Leviticus 23

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PRoclaime] By the sound of holy Trumpets, sounded by the Priests: Numbers 10:8 My feasts] which I command and accept of, and which are and may be truly dedicated to mine honour and service.

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No servile] Corporall and painefull, which employes the person, such as masters use to employ their slaves in.

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Shallreape] As soon as ye shall put the sickle into the corne, which in those Countries was done the day after Easter: Deuteronomy 16:9.

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To be accepted] That the Lord having received this homage, and service from you, may receive you you into favour and blesse you in all the rest of your harvest The Sabbath]That is to say, the feast of Easter, v. 5. for so are called all the feasts which are made holy.

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Bread] Made of new wheate Green eares] Which were much used in those places, either raw rubbed out, or parched: see Math. 12. 1.

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Even unto] Which was the day of Pentecost A new] That is to say of new bread.

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Habitations] It seemeth that this ought not to be understood of private houses, but of Cities, Castles, Townes &c With leaven] See upon Levit. 7. 13.

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Young bullock] Numbers 28:27. in stead of one bullock and two rammes, there are two bullocks and one ramme, whereby it seemes it was left to free choice of what sort they would offer two.

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They shall be] Let all these things that are offered for first fruits, be held as food sacred to the Lord, and the parts thereof must be distributed, the fat and kidneyes &c. must be burnt upon the Altar, and the rest must be for the high Priest and his family: Numbers 18:12. no part thereof belonging to the private offerers, as there doth in other sacrifices of thanksgiving.

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Proclaime] With sound of Trumpet, and publick acclamations, as all other feasts were. Exodus 32:5 Num. 10. 2. 10

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Seventh moneth] Which was the beginning of the civill and common yeare: see upon Exodus 12:2. and therefore it was the solemnest of all the new moones, which were all kept holy A memoriall] A holy day which shall bring into memory the benefits received from God the yeare before; and also the preparations required for the holy duties which happened that moneth. And a signe of Gods remembring his, in his grace, renewed by new sacrifices and devotions, as by a warning with the sound of Trumpet: see Numbers 10:10.

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At Even] Which was the end of the ninth day joyning upon the tenth. Now all solemne feasts did take in some part of the precedent day for the preparation: see upon Exo. 12. 6. 18.

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Of Tabernacles] Bowers or arbours, to stand under at covert: see Nehemiah 8:15.

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On the eighth day] Which was not reckoned with the seven aforesaid, for that day they did not observe the ceremonies of standing under those bowers, but the people went into the Tabernacle, or into the Temple in the City A solemne] The Hebrew word signifiethan inclosure, restraintor prohibition; so were all the last days of your chief days, that had many called festivall days: Deuteronomy 16:8. because they closed up the feast, and the people was then kept in holy places, for the celebration of those days, wherein all other work was forbidden.

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Also in the] Moses comes againe to speak of the Tabernacles, to set down some particular rites and circumstances thereof The fruit] Of the fields, vineyards, and trees, whose fruits were the last that were gathered.

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The boughes] The Italian hath, The fruit] The boughes whereon the fruit yet hangeth Of goodlie trees] The Italian hath it, Of Cedar] So the Jews commonly expound the word, which in their language signifieth a faire and goodly tree Thicketrees] The Italian hath it, Mirtle tree] The Hebrew word signifieth a thicke tree, but your ancient Jews have especially understood it of the mirtle tree.