| OCR Text |
Show 1 co of their .sabbaths, t I B. I I J. Cubit~ between the Ark and the Camp) when they marched, Jofh. ·~~ 4· and in probability the fame proportion was o~ferved when they refted : this diltance of ground f ome int~rpret to be one rni le forne two; {orne meafuring it according to .1· Ieifer 'others according to a]onger Cubit, which they ter~ a Geo· metrical Cubit : But all agree in this, that thefe two thoufand cubits was a Sabbath days journey, though none, as I know, have obferved the rea fan why it was fo ca11ed, which I take to be. this : On the s ah . Lath day they were all to repair H> the place of God's publike worfhip, which was two thoufand cubits di'. fiant from thoie who camped nearefl: : Hence follow .four P!opofitions. Fir'ft~ That two thoufand Cub1ts any where, by proportion, might be called a sabbath daye1 journy. Secondly, That to thofe who dwelt in th~ C~rnps more remote from, the Ark_, a Sabbath dares JOHrny was more than two thoufand Cubits. Thirdly, That it is now lawful on the sab~ bath day, to joyn with the <;ongregation in the place of God's publick worfbip, though remote Fourthly That it was nnlawful for the JertJs hereup~n to tak; liberty to walk idlely whither they would, 1fit were not more then two thou(aod Cubits, pretending it to be but a 8 ahbath daies journey. They added unto tbat which God commanded I. God faid, 'Remember to fteep he!y a feventh daJ .~ ia:. which words, God lanctified one day to be sabba.~ • , 1.n, . .~ Ill-In·~ (i) they added s abbatulum, fo they. ·rermed that 1o nroiz f.'fltttlf.<t t,n.. "t dd. f . h. h h d 3 , a 1tament o t1me w tc t ey annexe to the s ah~ hath, This addition of timte was two::fold: fome be-- gan the Sabhath Cooner than others ; this was done· by the jews dwelling ;tr Tiberi as, becaufe fhey dwel• 1i~g in a Valley, the Sun aflpeaued not to them fo foon L I E.-I I I. of th~ir sabbath. JOI foon as it did to others. Some again continued the Sabbath longer than others: this was done by thofe dwelling at Tfepphore, a City placed upon the top of a ~Iountain, fo that the Sun {hi ned longer to them) than it did to others. Thus both of thefe did Addere de proja1to ad fact·um ; add fomewhat of the \vorking day, immediately going before, or immediately fol .. lowing after: none diminifi1ed of the Sabbath ( k) k Buxt otf~ Hence R.Jofe w ijhed that hk portionntight be with thojc Comm~llt. Ma· that began the St~bbath') with thoje of Tiberias, and end- J;:}~,:aP-4• ex ed with thofe of Tfepphore. . 2· God faid, To mcrrow is tl:e rfjl of the ho!J Sabbath u11to the Lord,bak_.e that ye will b~l{e , andftethe that .Je wiU feet he, Exod. 16. 23. This Command was pro· · per to the time of (I) Manna: the reafon is there al- I Jun. & rr( ... ledged, why they fhould prepare that day for the m~L. ;, Exod. morrow,. ~ecaufe upon the sabbath day they fhould 1 • , not find It tn the field$ The Je ~s extend this Com-mand tG all Ages J and therefore they-·dreflcd no meat this day : this haply vtas the reafon, that the Heathen people thought they ( m) fafted on the Sabbath 8!1 Suuon. Au- though I deny not but this error might be occafioned ~ufl. c. 7 6 de • c. h h r. 1 . b bb 7eJit'11 , Sabhat. - 1n part 1rom tt at p rate, e;uno is in Sd a to. Vrd. Mtl! rial. ~· God faid, Te jhaU kjndlc no fire throughout JOUr l.4.Epig 4· habitations 011 the Sahhath d(zy, Exod.3 5· 3. This commandment \Vas only concerning fire for the furthe- ~ance of the work ofthe Tabeenacle,( n) for therefore n V~ttahl~ in lS the Sabbath mentioned in that Chapter to {h~=>w hunc locum .· h h k f ' . '- 'Item. Trtm. & t at t e wor . o the TabernJ.cle ought to gtve place Junim • to the St~bbath~ The Jews hence gather, that it is un· lawful to kindle any hre at all on this day. · f· God faid, Ill it thou fl~alt do no manner of wor/z. Th1~ the JewJ underfiood Without any manner of ex• oHofpini,,, tfe ceptton. ( o) Hence they held it unlawful, to ro4}i an . Orit• feft . ' · d# , 0 3 J . St~bbn.J o. - ~tpp eJ' |
