That they were no! Righteous by 2 perfett Legal Righteouſneſs, teing not guilty of any Sin 1s certain, for {5 there is none Rzghte- 045, n2 not one; but ſo Righteous, as that Gud accepted them and looked upon thcm as Righteous, as Abraham believed, and it was zmputed to him for Righteouſneſs, tho he Sinned in the denial of his Wife, 7c. oras it is ſaid of David, 1 Kings 16. 5. He did that which was right in the Eyes of the Lord, and turned not aſide from any thing which he commanded him ail the Days of his Life, fave only in the matter of V:71ah, [They alſo walbed in all the Com- mand:nents and Ordinances of the Lord, Blumeleſs, | A Man's Blame- lets Converſition before the World, is a piece of his Righteouſneſs, but will not make up alone ſuch a Righteouſneſs, as will teſtifie his Acceptation v ith God, or Rrghteorineſs before him 3 he muſt in the ftirit piace, Wah in the Commandments, and in the Ordinances of fot, there 15 2 Duty towards God, as well as toward Men : and that Duty lics © the keeping his Commandments, his Ordinances ; for rhe fear of 3/2 Z3rd, muſt not be taught us by the Precepts of F722, Yea, andin aillthe Ordinance» of God,having a reſpet to a1] Gods Commancaments, and making this his conitant Courſe and Prattice, not doing it by fits ; he muſt alſo be blameleſs towards Net. Hero 1 2 fiue Pattern of what a Married Couple ſhould be. eipcotally v.ncre the Huzband waits at the Altar, and is imployed Mn the Hivoly things of God. A B77» muſt be blameleſs, « Tim. Z. 2.0.3. A Deacon Gravwe, ot doubie Tongued, not given to much Wine, a9? greedy of ifithy Lucre—v. 10. Blameleſs; and LF Even 13 muft i277 Hives be Grave, nt Slanderers, Sober, &c. fch were Zuichaitrs ink E/zrabeih, Such ought all Miniſters of
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7 And they had no child, becauſe chat Elizabeth was barren, and they both were zow well ſtricken in years.
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8 Ki was with Sarah, Auchei, the Wite of Manzah, Hannah, 1 Sons wa this Elizabeth. | = 8 And it came to paſs, that while he executed the prieſts office before God in the order of ;;; courle, | ; 9 According to the cuſtom of the prieſts Oflice, ki. lot was * to burn incenſe when he went into the tern. *:; The Frieſts were Multiplied to an exceeding Number Wa 6.4 an account of more than 4006 upon the return out of the Caneic., ty of Babylon, Fzra 2. 35, 37, 38, 35. They were doubricys it... wards multiplyed to a far greater Number, Joſephirs tojls ye were a Thouſand 11 a Courſe; whether they huid to tony... Courſcs as in Davids time or no, I cannot tell, There or, *—y ral parts of the Przeſty Office, which it ſeemeth by this 5c. Pricſts of the Courſe that Miniftred,divided amongft them 1y.. 1, 4 Lot,one part of tlicir Work was to Burn Incenſe Morning and Ox 163. It ſeems this was that part of the Prieſtly Oitice, which Zacha- 7145 was by Lot to Exerciſe. - 10 And the whole multitude cf the people were
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12 And when Zacharias ſaw him, he was troubled, and fear fel] upon him.