Ordinances for the prince in hu wo ſhip, 1—8. for the people 01:1 5, Wis rogether, 9—I5. An Order for the prince's gift to vis Jons and fervancs, 16—18. Th, courts of. boiling and baking for the pricfls and Le its, | 19—24. 8
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ner court that looketh toward the eaſt, {hall he ſhut 5 the ſix working days c, but on the ſabbath 4 jr {hall be opened e, and in the day of of the new moon fir ſhall be opened.
4 Twas the Eaſt-gate of the Court next to the Temple, or which did lead into the inmoſt Courc, where the Altar of burnt-offcriag ſtood. 5 This explains that of chap. 44. 2. ler. d.f. #. c Or every day thatis a working day. 4 On that holy Reſt the Proſpe& intg the Temple, and rothe Altar, ſhall be free. e The Prieſts ſhall Open ir. f This one Feſtival is named, bur all the reſt are included ; this Gate was to be ſhut only on working days, therefore to be open on all holy days, which were days of holy Service to God.
2 And the prince ſhall enter by the way of the porch of tha: gate without f, and ſhall ſtand gs by the polt þ of the gate, and the prieſt ſhall prepare 5 his burnt-offering and his peace-offerings, and he {all worſhip & at the threſhold 1 of the gate : then he ſhal
go forth m2, but the gate ſhall not be ſhut until the evening ",
7 He muſt come in at the Gate, which is between the Court of the Jews, and the Court of the Prieſts, which here is called the Gate wi:;.. out, or the outer Gateof that Court ; and ſo go up to the Gare within, which leads into the inmoſt Court, and roſe by 10, or 12, or i; Stairs, ſay ſome. & While this ſolemn Service was acting to make Atonement for the Prince, or to offer Sacrifices of Peace-offerings for himſelf, he is dire&ed ro ſtand before the Lord, in other Caſcs he might ſit ; the greateſt ſhould revere that God, whoſe Mercy they need and ſeek. + One of the inward Poſts, where he might beſt ſee the Sacrifice offered up, but may not go into the Court ; none might $0 in but ſuch as were, by God's Appointment,to miniſter before him. i Ver. 22,23,24. of the 45th Chap. 'tis ſaid rhe Prince ſhall prepare, here the Prieſts muſt prepare ; bur theſe places ſpeak of different Pre. parations, the Prince prepared by buying, or bringing ofhis own the beſt for Sacrifice ; the Prieſt prepared by receiving, bringing the $4. crifice to the Altar ſlaying and diſpoſing of all things according to the Rule. The Hovuſholder prepares, fo doth his Cook prepare the Feaſt; ſo that each prepare what is proper to them : and ſo 'tis here,the Prince prepares bur doth not ſacrifice, the Prieſt prepares bur doth nor buy, or bring the Sacrifices. & He ſhall bow (as Hb.) himſelf, 'tis « pray- ing Poſture, Exod. 12. 27. in which Duty the Prince, as all others ar: to attend on God, while the expiatory Sacrifice is offering, while their Reconciliation is to be made, in which poſture the Prince is to be al the while the Prieſt is offering ; 2 Chron. 29. 29. 1! Here he took his Standing in the beginning of the Service; here heis, when tis finiſh
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{ atthe inner Treſhold of the Gate, where his Eye might ſee enough, ne if his Underſtanding were enlightned with Knowledg of theſe Myſte- "A ries ; he need not approach nearer to God, than his Faith could nov il carry him while at the Threſhold. *»» Not ſtay to gaze, or talk; but | offeri1 he came ro worſhip, ſo having worſhipp'd, he wk return. » Till all * ram the Sacrifices were offered, and the Offerers reconciled ; Now each L of oil. Offerer was to bring his Offering to this Gate, and there give it to M- Thi: the Prieſt, and there lay his Handson the Head of the Sacrifice, Lev. WW! the 5 wo I. 3,4. | 5 |
3 Likewiſe othe people of the land ſhall worſhip a | _ ; the door of this gate before p the LORD, in the ſa LOR] baths 9, and in the new moons 7. Prins 0 And Heb. i, e. as the Prince had done, bringing Ntanding, worſhip. M7 _—_ ing at the Tareſhold ofthe Gate,and departing when the Sacrificews M7 0d | finiſhed ; ſo muſt the People when they brought their Sacrifices, bur MW 7 then one Manner, one Gate, one Sacrifice, but one Saviour. p With due WF 7 ſhall {|
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