contingencies, as the meeting of an hare, &c. See on Lev: 19; 26. o One that is in covenant with the Devil, and by his help deludes their ſenſes or hurts their perſons. See Exod. 7: x © and 22: 18. 1x * Ora charmerp,or a conſulter with familiar ſpi- rits q, or a wizard r, or * a necromancer s. p One that charmeth Serpents or other cattel, Pſal. 58: 6, Or,
nap. XVIII,
I8. 24 Wl | * Lev. 19. vl |
' fortune-teller, that fortelleta the events of mens lives by the cons : junCtions of the ſtars, &'c. See more on Levit: 19. 31." and 20.6. | q Whom they call upon by certain words and rites to engage them '1n evil deſigns. » Heb. 4 knowing or cunning man, who by any ſu- perſtitious or forbidden wayes undertakes the revelation of iecret _ s One that calleth up and enquireth of the dead, r Sam, 28. 8, 11a: 8.19. 12 For all that do theſe things are an abomination un- to the LORD :; and becauſe of theſe a bominations,the
LORD thy God doth drive them 7 out from before thee.
t The people of the land which thou art going to poſſeſs men-
| tioned above, wer. 9.
13 Thou ſhalt be || perfe&t with the LORD « thy God.
deve peN with Devils or their agents, ſuch as were now men. tioned.
14 For theſe nations which thou ſhalt || poſſeſs, hearkened unto obſervers of times, and unto diviners * but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not ſuffered thee ſo to do x.
x Hath nor ſuffered thee to follow thy own vain mind and theſe ſuperſtitious and Diabolical prattices, as he hath ſuffered other na.
tions to do, As 14. 16. but hath inſtruted thee better by his word and ſpirit, and thereby keep thee from ſuch courſes, and will more fully inſtru& rhee by a great Prophet, &'c. Or, hath net given to thee, to wit, ſuch perſons to conſulc with, but hatffFiven thee pro- phets to inſtru thee, and will in due time give thee an eminent
of thy oyl, and the firſt of the fleece of thy ſheep ſhalt prophet as it here follows.
thou give him. 5 For* all thy tribes, to ſtand to miniſter in the Name of the
LORD F, him, and his ſons for ever. f (5.e. ) Either by Authority and Commiſſion from him, or for
- his Honour, Worſhip or Service.
6 And if a Levite come from any of thy gates out of
e
f i [1
i5 * The LORD thy God will raiſe up y unto thee a
the LORD thy God hath choſen him out of prophet z from the midlt of thee, of thy brethren, like
unto_me, unto him ye ſhall hearken.
y ( 7. e. ) Will produce and ſend into the world in due time: x Thoſe words may be underſtood ſecundarily concerning the ſuc. c:flion of Prophets which God would raiſe for the inſtru&ion of his Church, back becauſe this is alledged as an argument why the need not conſult with diviners, &c. becauſe they ſhould have Pro.
*Levit.
26, ZI.
Ia.8.19.
* Levit. 20, 27. * I Sam. 28. 7.
| Or, #p- i u Sincerely and wholly his, ſeeking him and cleaving to him 27'Sht» or | and to his word alone, and therefore abhorring all commands aid ſencere. |
herit.
T ' and 20.27 ||
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| Or, i#«
all Iſrael, where he ſojourned,8& come wirh all the deſire of his mind unto the place which theLORD ſhall chuſeg ;
g Eirher for any private occaſions, or to ſojourn there for a ſea-.
phers at hand whenſoever it was needfu], to adviſe them, and be cauſe this Prophet is oppoſed to the falſe propher, and a general rule is herupon given for the diſcovery of all ſucceeding Prophets whe.
4
q
? Heb. bis ſales by the fathers.
ſon, or rather with full purpoſe to fix his abode, and to ſpend his whole time and ſtrength in the ſervice of God, as appears by the ſale of his patrimony mentioned, wv. 8. It ſeems probavle thar the ſeveral Prieſts were to come from their Cities to the Temple by turns, before David's time, and it is certain they did ſo after it. But if any of them were not contented with this ſ:ldom attendance upon God in his Tabernacle, or Temple, and deſired more intirely and conſtantly to devote himſelf to Gods ſervice there, he was per-, mitted ſo to do, becauſe this was an eminent att of piety joyned with ſelf-denial to part with thoſe great conveniencies which he could and did enjoy in the Ciry of his poſſeſſion, and to oblidge him- {ſelf to more conftant and laborious work about the Sacrifices, &c. - 7 Then he ſhall miniſter in the Name of the LORD his God, as all his brethren the Levites do, which ftand there before the LORD. 8 They ſhall have like portions þ to eat, beſide F that which comerh of the ſale of his parrimony hþ To wit, with theic Brethren who were in a&tual miniſtration : as they ſhare with them in the work, ſo ſhall they alſo in the in- couragements. : Though he have an eſtate whereby he may ſub- fiſt raiſing by the ſale of his Houſe in his City, and his Cartel,and other moveables, yet you ſhall nor upon this ground either deny or diminiſh their part of your maintainance. The reaſon of this Law was, partly, becauſe he that waired :/n the Altar, 'ought tc live by the Altar: and partly. becauſe it was fit he ſhould keep'his money, wherewith he might redeem what he fold, if afterwards
| 1is mouth 6b, -and he ſhall
ther they be true or falſe, wer. 20, 21, 22. but they are chiefly to
be underſtood of Chriſt, as the following words ſhew which do not truly and fully agree to any other ; particularly where he is ſaid to be like unto Moſes, which is ſimply denied concerning all 0. ther Prophets, Dewt. 34. 19. and therefore it is not probable that ir ſhould be ſimply affirmed concerning afl true Prophets ſucceeding him. But Chri't was ey, and in all commendable parts like him, in being both a Propher and a King and a Prieſt and Media- tour, as Moſes was, in the excellency of his Miniſtry and work, in
' the gloa:y of his miracles, in his familiar and intimate converſe
wich G-d, &c. And this place 1s expounded of Chriſt alone by God himſelf in the New Teſtament, 4s 3. 22. and 5. 37. See alſo Joh. 1.45. and 6. 14. |
16 According to all that thou defiredft of the LORD thy God in Horeb,in the day of the afſembly a, ſaying, * Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God neither Jet me ſee this great fire any more,that Idie nor.
a To wit, -of that great and general congregation of all the people together.
/poken that which they have ſpoken.
© 18 * I will raiſe them up a prophet from among their brethren, like unto' thee, and * will put my words in ſpeak unto them all that I
| [hall commang him «,
ah
17 And the LORD faid unto me, * They haye well '7
5s Wil
* Exod:
20: 19- Heb.1
19 SF: « Chap. :
gs. W-<2 Job3-43 Q+3..22:. & 7: 37: * Ta. 51:16.