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Show 217 Their flr:fl Jrftit:t and fir.ftliegJ, &cil LIB. V 1._ ded to bring up unto the SttnOHary, at the F~afl of , Pentecrft, which was the end an? clofu~e of then ~arveft as was fignified both by thts oblauon, and lrkewif; by that ofthetwowave~/oaves,Lev.23·'i· The fecond was paid of Corn, Wine, Oyl, and the Fleece , Deut.18.4. Numb. 18. 12.. yea, of all things el(e that the earth brought forth of mans food. ]~hus their Doflors are to be underftood, where thy fay, ~ M~r~~ Fgypt. (f) ff<!!_icquid ed~li~:um ex terra inc.r~nt:nlttm. capit, Jn.Judd•P.,.4zrt.3· obtJox:ittm enprit;uttU',TherHmt£,& dectmU'. Th1s they trall. f .z1~er u ~ ~ · ~n:;, · h ~cth.cap.?. call~ ncnn Theruma,an heave·D.f;erzng : ·t e Gree4_ren-ders it, d,6Je1!1~@-; A fepartftion, becaufe this was a:· , c.onj'ecration ~or fitting apart of the Lords p~rtion. In al ... ]ufion unto this, I takeS. Paul to have termed himfelf rl~v.~~ov ;~ d..Jttyfb-.,ov,feparated unto the Gofpel, Rom. 1 . 1• d,~~v.Ei Actf;v, .Aaronfoall~p~rat~ the Levites, fo the Greek rendets it; but the O~tg!nal !s, 1aronjha/l wave the Levites, Numb. 8.1 I. A ga1nj ct~"e.l'a.7• Separate me Barnabas and saul, AfJs 13. 2. Drufi~H deJivereth another reafon, as hath been faid in the chapter of the Pharifees. But to proceed: the Hebrews called this fecond payment, not-only Theruma, fimple , but fome- ~~0\,n- times(g) Therumagedola, the.grettt heave offering, in 1'171.,l comparifon of tba~ Tithe wbtch the Levites payed --unto he Priefls: for that was termed Theruma magn4 . {her the heave offering of the Ti-the, N urn b. I 8. 2 d. whi~h though it were one of~en, in refpe.ct of that por· tion which the Levites recetved; yet Jt was but one of an huwdered:. in refpelt oft he H~sbandmans fiock, who payed the Levite1 : and thu! tt was a great deal lefs than the great heave offering, as will prefently ap. pear. This (the Hebrews fay) the owners were not bound to bring up to Je:rufalem. '{he taw prefcribed no fet q~aJJtity to be paid, ei- . · ther-, • • L I B.. V I. .1 heir firft1'rttitis 411d fir/ililft.J• &c. t?er 10 the Biccttrim, or in the 'I'herttm4; but.b tradi· ~1o11,they were tot:ight to pay at leall: the 'i I .Yt '- Jn both · h r. J"x re o part h , even. 1n t . o1e feventhings, alfo paid under ~ e na~. o.fBtccurtm,or jirfi fruitr,as well as in their e~ve·ty; ertng terme~ The rum~, ?r_ Theruma gedola. Thus the Talmudifis do dtfbnguifil the B. . from the Th . -1 l b . zccurzm . erHma g~.uo a: ut Jn my opinion the lJic .. ~TJrrm may be contatned under Thert~ma gedola; and· In tr~th!j both of them are nothing elfe but the heave. offer1118 of ~he jlofJr, formerly mentioned out of& , - ~ 5 h2l. My reafons are thefe: I. Scripture givethu:; uc eaye to keep any part of their firft~rruits at home ; tfthat could be proved the dill:t"nn..l.' warranta bl e. 2 . Scrz.p tttre doth ' not limit J\..i:rtJfot nf iw.e .r e . pnto· thofe [even l{!nd,' which alone go ur d nnhf.lname of B · · · T - n er t c- . tccurnn •. 3· . hernfelves confound both. members ~ for theu Btcct~rim they fay th "d I W. h ea t • 2. B aru' :y: I n t he .t r Th'e ruma th}e y(;e yy pahl ~ patd Col'n; as if under Corn· whe_..t 'and B ~ > t ey • ' K n~t ar,e.J were · c.ontatned j So~e may fay, th~y paid their Biccu• rtm tn !he Ear, \V?lle the harvefi Was yet ftandin and their Therttma m Wheat and BarleJ rea4f thr. ~e5_ aNd Wtnnowed. My reafons why it cannot b fi 11 thefe: J . Becaufe t.hen they fhould pay tw·· efot, ar.e 1h t · h · tee a txtt:• e par tnt eu corn. 2. Bec~ufe the corn offered in the fheaf ~as but a little quantity, and it was offered not a~ theu PeNteco.ft When their ha rvefi ended but· at their Pajfover ~hen their harvell: began, Levit'. 2 • .Jo. Whereas thetr Biccnrim orfirn.fir--u· 1 31 ffc . ' '1 wayes o e:ed at thetr Penteco{t. ,., s ' were a - But omJtting further proofs I proceed to {b the ground, why in this heave·~ring oft he floor e; leaU a Jixtteth part was prt fciibed : it is grounded Ufon .thatofth~ Prophet EtzeL. This is th~ bJ . . . "" " o au on . that . |