Numbers 6

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O a Nazarite] The Hebrew word signifieth severed or abstinent. Now under the Law there were diverse religious abstinences, either by vow or otherwise, as from the pleasures of eating and drinking, from the company of women, from common conversation, and from many other indifferent things: for a helpe to meditation, prayer, mortification and internall sanctification, Exodus 19:15. 1 Samuel 21:4. Jeremy 36. 5. Zechariah 7:4. but the Nazarites abstinence, had a certain kind of solemn and publick profession, and a longer lastingnesse and stricter rules of notable purity, see Lamentations 4:7. And of these Nazaritical abstinences there were two sorts, the one was perpetual for ones whole life, Jude 13. 5. & 16. 17. 1 Samuel 1:11. Luke 1:15. the other was but only for a time, and that is mentioned in this chapter.

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From wine] As well for the greater mortification of the flesh, as for to avoid all accidents of having his senses troubled by wine, whereby some unadvisednesse may happen in the observance of the rules as Leviticus 10:8 Strong drink] All manner of artificial drink made of any thing save grapes, and was apt to make one drunk.

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Holy] That is to say, inviolable, upon whom no n ought to lay his hands, to take any thing from him; as those things were which were conscrad to God. A figure of Christs perfect holinesse, who 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Nazarite of the Lord, Matth. 2. 23. and also of he vow of entire sanctification in the faithfull in wm there is no part so base, o feeble, which they may not, or must not consecrate to Gods svice. See Son 4:1. And all the cutting, and 〈◊〉 off the hayre, was a gne of mourning, and 〈…〉ny, Leviticus 12:5. Ezra 9:1-15. 〈◊〉. Job 1:20. Ezekiel 7:18. Contrariwise, the nour〈…〉 of the Loks, a signe of glory and jy so the faithfulls holinesse is the Crowne of their Joy and glory, which filleth them with Comfort inwardly, and Respect onwardly.

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He shall come at no] Which did Cerimonially pollute a man, Numb. 19 11. and therefore was unsusserable to the profssion of the Nazarites puritie.

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The consecration] The Italian hath it, The Nazarite-ship] as he beareth in his haire. the mark of his nsecration to God; so he ought to beware from violating of it, either ceremonially, or inwardly in spirit.

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The head] The profession of a Nazarite, whereof he carrieth the 〈◊〉 in the haire of his head Of his] which cleansing was commanded all them, who were polluted by comming neere unto a dead carkasse, Numbers 19:14; Numbers 19:19 Sl hee shave it] To beginne againe the whole time 〈◊〉 his Nazarite-ship.

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He sinned] That is to say, he shall offer, though he be unadvisedly fallen into that legall pollution, incompatible with his consecration: See upon Leviticus 5:2. A figure of the inavitable sinnes of the spirituall Nazarites; for which there is alwayes a remedy; namely the bloud of Christ, upon whom is also layd the bond of new beginning, the course of their sanctfication Shall hallow] shall renew his vow, and his profession of Nazarite, for so long a time as he had vowed at first, without reckoning the time before his casuall pollution.

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: Be brought] The Italian hath, Let him bring it] That is to say, let him come with his locks, the token of his Nazarite-ship, to the Tabernacle, and there cut them off, v. 18.

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For a burnt offering] A kind of an expiaterie Sacrifice for all the sinnes of the person, as the sinne-offering was for the sin of action. And thereby is signified, that in every exercise of holinesse, which the faithfull doe use, there are alwayes two defect, 〈◊〉 one in the person, the other in the action, which have alwayes need of purging, and of Christs intercession Ex〈…〉. 28. 38. As for the third ofring of thanks-giving, 〈◊〉 Nazarite did thereby make an acknowledgement. God for all the good, strength, and grace, in having vowed holinesse, and bee able to keep it. And so ought every faithfull man give thanks unto God for his sp〈…〉ll gifts.

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And their meat-offering, and their think offrings] They were crainadditions of Flower, Wine, and Oyle, to the sacrifices of Beasts. See Exodus 29:40.

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Of his] Upon which he hath let his hairegrow, according to the Law of the Nazarite-ship.

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And shall put them] Because that this sacrifice was for a persin consecrated by vow: there are many such like ceremonies in the sacrifice of the conecration of Priests. Exodus 29:24.

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Wave them] See upon Exodus 29:24 May drinke] He shall be absolved from his vow, and may returne to the ordinary manner of living, like other men.

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Hath vowed] Namely, the Nazarite, during the time of his Nazarite-ship, shall offer two kinds of offerings; the one commanded, and necessary, annexed by the law of God, to the Law of the Nazarite-ship; the other of a voluntary devotion, according to his power.

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Ye shall blesse] publikely and solemnly. Leviticus 9:22.

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Make] That is to say, shew thee his grace by effects.

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List up] A signe of grace, and good will, as contrariwise the turning of his face away, was a token of wrath and hatred. See Psal. 4. 6.

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Shall put] By their payer and blessing, poynted out by the sttching forth, and laying on of their hands, may they draw on, and keep the presence of my grace, power and spirit in the middest of my people.