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Show 8 6 · I Of their FJafts. ' . 'Ev p.W..2 /'eu· Before their coming out of Egjpt, they bega11 ~he~ 'IH~~ J'~lf' p.}v year in the moneth ?f. ~i.f.z! ar d tbus ~hey con~~~~e. -0zo Mtt~teJ'o it always after for c1vtl afiatrs) for thetr date of Y 1J(c)V l\!)'fpJ./.9 iog felling th~ir Sabbatictzl JettrJ'' years ofJubi/~~ &c. ~~f~ovd"",. Aft~r their ~oming out of~gypt) ~hey b~gan thetryear J ~ E.Geg.~ in the ruoneth Nifon, and (o conunued 1t for the com- ?'v, ~Q'~ ytt~ putation of their greateU Fea£\:s. 1\I)'IJ'iT'I/01 , 1 • "' " 'TO' V·c .II'I LI"J/ 0, .t;1-(/'d.V l'tttT!Td.)(.~TH. M( 4)IJ(/"f'l ~ ·0' 7C'I V N l t1 rJr,. ) ~~ ~ ~!: Gt.Iv -3-td, '.~ nvec '#D) etTG\ 6m 7;;~ f(c)f7tU' Je;.nv. 1ofelh.Antiq.l.J.C.4 MendoJe ponltltY (1-tl.fi'OVIt.Vn py()o f'-f xa.a-""'' qu: menfis erat olimfe,Hndus 11p11d Hehrttos, ficut & ViuJ npHd Macedonu, C H A P • . -I I. Of their Fea.fis. BEfore we defcend to their part_icul~r F ~aft s; Firfr we will fee their manner of F eafbng. tn gen~ral. Their ordinary ~eals~ as they were not many In a day fo neithe·r were they cofi:ly. They we((~ called ~;~~;~ (a)' Arucoth), which word figni~eth properly, fuc_h I~er face!e,_Jig· fare as 1~ravcllers and Way-fartng men ufe on ~he tr nificat vtatt· d · 1". d '} 5 S "h h · f cum. journeys. ~he W~r , lS U1e , e.1".40 • . • 0 # e C ~e &:-1n~p Stewar~Jgavwim vifl.tt.als, an.d 4 rewara, and.fe.t hun Ctmvtvtum, . . ' B • d · ".f.' h h ' comporatiodici- go. Ltkevof(!';_ll'o.I-~ ~ 17. titer tJ a tnner 0; f,reen e_r J . tur 4 p~tendo wher~· love ~~The eJCtroardinary and more ftberal ktnd . . fiv~ brb~ndo, of.entertaioment by way ofFeaHing, was commonly ~ur;.~:;,ov, called (b.) Mifcht~, from their liber~l dri?king at fuch ah alrera ej•u meeririgs.. , T~ere was alfo another ktnd C?~ feafi~ P~;nu. .a ing·' whereiu they made merry together , eattng the c,. , Fepwm, ,. • 'fi h" h d celebril fel:m- remaindeJS .. o{ thetr Sacn ces ; t lS t ey terme nir,u).laritce ( ) ch~~o . ~rom this cuH:om of having a feaH at the ~ Jn Feftum C ... ~. , h :IJ. f t... • • • celeb~avir. cnd.Qf their Sacrifices, the C r~ .. ians'o h,te Prtmtttve dChr,(oflom. Ch ·(h ittftitot~c:\. \heir Love-feafls to (d) fua;ced the 1 Cor,tr. floc ur . I b h b r; t b;l,otefolemn awtum pr~ci1io Lord1 .)HptJ8t>: n lti»t t e1e~ grea er aQ .. n. . ·. ' . •; Fea,p-s, ' •• t LIB. I I 1.( . ·of their Fel!fls. ?1. Feaflt') there were fome Ceremonies ufed by them,. ·as praparator1 t8 the Fea.ft, others in their giving thanft.r, others in their gejiHre tlt Table. ·The CeremonieJ preparator) were prindpally thefe three : 1 8 alnt at ion~. 2. Wajhing t·he feet of the gue.ft.t. · 3. Pouring Oyl on them. ' · ,.. , ~ Their Sa!rttations were·tefHfied either by words, or fome humblegrfiure of the bodJ. By word.r, and then thefe were the u~ual forms; The Lord be wilhJOII: or The Lord blefl you, Ruth. 2. 4· From the la{t of thefe, hlef!ing i$ often taken in Scripture for fabtting. If thou me~t any, (e) ?lift ~im n~t, or if any blefi thee, :~::;1-1}!;.6• anfwer h1m not_agaln 0 fatth Elifha to Gehazi, 2 Khtg. cion. 4.29. The fenfe IS, as our Englif/J renders it~Sa/ute him not. Sometimes they faid ~ Peace be unto thee; peace be Hpon thee: Go in'peace ,and fuch like :When ye come into . . anhoufl.foltJtethejame; llndifthe houfeheworthy~- /et . JOitr peace come upon it, hut if it be not worthy, let Jour f x:nophon. ~t P t t :~r' tth B (i h . t'!/NtU!.CJr.Jth. eacer~ urn o.Jou, .~~a .ro.12.,13. y ge !Jre; t etr 1.ptt,.t7.rr;iib! falutatton.r were fi&ndied fome~trnes by proflrating the $.pag.r • 3~ whole hod1~ ;b fom~t~mesd~y ~i~~?, the f:~t, Lul{e 7, 3 8. ~,~;:~:~:~~. common y y an \') or tnArJ ~t.Jf. MI!Jes went out to h Vide Druji~tm meet his father.in-law, and did obeyfance, and f<!Ued ad difficiliora hu · n, E xo d• I 8.• 7. Mo reover, J~("}r_;),e p h "1t..;u/le;. d a II h.I s Br e- il orc-4P.J,EJ,xWDdl ,c. l 2. thren, and wept upon them, GeN. 4). 15. This Saint o~pi!l Ne· Paul calleth an holy hif.r, I Cor. I 6. 2o. S. Peter, a ~ifs fh.ikprhphar,. of charityJ l Pet. 5· I 4· (g) Tert~tllia11 calleth it O(cu• /e!m~ Ofcula • /..;{'. 'J -prDprnquorum. /um pacts, .A ~;J of peace~ Thefe were ~ifes which k r,j;'JitV.l a Cato mjght give, and a Yeflalreceive: Of this fort ~W"'2nh . the Jew.r had (h) three kinds; ( i) A kjfs of fa!utation fh~r~,1;{,!t:[e: which hath been fpecified by fome of thofe forme: fepar~ttill11il. infi:(\nces,. (It) A l<jflnf 'lJaleditJion: Wherefore han g;~~~~~ethou not fuffered me to kifs my fons a Ad my daugn- foi~~,~ r.te.~o!~t,t ters,Gen•31.28. (})A kifi(}f homage; the word fig- ~~i~1,~a~~~t-. nifieth |
