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A73378	An exposition of the lawes of Moses Viz. Morall. Ceremoniall. Iudiciall. The second volume. Containing an explanation of diverse questions and positions for the right understanding thereof. Wherein also are opened divers ancient rites & customes of the Iewes, and also of the Gentiles, as they haue relation to the Iewish. Together with an explication of sundry difficult texts of Scripture, which depend upon, or belong unto every one of the Commandements, as also upon the ceremoniall and iudiciall lawes. Which texts are set downe in the tables before each particular booke. All which are cleered out of the originall languages, the Hebrew and Greeke, and out of the distinctions of the schoolemen and cases of the casuists. / By Iohn Weemse, of Lathocker in Scotland, preacher of Gods Word.; Works. v. 3	Weemes, John, 1579?-1636.	1632 (1632)	STC 25207.5; ESTC S112662	524,931	1,326

the beginning of things can onely certainely fortell the event of things as though they were present Hos 12.4 hee wept and made supplication to him he found him in Bethel and there he spake with us Here the thing past he applyeth to the generation which was present because hee knew exordium rei Reason 5 The plaine and cleare manner of setting downe the Scriptures sheweth them to be Divine Esa 8.1 Take a great roule and write in it with a mans pen Behheret enosh 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 That is cleerely that the simplest amongst the children of men may understand it Deut. 30.11 This commandement which I command thee this day is not hidden from thee neyther is it farre off In the Hebrew it is Lo niphleeth non separatum a te 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is it is not separated from thy knowledge that thou cannot understand it and it is not farre from thee for these things which are obscure and doubtfull which we cannot take up are sayd to be farre from us these things which wee understand againe are sayd to be neare us Rom. 10.8 Ob. But it may be sayd that there are many things hard in the Scriptures and cannot well be taken up Ans We must distinguish these three the obscurity in the things themselves Obscuritas est vel●n rebus ipsis modo tradendi conceptione the perspicuity in the midsts as they are set downe and thirdly the dulnesse of our conception to take them up There are many matters handled in the Scripture which are hard to be understood and we are dull in conception to take up these things yet they are clearely and plainely set downe in the word Christ sheweth all these three Ioh. 3.12 If I have told you earthly things and yee beleeve not how shall yee beleeve if I tell you of heavenly things If I have told you earthly things that is illustrated heavenly things to you by earthly comparisons here is Christs plaine manner in setting downe his word And yee beleeve not here is our dulnesse in taking up these things which are plainely set downe How shall yee beleeve if I shall tell you of heavenly things here is the obscurity of the heavenly matters contained in the Scriptures The Church of Rome confoundeth still these three Obscuritas rei nostri conceptus cum perspicuo modo tradendi the obscurity in the matter the dulnesse of our conception with the cleare manner of manifestation of these things in the Scriptures Reason 6 The Heavenly consent and agreement amongst the writers of the holy Scriptures sheweth them to be Divine The agreement of the writers of the holy Scriptures There were in the Church Patriarches Prophets and Apostles Amongst the Patriarches Abraham was the cheefe therefore the revelations made to the rest of the Patriarches as to Isaack and to Iacob had alwayes relation to the promises made to Abraham Amongst the Prophets Moyses was the cheefe and therefore all the Prophets grounded themselves upon Moyses And upon the revelations made to the Apostles the faith of the Church is grounded under the New Testament and yee shall never finde any contradictions amongst these holy writers there may seeme some contradiction amongst them but indeed there is none Epiphanius useth a good comparison to this purpose when a man saith he Simile is drawing water out of a deepe Well with two Vessels of a different metall the water at the first seemeth to be of a different colour but when he draweth up the Vessels nearer to him Although there seeme some contradiction in the Scriptures we should labour to reconcile them this diversity of colours vanisheth and the waters appeare both of one colour and when we taste them they have but one relish So saith he although at the first there seeme some contradiction in the holy Scriptures yet when we looke nearer and nearer unto them wee shall finde no contrarietie in them but a perfect harmonie When we see the Heathen history or Apocryphall Bookes contradicting the holy History wee should stand for the holy Scriptures against them but when wee see any appearance of contradiction in the Scriptures we should labour to reconcile them when Moyses saw an Aegyptian and an Israelite striving together he killed the Aegyptian and saved the Israelite Exod. 2.12 But when be saw two Israelits striving together he laboured to reconcile them saying yee are brethren why doe yee strive So when we see the Apocryphall Bookes or heathen History to contradict the Scriptures we should kill the Aegyptian and save the Israelite Example Iacob cursed Simeon and Levi for murthering of the Sichemites Gen. 49.7 but Iudith blessed Simeon for killing of them Iudith 9. So Ieremiah saith they shall returne in the third generation Ier. 27.7 but Baruch saith they shall returne in the seventh generation Baruch 6. here let us kill the Aegyptian but save the Israelite but when wee see any appearance of contradiction in the holy Scriptures wee should labour to reconcile them because they are brethren Reason 7 The heavenly order set downe in the Scriptures showeth them to be divine there is in the Scriptures Ordo naturae Ordo naturae conjugalis thori historiae dignitatis Ordo conjugalis thori Ordo historiae Ordo dignitatis all these the Scriptures marke and for sundry reasons setteth one before another and although there be not prius posterius in Scriptura as the Iewes say in respect of the particular occasions yet there is still prius posterius in respect of the generall end of the history First in setting downe the Patriarches it observeth ordinem naturae as they were borne as Ruben in the first place because he was the first borne and then Simeon thirdly Levi and fourthly Iudah c. Secondly The Tribes are set downe sometimes according to their nativity and sometimes as they were borne of free women there is Ordo conjugalis thori according to their birthes and so the free womens sonnes are set first in the Brestplace of Aaron Exod. 28. Thirdly there is Ordo dignitatis as Sem is placed before Iaphet for dignitie although he was younger So the Scripture else where observeth this order Matth. 13. He bringeth fourth new and old Ephe. 2. Apostles and Prophets So the Scripture observeth the order of history Matth. 1.1 The Booke of the generation of Iesus Christ the Sonne of David the Sonne of Abraham why is Abraham put last after David because the history is to begin at him So 1 Chro. 3.5 Salomon is placed last amongst his brethren because the history was to begin at him and if we shall marke the heavenly order that is amongst the Evangelists The heavenly order amongst the Evangelists ●hew the Scriptures to be Divine they will show us that the Scriptures are divine Marke beginneth at the workes of Christ Matthew ascendeth higher to the birth of Christ Luke goeth higher to the conception of Christ

glory and beautie THe Priests were cloathed in linnen when they served in the Sanctuary Ezek. 44.17 The Priests might we are no wooll in the Sanctuary And it shall come to passe that when they shall enter in at the gates of the inner court they shal be cloathed with linnen garments and no wooll shall come upon them while they minister in the gates of the inner court and within First Allusion they had linnen breeches to cover their nakednesse Christ is he that must cover the shame of our nakednesse that it doe not appeare Reve. 3.18 they had linnen coats reaching downe to their feete linnen signifieth righteousnesse in the Scripture Revel 19.8 therefore David prayeth Psal 132.9 Allusion Let thy Priests bee cloathed with righteousnesse When they were in the Sanctuary they wore onely linnen and out of the Sanctuary they wore wooll The Iewes called a worldly minded Priest the man with the woollen cloathe the Iewes had a proverbe when they saw a worldly minded Priest they used to say there goeth the man with the woollen cloaths because he minded nothing his linnen cloathing his Sanctification and righteousnesse These cloathes reached downe to their feete and therefore Christ our Highpriest appeared having 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and cloathed with a garment downe to the feete Revel 1.13 Moreover they had a linnen girdle which signified truth and constancie in Christs administration Esay 22. 21. And I will cloath him with thy robe and strengthen him with thy girdle Allusion it signifieth likewise the constancie truth and perseverance of Christians Ephe. 6.14 stand therefore having your loynes girt about with truth the garments were common to the Highpriest with the rest of the Priests The Highpriest had some ornaments that were proper to himselfe first a robe of blew with bels an Ephod of Gold blue purple scarlet and fine linnen a breast-plate a Miter of sine linnen a plate of pure gold upon his forehead The Highpriest had garments proper to himselfe therefore in the second Temple when the Highpriests wanted the annointing oyle when they saw the High-priest they sayd not there goeth the annoynted of the Lord 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 multiplicatis vestibus but there goeth the man with the many cloaths merubha begadim He had a broydered girdle which he wore about his paps therefore Christ is sayd to be girt about the paps with a golden girdle The Priests might not weare their girdle but about their breasts Reve. 1.13 So the seven Angels came out of the Temple having their breasts girded with golden girdles Reve. 15.6 and Ezek. 44.18 the Priests were forbidden to gird themselves in the sweating places that is about their loynes Obj. But it is sayd Esay 11.5 righteousnesse shall be the girdle of his loynes and faithfulnesse the girdle of his reines therefore it may seeme that he wore his girdle about his middle Answ Righteousnesse was the girdle of his loynes and fathfulnesse the girdle of his reines Why Christ was girt about the loynes and reines to signifie that there was no concupisence in Christ here or sinfull lust and he was girt about the paps with a golden girdle to signifie that his heart was holy and pure without sinne He had a plate of gold upon his forehead and holinesse to the Lord written in it and therefore he was called the Saint of the Lord Psal 106.16 The plate of gold This plate had holinesse to the Lord written in it but Zachariah prophesied that holinesse to the Lord shall be written upon the bridles of the horses Zach. 14.20 that is there shall be such holinesse under the Gospel that the meanest shall have holinesse written upon his forehead as the Priests had under the Law These priestly ornaments signified Christs Kingly The signification of the Highpriests garments Priestly and Propheticall office his Kingly office was typed by his Crowne which he wore his Priestly office was signified by the breastplate upon which he carried the names of the twelve Tribes and Vrim and Thummim the Priest did two things as the Apostle speaketh Heb. 5.1 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 things which pertained to God and things which pertained to us the things which he did from God to us were represented by Vrim Thummim and the things which he did from us to God were represented by the breastplate w herein he carried the twelve stones and his propheticall office was signified by his bels The priestly garment was put upon Aaron by Moyses The disaraying of Aaron what it meant and yet Moyses is commanded to strippe Aaron of them and disaray him The taking off of his garments and putting them upon Eleazar signified the taking awas of his office and giving it to another So when Eliakim was cloathed with Shebnas robe Esay 22.15 it signified that his office should be taken from him and given to Eliakim So the stripping of Aaron signified the disanulling of the Priesthood for the weaknesse thereof Heb. 7.14 and when he was stript of his Priestly garments for his sinnes which he had committed Num. 20.12 he and all the people were taught to expect a better Priesthood of the same of God who is perfected for evermore Heb. 7.28 and this priesthood was continued from Aaron to Eleazar and from him to Phinehas and had no end untill Christ came who was a Priest after the order of Melchizedeck the true Eleazar the helpe of God The garments which the Priest wore when he went into the holiest of all The Highpriest had other garments which he wore when he entred into the holiest of all upon the day of expiation he was all cloathed in white and having finished his service that day he layd aside these cloathes and never wore them any more and Aaron shall come into the Tabernacle of the congregation and shall put off the linnen garments which he put on when he went into the holy place shall leave them there Lev. 16.23 The Highpriest layd aside all his ornaments that day when he went into the holiest of all to signifie unto us that the Leviticall Priesthood was to be laid aside and also that Christ would give up his Kingdome to his Father 1 Cor. 15.24 that is he would not exercise the function of a mediator any more in the Church and that he would give up his personall kingdome but not his eternall kingdome The Sacrifices and ceremonies under the Law had relation to Christ All the Ceremonies and Sacrifices under the Law had relation to Christ they were but the shaddow and he was the body To his conception First the Nazarite must be sanctified in his mothers wombe to signifie that Iesus the true Nazarite should be conceived without sinne in the wombe of the Virgin To his natures Secondly his two natures were signified by the Goate that was killed and the scape-Goate and by the two Sparrowes the one killed