over-flowing of the river Nilus the land was watered and by the labour of the husbandman beckes were derived to moysten the ground And that there they had no raine is testified both by the Prophets Zach. 14. 18. and by humane histories Pomp. Mela li. 1. Herodotus in Euterpe Nec pluvio supplicat herba Iovi Tibul. lib. 1. Eleg. 8. with thy foot that is with thy diligent labour signified sometime by the hand Psal. 128. 2. sometime by the foot as Gen. 30. 30. This condition of the land of Egypt the house of bondage figured the estate of men naturally corrupted which they labour to releeve by their own works and with the muddy waters which are from beneath proceeding from earthly wisedome and carnall understanding 1 Cor. 1. 20 31. and 2. 4. 5. Ezek. 34. 19. Ier. 2. 13. Verse 11. mountaines c. hereby is meant the commodious healthfull and pleasant situation of the land farre exceeding Egypt Wherefore sometime the whole land is signified under the name of a mountaine Exod. 15. 17. And because it was hills and vallies it could not be watered with the over-flowing of any river as Egypt which was a plaine but must otherwise bee moystened with the raine of heaven or else remaine barren and fruitlesse the raine this as it is most kinde causeth the earth to be fruitfull in nature so it figured heavenly graces the doctrine of Gods word spirit wherewith the soules of men are made fruitfull in good works Esay 45. 8. Mica 5. 7. See the notes on Gen. 27. 28. Deut. 32. 2. The want of raine is on the contrary a signe of curse Zach. 14. 17 18. Rev. 11. 6. Vers. 12. careth for Hebr. seeketh that is carefully seeth unto it and as the Greeke translateth visiteth According to this phrase Sion is called a citie sought that is cared for or regarded and not forsaken Esay 62. 12. And of Gods gracious providence towards the land of Israel David singeth how the Lord visited the land and plenteously moystened it very much enriched it softned it with showers blessed the bud of it crowned the yeere of his goodnesse and his pathes the clouds dropped fatnesse Psal. 65. 10 11 12. the eyes this also signifieth Gods care and providence for good as in the like speeches Ier. 40. 4. Ezra 5. 5. Psal. 34. 16. Though Gods providence be towards all peoples and hee giveth to all life and breath and all things Acts 17. 25. doing good giving us raine from heaven and fruitfull seasons Acts 14. 17. causing it to raine on the earth where no man is on the wildernesse wherein there is no man Iob 38. 26. yet other peoples have not the word and promise of God whereon to depend as Israel had whereby they might live not by bread onely but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord Deut. 8. 3. Vers. 13. if hearkening yee shall hearken that is if yee shall diligently hearken and obey This passage of Scripture following the Iewes read daily in their families as is noted on Deut. 6. 4. Vers. 14. the first raine c. or the early raine Twise in a yeere there fell store of raine in Israel in the beginning of the yeere about September or October and halfe a yeere after which was in Abib or March which ecclesiastically began the yeere unto Israel as is noted on Exod 12. 2. whereupon it is called the latter raine in the first moneth Io●l 2. 23. The first raine fell after the ●owing of their corne that it might take rooting in the earth the latter raine was a little before harvest that the eare might be full Of these the Scriptures sundry times speake but so as that they depended upon God to whom Israel should obey and of whom they should aske raine in the time of the latter raine Zach. 10. 1. and then hee would come unto them with his blessings as the raine as the latter and former raine unto the earth Hosea 6. 3. So for the fruits the husbandman waited and had long patience untill hee received the early raine and the latter raine I am 5. 7. Which raine as it figured heavenly blessings in Christ Deut. 32. 2. Psal. 72. 6. so they led Israel to the feare of God but when they revolted from him they said not in their heart Let us now feare the Lord our God that giveth raine both the former and the latter raine in his season Ier. 5. 24. If these raines were seasonable and moderate the land was fruitfull as Moses in the next words sheweth if they failed then the drought as ●ire devoured the pastures if they fell immoderately the graines rotted under their clods Ioel 1. 19 17. new oyle These three were for the use of man and the grasse after mentioned for beasts as David also sheweth in Psal. 104. 13 14 15. By these earthly promises God drew his people to obedience but David had more gladnesse in his heart in the light of the Lords countenance than when corne and wine increased Psal. 4. 6 7. Vers. 16. deceived or inticed and drawen away by riches pleasures or false perswasions of which Iob saith If my heart hath beene secretly inticed or deceived Iob 31. 27. other gods that is Idols falsly reputed Gods so the Chaldee translateth Idols or Errours of the peoples Vers. 17. shut-up the heavens this phrase is used both for restraining the naturall raine for mens sins 1 Kings 8. 35. and the spirituall raine of Gods word and blessings Revel 11. 6. perish quickly or speedily suddenly The wicked heathens God suffered with much patience and would not have them destroyed suddenly Deut. 7. 22. but his owne people are threatned for their sinnes to perish suddenly for judgement must beginne at the house of God 1 Pet. 4. 17. he warneth his Church to repent c. or else he will come unto her quickly Revel 2. 5. Vers. 18. phylacteries or frontlets written in parchments and tyed to the forehead as the former were to the hand or arme of these see the annotations on Exod. 13. 9. 16. and Deut. 6. 4 8. Vers. 19. teach them your children cause your children Hebr. your sonnes to Iearne them this explaineth the former precept Thou shalt whet them on thy children Deut. 6. 7. Abraham the father of the faithfull is commended for this that he would command his children and his honshold after him to keepe the way of the LORD Gen. 18. 19. and Solomons parents taught him the Law Prov. 4. 3 4. and 31.

him he had no forme nor comelinesse Esay 52. 14. and 53. 2. Vers. 15. Take ye for us the foxes It is uncertaine whether these words be spoken by Christ or by the Church or both but they seeme rather to be Christs words directed chiefly to the watch-men and ministers of the Church By Foxes are meant false prophets and heretickes as in Ezek. 13. 4. O Israel thy prophets are like the Foxes in the deserts Such are by Christ likened to wolves Mat. 7. 12. And the Apostle to the Elders of Ephesus giveth warning of such Acts 20. 28. 29. c. and all Christians are to marke and espye such Rom. 16. 17. The taking or apprehending and holding fast of these foxes is the discovering and refuting of their errours the judging censuring and casting them out of the Church 1 Tim. 1. 3. 18. 19. 20. or avoiding them if they bee none of the Church 2 Iohn 10. And because the vine keepers knowing the malignity of Foxes would destroy them but by reason of their subtilty they often escape and are not taken therefore he saith Take meaning by consequence the rooting of them out And as the Foxe is famous for his craft and subtilty so are false Teachers called therefore deceitfull workers transforming themselves into the Apostles of Christ 2 Cor. 11. 13. And not they onely but crafty tyrants and other like enemies may be meant by foxes as Christ called Herod a Foxe Luke 13. 32. also sinnes of all sorts may by reason of their deceitfulness Heb. 3. 13 be here implyed under the name of Foxes whose property is to have holes in the earth Matth. 8. 20. as sinnes are hidden in the fraudulent hearts of men the little Foxes the lesser sort of sinnes errours false teachers c. even in their beginning and first bud when they may seeme to be lesse hurtfull as is said of Babylon Happy shall he be that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the rocke Psal. 137. 9. corrupt the vineyards by devouring the grapes the foxes corrupt mar and destroy vines and vine-yards so sinnes sinners and heretikes destroy the faith doctrine and Churches making shipwracke of faith 1 Tim. 1 19. their word eateth as doth a canker 2 Tim. 2. 17. they are vaine talkers and deceivers of mindes who subvert whole houses Tit. 1. 10. 11. they privily bring in heresies of perdition being as naturall bruit beasts made to be taken and destroyed 2 Pet. 2. 1. 12. Of such the Lord complaineth Many Pastors have corrupted my Uineyard Ier. 12. 10. for Heb. and which word is often used in stead of for as in Psalm 60. 13. Esay 64. 7. Gen. 12. 19. have tender grapes or bring forth the tender grape This reason sheweth the love and care of God towards his Churches and people that are fruitfull If they beare wild grapes in stead of wholesome fruit he will take away the hedge of his vineyard and it shall be eaten up Esay 5. 4. 5. Every branch in Christ that beareth not fruit his Father the Husbandman taketh it away and every branch that beareth fruit hee purgeth it that it may bring forth more fruit Iohn 15. 1. 2. and when the fruit is young and tender hee hath care to preserve and cherish the same Vers. 16. is mine Here the Spouse professeth the joyfull communion betweene Christ and her which shee now feeleth renewed after her soule sicknesse Christ is ours when by faith wee apply him and all his graces his death resurrection ascension intercession c. unto our selves as our owne Because we thus judge that if one died for all then are all dead 2 Cor. 5. 14. I am crucified with Christ. Neverthelesse I live yet not I but Christ liveth in me c. Gal. 2. 20. And we have knowne and beleeved the love that God hath to us 1 Ioh. 4. 16. and I his by the covenant of his grace as it is written I entred into covenant with thee saith the Lord God and thou becamest mine Ezek. 168. Or as the former branch signified her faith to justification so this latter her sanctification whiles by holinesse of life she giveth her selfe to Christ in all obedience to doe his will Rom. 6. And hereby we know that we dwell in him and he in us because he hath given us of his Spirit 1 Ioh. 4. 13. feedeth among the Lilies this signifieth the continuance and increase of grace for that faith and holinesse might be increased daily Christ by his Spirt and by the ministery of his word feedeth his flocke among the faire sweet and comfortable Lilies of the scriptures and in the communion of the Saints which are like Lilies among thornes v. 2. V. 17. Untill the day dawne or untill the day blow or breath forth to wit light as appeareth by that which followeth the fleeing of shadowes Although it may have reference to the blowing of the wind at the breake of the day The like speech is used again in Son 4. 6. the shadows flie that is the darknesses of the night flee as on the cōtrary when the day goeth away the shadowes of the evening are said to be stretched out Ier. 6. 4. turn-about to wit unto me have respect unto and care of me it is a request of comfort from Christ as David saith Thou didst much increase my greatnesse and didst turne about and comfort me Psalme 71. 21. The Spouse here in the night and darknesse of her tribulation and tentation desireth Christ to bee ready at hand for her helpe by the comfort of his Word and Spirit The night and shadowes thereof doe signifie either the darknesse of ignorance and sinne when the truth and way of God is not knowne Ephes. 5. 8. 1 Iohn 1. 6. Mich. 3. 6. or the time of trouble and persecution Lament 3. 1. 2. the day is the time of knowledge holinesse comfort peace and joy 1 Thessalonians 5. 5. Rom. 13. 12. 13. Esther 8. 16. The dawning or breake of this day is the sense and feeling of inward joy and comfort by the Word and Spirit as the Apostle willeth us to take heed unto the sure word of prophesie as unto a light that shineth in a darke place untill the day dawne and the day starre arise in our hearts 2 Peter 1. 19. the fleeing of the shadowes is the removing away of blindenesse ignorance sinfulnesse misery trouble which God beginneth to his people in this life and continuing till the end when the day of the Lord and the day of Christ shall appeare 1 Thessalonians 5. 2. 2. 2 Thessalonians 2. 2. when there shall be eternity of light and joy to the faithfull to a Roe for swiftnes to help me and pleasantnesse to delight me see the notes on vers 9. fawne of the Hindes or of the Harts that is a yong Hart see vers 9. of Bether or by interpretation of division of partition This seemeth to be the place called also Bithron which was on the outside of Iordan 2 Samuel 2.