Commentary on Genesis and Exodus, Table of contents

Commentary on Genesis and Exodus · Table of contents

p. 719THE TABLE OF THE QVESTIONS HANDLED IN THIS COMMENTARIE.

Certaine Generall questions out of the whole booke explained.

1. QUest. Concerning the inscription of the booke.

2. qu. Of the computation of yeares comprehended in the storie of Exodus.

3. qu. Whether Moses were the writer of this booke.

4. qu. Whether Moses Iudiciall lawes doe now necessarily binde the Civill Magistrate.

Questions upon the first Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the twelve Patriarkes are so often rehearsed.

2. qu. VVhy Iacobs sonnes are not alwaies rehearsed in the same order.

3. qu. How they are said to bee seventie soules, that went downe with Iacob into Egypt.

4. qu. Of the wonderfull multiplying of the Israelites in Egypt:

5. qu. In what time the Israelites so exceedingly increased.

6. qu. By what meanes the Israelites increased.

7. qu. Who this new King was, that knew not Ioseph.

8. qu. VVhy this Pharaoh is called a new King.

9. qu. The causes of the afflection of the Israelites.

10. qu. Of the hard affliction of the Israelites.

11. qu. Of the cities Pithom and Rameses, which the Israelites built for Pharaoh.

12. qu. How many yeares the affliction of the Israelites is supposed to have continued.

13. qu. The reasons why the Lord suffered his people to be afflicted in Egypt.

14. qu. Whether the Midwives were Egyptians or Hebrew women.

15. qu. Why Pharaoh only giveth his cruel charge to two Midwives.

16. qu. Whether the Midwives made a lie, and are therein to be justified.

17. qu. How the Lord is said to make them houses.

18. qu. Whether the Midwives onelyonly were temporally rewarded.

Questions upon the second Chapter.

1. QUest. Of Amram, Moses father.

2. qu. Why it is said he went and tooke.

3. qu. Of Iacobed Moses mother, whether she were aunt, or cosine german to Amram.

4. qu. Why such marriages were tolerated in those daies.

5. qu. When Amram married his wife.

6. qu. Of the time of Moses birth, compared with the times before, and the times after.

7. qu. Of the antiquitie of Moses, who is found to be the most ancient of all writers, either sacred or prophane.

8. qu. VVhether the name of Moses were knowne unto the Gentiles before Christ.

9. qu. How Moses is said to bee a proper child, and by Whom he was hid.

10. qu. The Arke wherein Moses was put, whereof it was made, and where placed.

11. qu. Whether Moses parents did well in exposing him.

12. qu. Of the education of Moses, and his ad…ption to be Pharaohs daughters sonne.

13. qu. Whence Moses had his learning, of the Egyptians only, or of the Grecians also.

14. qu. VVhat kind of learning Moses received of the Egyptians.

15. qu. VVhence the Egyptians received their learning.

16. qu. VVhy it pleased God that Moses should be instructed in the Egyptian learning.

17. qu. VVhy Moses had this name given him.

18. qu. Of Moses visiting his brethren.

19. qu. Whether it were lawfull for Moses to kill the Egyptian.

20. qu. Why Moses, though warranted from God, yet useth great secresie, and circumspection in this busines.

21. qu. How Moses is said heere to feare, seeing the Apostle denieth that he feared the King.

22. qu. Why Moses sufferings are called by the Apostle, the rebukes of Christ.

23. qu. Why Pharaoh sought to slay Moses.

24. qu. The causes why Moses lived in exile and banishment fortie yeares.

25. qu. Of Midian, what countrie it was and where situat.

26. qu. Rahuel, Iethro, Hobab, whether they were the same.

27. qu. Whether Rahuel were Prince or Priest of Midian.

28. qu. VVhether Rahuel were an idolatrous Priest, or a Priest of the true God.

29. qu. Why Zipporah is called an Aethiopesse.

30. qu. In what time Moses sonnes were borne unto him.

31. qu. To whom the right of imposing names upon the children belongeth.

32. qu. Whence the name of Gershom is derived.

33. qu. VVhat Pharaoh it was that died, while Moses was in Midian.

34. qu. Whether the crie of the Israelites proceeded from true repentance.

Questions upon the third Chapter.

1. QUest. How long Moses kept his father in lawes sheepe, what he did in the mountaine and to what …nd he was so exercised.

2. qu. Of the mount Choreb, whether it was the same with mount Zion, also why Moses went thither, and why it is called the mountaine of God.

3. qu. Of the vision of the bush.

4. qu. Of the flame of fire that burned in the bush.

5. qu. What is meant by the burning of the fire without consuming the bush.

6. qu. Whether it were an Angell, or God himselfe, that appeared unto Moses, and whether he that appeared were Michael the Prince of the people of God.

7. qu. What made Moses to draw neere to behold this strange sight.

8. qu. Why the Lord doubleth Moses name in calling him.

9. qu. VVhat the putting off the shooes meaneth.

10. qu. Why the Lord calleth himselfe the God of Abraham, Isaak, and Iacob.

11. qu. Why Moses hid his face.

12. qu. How this text is alleaged by our Saviour in the Gospell, to prove the resurrection of the dead.

13. qu. Why our Saviour in the Gospell specially urgeth this place against the Sadduces.

14. qu. How God is said heere to descend.

15. qu. In what respect the land of Canaan is called a large countrie.

16. qu. Of the great fruitfulnes of the land of Canaan, and of the wonderfull fruit of Palestina, called the apples of Paradise.

17. qu. Whether the fruitfulnes of the land of Canaan do yet continu….

18. qu. VVhether the Canaanites were a peculiar people by themselves.

19. qu. How many nations of the Canaanites, and why they were cast out.

20. qu. VVhat made Moses so unwilling to take his calling upon him.

21. qu. What signe it is which the Lord promised to Moses.

22. qu. Why Moses enquireth after Gods name.

23. qu. Of the best reading of these words, I am, that I am.

24. qu. What the name is, which the Lord heere giveth himselfe.

25. qu. Of the meaning of the name Eheie, and whether Plato and other Philosophers received any light from Moses bookes.

26. qu. Of the name of God Iehovah, whether it be ineffable.

27. qu. VVhy Moses is bid to gather the Elders together.

28. qu. Why they make request but for three daies journey.

29. qu. How the people is said to have sacrificed in the wildernesse.

30. qu. How it is said Pharaoh should not let them go, no not with strong hand.

Questions upon the fourth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether Moses offended in charging the people.

2. qu. What the first signe meaneth, of turning the rod into a serpent.

3. qu. What is signified by the leprosie of Moses hand.

4. qu. VVhat kind of leprosie Moses hand was stricken with.

5. qu. Whether the third signe of turning water into bloud, were shewed at this time.

6. qu. Whether in these miracles there were a substantiall change.

7. qu. VVhether Moses indeed had an impediment of speech, and what it was.

8. qu. How God is said to make the deafe and dumbe.

9. qu. How and wherefore the Lord was present with Moses mouth.

10. qu. VVhom Moses meaneth that hee would have sent.

11. qu. Whether Moses sinned in his so often refusall, seeing God was angrie with him▪ and wherein Moses sinned, and how God is angrie with his children.

12. qu. Why Aaron is called the Levite.

13. qu. How Moses is said to be as God to Aaron.

14. qu. VVhether Moses did well being called of God, in taking his leave of his father in law.

15. qu. VVhy Moses concealed from Iethro the principall end of his going.

16. qu. Whether God spake to Moses in Midian beside that vision in Horeb.

17. qu. Of Moses wife and children, and of his provision for his journey.

18. qu. VVhy Moses staffe is called the rod of God.

19. qu. How God is said to harden Pharaohs heart… that God, man, and Satan, are said to harden the heart, but diversly.

20. qu. How Israel is called the first borne sonne of God.

21. qu. Who smote Moses in the Iune, and how.

22. qu. For what sin the Lord would have killed Moses.

23. qu. Whether the Israelites transgressed, in omitting circumcision fortie yeares in the wildernesse.

24. qu. VVhat moved Moses to deferre the circumcision of his child.

25. qu. Why the Lord meeteth Moses by the way, and not before.

26. qu. VVhether Zipporah circumcised her sonne with a sharpe knife.

27. qu. Whether both Moses sonnes, or one only were uncircumcised, and upon what occasion.

28. qu. At whose feete Zipporah, and what shee cast.

29. qu. Why Zipporah called Moses, husband of bloud.

30. qu. VVhether those words of Zipporah rehearsed againe, were uttered by Zipporah, or by Moses the writer.

31. qu. How Zipporah knew that Moses was stricken for the neglect of circumcision.

32. qu. VVho it was that departed from Moses.

33. qu. Of the mysticall application of the historie.

34. qu. VVhat manner of faith it was which the people had in beleeving Moses.

Questions upon the fifth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the Lord sent Moses so often to Pharaoh.

2. qu. Whether Moses and Aaron went in alone to Pharaoh.

3. qu. Whether Pharaoh were altogether ignorant of God.

4. qu. Why mention is onelyonly made of going three dayes journey.

5. qu. What other things were said and done by Moses before Pharaoh.

6. qu. In what sense Pharaoh saith, they were much people.

7. qu. Why they used straw in making of bricke.

8. qu. Whether Moses sinned in expostulating with God.

9. qu. How the Lord is said to afflict his people.

Questions upon the sixth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the divers names which are given unto God in the Scripture.

2. qu. Of the divers kinds of names given unto God.

3. qu. Of the excellencie of the name Jehovah.

4. qu. Whether the name Jehovah, bee understood of Christ.

5. qu. Of the right pronuntiation of the name Jehovah.

6. qu. Whether the name Jehovah be ineffable, that is, not to be pronounced.

7. qu. How the Lord was not knowne by his name Jehovah, to Abraham, Isaak, and Jacob.

8. qu. Why the Genealogie of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi is inserted.

9. qu. How Reuben is said here to be the first borne.

10. qu. Of the age of Levi.

11. qu. Of the age of Kohath.

12. qu. Of the age of Amram.

13. qu. Why the sonnes of Korah and Ithamar are set downe.

14. qu. Why Aaron tooke a wife of the tribe of Judah.

15. qu. How Moses without ostentation setteth forth his owne commendation.

16. qu. In what sense Moses saith he was of uncircumcised lips.

Questions upon the seventh Chapter.

1. QUest. The divers appellations of the name of God.

2. qu. In what sense Moses is called Aarons God.

3. qu. In what sense Aaron is called Moses Prophet.

4. qu. Why the tribes of Israel are called Armies.

5. qu. Of Moses age.

6. qu. Whether Pharaoh asked a signe, and whether a signe may be required.

7. qu. Of the divers names of the Egyptian Magicians here used.

8. qu. Of divers kinds of Magicke.

9. qu. Of the first author and inventor of art Magicke.

10. qu. Who were the ringleaders and chiefe of the Egyptian Magicians; where also of the place where Jannes and Jambres were buried.

11. qu. Whether things done by magicke and inchantment, are in truth, or in shew onelyonly.

12. qu. What things are permitted to Satan to doe.

13. qu. How divers wayes Satans power is limited.

14. qu. Whether the devill by his owne power can cause thunder and lightning.

15. qu. Of the power of spirits in naturall works, and of divers strange and admirable works in nature.

16. qu. What works in naturall things are forbidden unto spirits to doe, and how Satan two wayes maketh things to appeare that are not.

17. qu. Whether Satan can raise the spirits and soules of the dead; where these particulars are handled of the fabulous reports of the Heathen, of the imagined force of Necromancie. 2. Reasons against Necr… mancie. 3. In what cases the dead have been raised and appeared.

18. qu. Why Satan doth counterfeit the spirits of the dead.

19. qu. Of the divers kinds of miracles.

20. qu. Of the difference betweene true miracles and false.

21. qu. Whether the Sorcerers brought forth true serpents.

22. qu. By what meanes Satan deluded Pharaoh with a shew of serpents.

23. qu. Why the Lord suffered the Sorcerers of Egypt, to shew such contrarie signes.

24. qu. VVhether Pharaoh being deceived by the Magicians false signes, be thereby excusable.

25. qu. Of the number of the plagues of Egypt.

26. qu. Of the greatnesse of the plagues of Egypt, how the Egyptians were every way punished.

27. qu. Where the plagues of Egypt, and to what place they were sent at the first.

28. qu. At what time the plagues were sent upon Egypt.

29. qu. In what time all the plagues were finished.

30. qu. Whether the good Angels or the Lord were the ministers of the Egyptian plagues.

31. qu. For what ends and causes the Lord wrought such wonders in Egypt.

32. qu. Who were exempted from the plagues of Egypt.

33. qu. Whether the Egyptians, which cohabited with the Israelites in the land of Goshen, were exempted from the plagues.

34. qu. Of the diversitie in the manner of the plagues.

35. qu. Of Pharaohs divers and variable behaviour.

36. qu. Why the Lord sent divers plagues upon Pharaoh, not cutting him off at once.

37. qu. Why Aaron is sometime the minister of the plagues, and not Moses.

38. qu. Why the first plague beginneth in the water.

39. qu. Of the greatnesse of the first plague.

40. qu. Whence the Sorcerers had the water, which they also turned into bloud.

41. qu. What shift the Egyptians made for water, during the first plague.

42. qu. Whether the raine that fell were turned into bloud.

43. qu. Whether the Sorcerers did turne the waters into true bloud.

44. qu. How this first plague was staied.

45. qu. Of the application and use of this first plague.

Questions upon the eighth Chapter.

1. QUest. What kinde of frogs the second plague brought upon Egypt.

2. qu. Of the greatnesse of this plague of frogs.

3. qu. From whence this great abundance of frogs came.

4. qu. In what place, and how the Sorcerers brought forth frogs.

5. qu. Why Pharaoh calleth now for Moses, and not before.

6. qu. Why Moses saith to Pharaoh, Take this honour to thee.

7. qu. Whether Moses tempted God in prescribing the time of removing the plague.

8. qu. Of the use and application of the plague of frogs.

9. qu. Why Pharaoh appointeth Moses to morrow.

10. qu. Why the Lord did not remove the frogs quite.

11. qu. The difference of the third plague of lice, from the former.

12. qu. Whether the third plague was of lice.

13. qu. VVhy the Lord plagued the Egyptians with lice.

14. qu. VVhy the Lord by the stretching forth of Aarons rod brought forth lice.

15. qu. VVhy the sorceres could not bring forth lice.

16. qu. VVhat the Sorcerers understand by the finger of God.

17. qu. Whether the Sorcerers had any feeling of Gods power.

18. qu. By what power Sorcerers doe worke, and how the devils sometime be cast out by the power of the devils.

19. qu Why spirits prescribe constellations to bee observed and delight in corporall and externall visages.

20. qu. Whether it be ordinarie for lice to breed out of the slime of Nilus.

21. qu. Why Moses is bid to meet Pharaoh by the water.

22. qu. Why there is no mention made in this miracle of Moses rod.

23. qu. What manner of Sorcerers were sent in the fourth plague.

24. qu. Of the name of Beelzebub the god of flies.

25. qu. Whether the land of Goshen were exempted from the former plagues.

26. qu. What things were an abomination to the Egyptians.

27. qu. Whether Moses were ignorant what kinde of beasts they should sacrifice to God in the desart.

Questions upon the ninth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why Pharaoh is so often sent unto, whom the Lord did foresee that he would not heare.

2. qu. Why Moses in bringing the plagues, doth not alwaies use Aarons rod.

3. qu. Why the Lord punisheth the Egyptians in their cattell.

4. qu. Why the Lord doth not alway exempt his people from temporall calamities.

5. qu. In what sense all the cattell of Egypt are said to have died.

6. qu. Whether Pharaoh sent into Goshen in the other plagues.

7. qu. Why Pharaoh calleth not to Moses here to pray.

8. qu. Whether this plague were naturall or supernaturall.

9. qu. Why Moses is the Minister of the sixth plague.

10. qu. Of the plague of boyles, and the manner thereof.

11. qu. Why the Magicians are smitten with ulcers.

12. qu. Of the hardning of Pharaohs heart.

13. qu. What plague the Lord threatneth to destroy Pharaoh with.

14. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I have kept thee▪

15. qu. Whether the plague of haile were supernaturall.

16. qu. Whether there useth to b… no raine or haile in Egypt.

17. qu. Of the meaning of those words, Since the foundation of Egypt.

18. qu. Of the greatnesse of this tempest of haile.

19. qu. How Moses knew that Pharaoh dissembled.

20. qu. What kinde of graine was not smitten with the ha…le.

Questions upon the tenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why Moses is bid to goe to Pharaoh, notwithstanding his heart was hardened.

2. qu. How Moses is said to be a snare to the Egyptians.

3. qu. Of Pharaohs wish, Let the Lord so be with you.

4. qu. Of the nature of Locusts, and whether this plague were extraordinarie.

5. qu. Of the greatnesse of this plague of Locusts.

6. qu. Why sometime Moses, sometime Aaron stretcheth out the rod.

7. qu. What kinde of winde it was, which brought the Locusts.

8. qu. Whether this plague of Locusts were incomparable, and not to be matched.

9. qu. In what sense it is said, the Locusts devoured that which was left.

10. qu. Why the plague of Locusts is called a death

11. qu. Of the mysticall application of this plague of Locusts.

12. qu. How Moses turned himselfe, going out from Pharaoh.

13. qu. Of the cause of darknesse of the Egypt.

14. qu. How it is said, the darknesse was felt.

15. qu. How the Israelites had light in their dwellings.

16. qu. Whether the Egyptians used in the time of this darknesse, any candle or fire light.

17. qu. How it is said, No man rose up from his place.

18. qu. When Pharaoh sent for Moses, whether after the darknesse was removed, or afore.

19. qu. Of the greatnesse of this punishment of three dayes darknesse.

20. qu. Of the mysticall application of this three dayes darknesse.

Questions upon the eleventh Chapter.

1. QUest. When the Lord spake these words to Moses.

2. qu. Why the overthrow of Pharaoh in the red sea, was counted none of the plagues.

3. qu. Whether God used the ministerie of good or bad Angels, in the slaughter of the first borne.

4. qu. Whether one Angell, or many were used in this destruction.

5. qu. VponUpon whom this plague in smiting the first borne was executed.

6. qu. Whether in every house the first borne were slaine.

7. qu. Why the Lord destroyed the first borne.

8. qu. VVhy the first borne of the cattell also are destroyed.

9. qu. How the gods of the Egyptians were judged.

10. qu. How the Israelites escaped the destruction of the first borne.

11. qu. The mysticall application of the last plague upon the first borne.

12. qu. Of the generall application of these ten plagues: the ten plagues of Egypt compared with the ten benefits which the children of Israel received in the wildernesse.

Divers questions concerning the hardnesse of heart.

13. QUest. What the hardnesse of heart is.

14. qu. Whether God bee the efficient and working cause of the hardnesse of heart.

15. qu. God otherwise hardneth, than by way of manifestation.

16. qu. God doth not harden the heart onelyonly by permission.

17. qu. Whether hardnesse of heart bee of God, as it is a punishment of sinne, where Pererius is refuted, that misliketh Augustins distinction.

18. qu. How God is said to harden the heart by patience and long-suffering.

19. qu. Wherefore the Lord useth patience and long-suffering toward the wicked.

20. qu. How God is said to harden by the subtraction of his grace.

21. qu. How God is said, occasionaliter, by ministring occasion, which the wicked abuse, to harden the heart.

22. qu. God is said to harden the heart, as the event is taken for the cause.

23. qu. How diversly in Scripture the termes of blinding and hardning are taken.

24. qu. How divers waies the Lord forsaketh those which are hardened.

25. qu. God hardeneth otherwise than by foreseeing.

26. qu. Whether God may be said to doe those things, which he disposeth of to a good end.

27. qu. God otherwise hardeneth, than as a generall mover of the heart.

28. qu. How God is said indeed to harden the heart.

Questions upon the twelfth Chapter.

1. QUest. When the Lord spake to Moses.

2. qu. Whether it were a new institution for the beginning of the yeare, or the renuing of the old.

3. qu. How that monethmonth is said to be the beginning of moneths.

4. qu. Of the name of the first monethmonth.

5. qu. VVhen the first monethmonth of the Hebrewes tooke beginning.

6. qu. VVhy the lambe was commanded to bee prepared foure dayes before.

7. qu. VVhether a lambe were killed in every house, and how many went to the eating of a lambe.

8. qu. VVhether beside the Paschal lambe, there were any other solemne sacrifice.

9. qu. Of the divers acceptions and takings of the word evening.

10. qu. Of the time when the Passeover should bee killed, betweene the two evenings.

11. qu. VVhether the Passeover were killed in the first evening, when the fourteenth day began, or in the latter.

12. qu. VVhether it were not indifferent to use a lambe or goat for the passeover.

13. qu. Why it is added that it should be a male.

14. qu. Of the generall signification of the rites of the Passeover.

15. qu. The particular application of the rites and ceremonies of the Paschal lambe. 1. Of the eating of the flesh. 2. It must not be eaten raw. 3. Of the unleavened bread. 4. Of the sowre and bitter herbs. 5 Of the rosting of the lambe whole together. 6. Of the not reserving of any thing till the morning. 7. Of the girding of their loynes. 8. Whether the Hebrewes stood in the first Passeover. 9. Whether Christ stood or sate at the eating of the Passeover.

16. qu. Whence the word Pasch is derived.

17. qu. Wherefore it was called the Pasch or Passeover.

18. qu. The divers significations of the word Pasch.

19. qu. What things are generally commanded, concerning the keeping of the daies of unleavened bread.

20. qu. Why they were injoyned to eat unleavened bread.

21. qu. Why seven dayes are limited for the keeping of the feast of unleavened bread.

22. qu. Whether the fourteenth or fifteenth day were the first of the seven.

23. qu. In what sense the first day of the seven was called holy.

24.. qu. Of the second solemne day of the Pasch.

25. qu. Whether the seventh day were more solemne than the first.

26. qu. Why the seventh day is called a day of restraint.

27. qu. Why he that did not eat unleavened bread, was to be cut off.

28. qu. Why none uncircumcised were admitted to the Pasch.

29. qu. Whether the servant might be compelled to be circumcised.

30. qu. Why none of the flesh was to be carried out of the house.

31. qu. Why a bone of the Paschal lambe should not be broken.

32. qu. What rites of the Passeover might be dispensed withall, and what not.

33. qu. What ceremonies the Iewes doe hold themselves tied unto at this day.

34. qu. Whether the sprinkle were of hyssop, or of rosemary, or some other thing.

35. qu. Whence they tooke the bloud which they laid upon the doore-posts.

36. qu. Why they are forbidden to goe forth of their doores.

37. qu. How the ordinance of the Passeover is said to be for ever.

38. qu. Of the divers applications of the sense of the Scripture.

39. qu. Of the particular mysticall applications of the Paschal lambe, and the rites thereof. 1. Of the day and monethmonth. 2. Of the setting apart of the lambe vponupon the tenth day. 3. How Christ is compared to a lambe. 4. Of the bloud of the lambe, how it resembled Christs bloud. 5. Of the signification of leaven, and sowre herbs. 6. Of the eating with the loynes girt, and shooes on the feet, and the staffe in the hand.

40. qu. How Pharaoh is said here to have called unto Moses.

41. qu. Whether the Hebrewes asked to borrow of the Egyptians their jewels.

42. qu. Whether the Hebrewes did any wrong in spoyling the Egyptians of their jewels.

43. qu. Whether the Egyptians asked the jewels before the last plague, or after.

44. qu. What kinde of favour it was, which the Lord gave the Israelites in the sight of the Egyptians.

45. qu. Why the Lord inricheth his people with the Egyptians substance.

46. qu. Of which of the Egyptians they asked, and who of the Israelit… and what.

47. qu. Of the mysticall application of the Israelites spoyling of the Egyptians.

48. qu. Of the number of the Israelites that went up out of Egypt.

49. qu. Of Rahmeses, from whence the Israelites went.

50. qu. Of Succoth where the Israelites pitched their tents, going out of Egypt.

51. qu. VVhat this mingled companie was, that went with the Israelites out of Egypt.

52. qu. What moved these divers sorts of people to goe out of Egypt with Israel.

53. qu. Whether the Israelites went out of Egypt in the evening, in the night, or in the morning.

54. qu. Whether the Israelites dwelt in Egypt more than foure hundred yeares.

55. qu. That the Israelites dwelt not foure hundred yeares onelyonly in Egypt.

56. qu. That the Israelites dwelt onelyonly two hundred yeares in Egypt.

57. qu. That the Israelites were not in bondage and servitude in Egypt, all the foresaid terme of two hundred yeares.

58. qu. That Moses understandeth all the time of the sojourning of Israel, and the Fathers in Egypt, and in Canaan.

59. qu. Why their dwelling in Egypt is onelyonly named, the rest being also understood.

60. qu. When the foure hundred yeare must take beginning.

61. qu. When the terme of 430. yeares endeth.

62. qu. How the terme of foure hundred yeares prefixed to Abraham, and Moses summe of 430. yeares, doe agree together.

63. qu. When the foure hundred yeares prefixed to Abraham must take their beginning.

64. qu. The time of the Hebrewes departure out of Egypt, compared with the Chronologie of the Heathen.

Questions upon the thirteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. How the first borne were accounted that were consecrated unto God.

2. qu. In what sense the first borne are said to bee the Lords.

3. qu. Why the law of the Passeover is repeated.

4. qu. Whether Abib were the proper name of a monethmonth.

5. qu. Why the Israelites▪ are charged to keepe the Passeover in the land of Canaan, and not before.

6. qu. Whether the keeping of the Passeover were the cause of their deliverance, or that the cause of the other.

7. qu. How these things should be as signets upon their hands; and of the superstition of the Iewes in their fringes and frontlets.

8. qu. Of the redeeming of the fir… borne of uncleane beasts.

9. qu. Of the conditions required in the first borne of cleane beasts.

10. qu. Of the law of the redeeming of the first borne of men.

11. qu. Of the spirituall application of the law of the first borne unto Christ.

12. qu. Whether the neerest way from Egypt to Canaan, were thorow the Philistims country.

13. qu. Why the Lord counselleth to prevent dangers.

14. qu. Whether the like danger of warre feared with the Philistims, did not befall the Israelites with Amilek.

15. qu. Of the reasons why the Lord led his people about by the wildernesse.

16. qu. Whether the Israelites came up armed out of Egypt, or five in a ranke.

17. qu. Whether the rest of the Patriarks bones were remoued with Josephs.

18. qu. Who it was that appeared in the cloud, and how.

19. qu. Of the divers properties of the cloud.

20. qu. How this cloud differed from other clouds.

21. qu. When the cloud began first to appeare.

22. qu. When the cloud and fierie pillar ceased.

23. qu. Of the foure great miracles which the Lord wrought for his people in the desart.

24. qu. Whether the cloud also served to shelter them from the heat of the Sunne.

25. qu. Whether the cloud and fierie pillar were two i… substance, or but one.

26. qu. Whether it were a true naturall fire that gave them light by night.

27. qu. Whether the pillar of the cloud were moved by any naturall motion.

28. qu. Of the times of removing and staying of the cloud.

Questions upon the fourteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the place where they are commanded to pitch.

2. qu. Why the Lord would have them pitch in so discommodious a place.

3. qu. How Pharaoh had word where the Israelites camped.

4. qu. Of Pharaohs chariots and horse-men, and whether there were any foot-men in this host.

5. qu. How the Isaelites are said to come out with a strong hand.

6. qu. Whether the Israelites cried unto God in faith.

7. qu. Of the great sinne of the people in expostulating with Moses.

8. qu. Whether Moses did suffer the people at this time to passe without reproofe for their murmuring.

9. qu. When the Lord spake these words mentioned to Moses.

10. qu. VVhen Moses cried unto God, and how, and for what.

11. qu. How the Angell is said to remove.

12. qu. VVhat winde it was, which did blow upon the red sea.

13. qu. At what time of the night the sea was divided, where Pererius is confuted, which thinketh that the Israelites staied five or six houres upon the sea shore before they entered.

14. qu. VVhether one way were made in the sea, or twelve wayes, for every tribe one.

15. qu. VVhichWhich of the tribes first entred into the red sea.

16. qu. VVhether the Israelites went thorow the midst of the red sea, or onelyonly a part of it.

17. qu. Of the division of the red sea, not the worke of nature, but altogether miraculous; where Josephus report of the Pamphylian sea, giving way to Alexander the great, is examined.

18. qu. The division of the red sea, and of the river Iordan compared together.

19. qu. Of the blindnesse of the Egyptians, running headlong upon their owne destruction.

20. qu. VVhy the Lord looked in the morning toward the Egyptians.

21. qu. By what degrees the finall subversion of the Egyptians was wrought in the red sea.

22. qu. Of the number of the Egyptians that perished.

23. qu. VVhether Pharaoh himselfe were drowned in the sea.

24. qu. Whether the Israelites were all gone over, when the Egyptians were drowned.

25. qu. Why the Egyptians dead bodies were cast upon the shore.

26 qu. Of the red sea, whence it is so called.

27. qu. Of the fabulous reports of the Heathen writers, concerning the causes of the departure of the Hebrewes out of Egypt.

28. qu. Of the comparison betweene the red sea and Baptisme.

29. qu. How the people are said to beleeve Moses, or in Moses.

Questions upon the fifteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the authoritie and excellencie of Moses song.

2. qu. In what order Moses, the children of Israel, and Miriam sang this song.

3. qu. The end of the song of Moses.

4. qu. Why the Scripture speaketh so much against horse used in battell.

5. qu. How the Lord is said to be the strength and song of his King.

6. qu. Whether God appeared in any visible shape unto the Israelites at the red sea.

7. qu. In what sense Moses saith, hee would build the Lord a Tabernacle.

8. qu. How the Lord is said to be high.

9. qu. In what sense the Lord is said to be a man of warre.

10. qu. Why now it is said, his name is Jehovah.

11. qu. Of the names of the Captaines set over threes.

12. qu. What is meant by the blast of his nostrils.

13. qu. Of the vaine boasting of the Egyptians.

14. qu. What are the strong, before whom the Lord is preferred.

15. qu. How the Lord is said to bee fearefull in prayses.

16. qu. Wherein the Egyptians are compared unto lead.

17. qu. How the earth is said to have swallowed them.

18. qu. How the Lord will lead and carrie his people.

19. qu. What is meant here by Gods holy habitation.

20. qu. What nations should be afraid of the Israelites.

21. qu. Why the Lord is said to plant his people.

22. qu. In what sense the Tabernacle of the Iewes, was called a firme and sure Tabernacle, and how long the Temple continued at Ierusalem.

23. qu. Of the meaning of these words, For ever and ever.

24. qu. Whether the 19. verse be a part of Moses song.

25. qu. Whether the Israelites went straight over the red sea.

26. qu. Of the divers kinds of women-singers mentioned in the Scripture.

27. qu. Whether women did at any time publikely prophesie.

28. qu. Why Miriam is said to be the sister of Aaron, and not of Moses.

29. qu. Why Miriam taketh a timbrell.

30. qu. Whether the women came with pipes beside timbrels, or with dancing.

31. qu. Of the lawfulnesse of Instruments of musike.

32. qu. Of dancing.

33. qu. Whether Miriam did sing the whole song, or repeated onelyonly the beginning.

34. qu. Whether the desart were simplie a desart and barren place.

35. qu. The desart of Shur and Etham were all one.

36. qu. Of the place of Marah.

37. qu. Of the grievous sin of murmuring.

38. qu. Of the divers murmurings of the children of Israel.

39. qu. Whether the wood had any vertue, that Moses cast into the water.

40 qu. Whereon the miracle consisted of h…aling the waters.

41. qu. Why the Lord used this meanes in heal…g the waters.

42. qu. Of the mysticall signification of this tree.

43. qu. What lawes and ordinances the Lord here gave his people.

44. qu. Why the Lord at this time gave his people a law.

45. qu. Who is said here to tempt.

46. qu. Of the divers kinds of temptations.

47. qu. Of the difference betweene good and bad temptations.

48. qu. Wherein the Lord at this time proved his people.

49. qu. What diseases of Egypt he meaneth.

50. qu. Whether Job being a righteous man felt not of the diseases of Egypt.

51. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I am thy healer.

52. qu. Of the fountaines and Palme trees in Elim.

53. qu. Of the mysticall signification of the twelve fountaines, and seventie Palme trees.

54. qu. Of divers errors and oversights of Josephus.

Questions upon the sixteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the desart of sin.

2. qu. Of the time when the Israelites came into the desart of sin.

3. qu. Whether all the children of Israel murmured.

4. qu. How they are said to have murmured against Moses and Aaron here, and afterward against the Lord.

5. qu. Of the grievous murmuring of the Israelites.

6. qu. How the Israelites are said to have sit by the fleshpots of Egypt.

7. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, he will raine bread from heaven.

8. qu. Why they are commanded every day to gather this bread.

9. qu. How the Lord is said by this, to have proved his people, and to what end.

10. qu. Why the flesh was given in the evening, the bread in the morning.

11. qu. Whether the rocke were first stricken to bring out water, or the flesh and bread first sent.

12. qu. Why Moses biddeth Aaron to speake to the people, and doth it not himselfe.

13. qu. How the people are bid to draw neere before the Lord.

14. qu. What cloud it was wherein the Lord appeared.

15. qu. When the Lord thus spake to Moses.

16. qu. What manner of fowles were sent, whether they were Quailes.

17. qu. Whether the comming of Quailes were a naturall worke.

18. qu. VVhether this storie of the sending of the Quailes, and that Numb. 11. be all one.

19. qu. Whether the Manna were a kinde of dew.

20. qu. Whether the Manna were a naturall meteor.

21. qu. Whether the Manna lay about the campe onelyonly, and not within it.

22. qu. Whence it was called Manna.

23. qu. VVhy the Manna is said to be the bread of Angels.

24. qu. Of the measure Gomer, how much it contained.

25. qu. How one measure of Manna sufficed for every ones eating.

26. qu. Why a Gomer was appointed for every head.

27. qu. Whether the people transgressed, in gathering some more, some lesse.

28. qu. How it came to passe that none had over, that gathered more, nor none had any lacke, that gathered lesse.

29. qu. How the Manna grew to bee corrupt with wormes.

30. qu. How the Sun is said to wax hot, and of the melting of Manna.

31. qu. How they gathered twice so much upon the sixt day.

32. qu. What moved the Rulers to come and tell Moses, that the people had gathered double.

33. qu. Of the meaning of the 23. verse, and whether they dressed upon the sixth day, that which was reserved for the seventh.

34. qu. Whether the observation of the Sabbath were now first instituted.

35. qu. Of the rest of the Sabbath.

36. qu. The description of Manna, the quantitie, fashion, colour, and taste thereof.

37. qu. Whether the Manna had a divers relish, according to every ones taste.

38. qu. When Moses spake to Aaron, concerning the pot of Manna, to be set before the Lord.

39. qu. By whom this clause was added of the Israelites eating of Manna fortie yeares.

Questions upon the seventeenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why some mansion places are omitted here.

2. qu. Of penurie and want of water, which the Israelites here indured.

3. qu. Why it pleased God to prove his people with thirst.

4. qu. How the people are said to tempt God.

5. qu. Of Moses feare, lest he should be stoned.

6. qu. Why Moses is bid to take the Elders with him.

7. qu. Why Moses is bid to take his rod.

8. qu. Whether it be all one storie of smiting the rocke, Exod. 17. and Numb. 20. or divers.

9. qu. Of the mount Choreb.

10. qu. Whether the water out of the rocke did still follow the Israelites.

11. qu. What nation the Amalekites were, and how they set upon Israel.

12. qu. The reasons which moved the Amalekites to set upon the Israelites.

13. qu. Why Moses goeth not himselfe to battell, but appointeth Joshua.

14. qu. Whether this Hur were the sonne of Caleb.

15. qu. Whether Moses lifted up his hands in prayer.

16. qu. How Moses hands were heavie.

17. qu. Of the supporting and bearing up of Moses hands.

18. qu. What this Amalek was, and of whom descended.

19. qu. What booke this was wherein Moses is commanded to write this storie.

20. qu. Why Moses is commanded to rehearse it to Joshua.

21. qu. Whether Amalek were wholly destroyed by Saul.

22. qu. Of the building of the Altar, and the name thereof.

23. qu. Of the meaning of these words, Thy hand is upon the throne of Jah.

Questions upon the eighteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether Jethro and Rehuel, or Reghuel, were the same man.

2. qu. How Jethro heard what the Lord had done for Moses and Israel.

3. qu. The causes which moved Jethro to come unto Moses.

4. qu. When Moses had sent Zipporah away.

5. qu. Of Moses two sonnes.

6. qu. How Moses was delivered from the sword of Pharaoh.

7. qu. At what time Jethro came to Moses, before the Law given in mount Sinai, or after.

8. qu. Wherefore Jethro sent before to Moses.

9. qu. Of the manner of Moses entertainment.

10. qu. Why Moses declareth all these things unto Jethro.

11. qu. Of Jethro his joy and rejoycing.

12. qu. Whether Jethro had before this, the knowledge of the true God.

13. qu. Of the meaning and true reading of the 11. verse.

14. qu. Whether Jethro offered himselfe burnt offerings.

15. qu. In what sense they are said to eat bread before the Lord.

16. qu. How the people came to Moses, to aske of God.

17. qu. Why the Lord would have Moses to take his dirrction from Jethro.

18. qu. What causes Jethro would have reserved to Moses.

19. qu. Of the qualities and properties required in good Magistrates.

20. qu. How the Rulers over thousands, hundreds, &c. are to be counted.

21. qu. Of the number of these Officers, and of their continuance and succession.

22. qu. The difference betweene Moses office, and the rest.

23. qu. Of the meaning of these words, And God command thee.

24. qu. In what sense the people are said to goe quietly to their place.

25. qu. Whether these Officers were chosen by Moses.

26. qu. Whether these Officers were of equall authoritie, or one subordinarie to another.

27. qu. Of the difference betweene these Officers, and the seventie Elders, Numb. 10.

28. qu. At what time Jethro tooke his leave of Moses.

Questions upon the ninteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of what yeare this was the third monethmonth.

2. qu. What day of the monethmonth the same day was.

3. qu. VVhether this first day of the third monethmonth, were the 47. day from the Passeover.

4. qu. Of the place where they incamped.

5. qu. VVhether the Israelites incamped on the East side of the mount Sinai.

6. qu. How Moses is said to goe up unto God.

7. qu. VVhy both these names of Jacob and Israel are joyned together.

8. qu. How the Lord is said to carrie them upon Eagles wings.

9. qu. How they are said to bee the Lords chiefe treasure.

10. qu. How they are said to be a Kingdome of Priests.

11. qu. By what reasons the Lord perswaded the people, and why.

12. qu. VVhether the people unfeinedly here promise obedience.

13. qu. How the Lord is said to come in the thicke cloud, when, and in what thicke cloud it was.

14. qu. VVhy the Lord talketh with Moses in the hearing of the people.

15. qu. VVhy Moses is said twice to have reported the peoples words unto God.

16. qu. Why they are bidden to wash their garments.

17. qu. Whether this were the third day of the monethmonth, when the law was given.

18. qu. VVhether the fifteenth day of the monethmonth were one of the fiftie, which went before the giving of the law.

19. qu. VVhether our Saviour with his disciples and the Iewes, kept the Passeover together.

20. qu. How the Apostles Pentecost, and the Iewes Pentecost, fell out all upon one day.

21. qu. How the Lord is said here to descend.

22. qu. VVhether Jehovah Christ Iesus appeared not in the old Testament, but onelyonly, or usually the Angels.

23. qu. VVhether it were Jehovah the Lord Christ, or an Angell that came downe upon mount Sinai.

24. qu. VVhy the people are forbidden to come up into the mountaine.

25. qu. VVhy hee shall bee killed that toucheth the mountaine.

26. qu. VVhy no hand was to touch him that came neere the mountaine.

27. qu. VVhy the beast that toucheth the mountaine is commanded to be slaine.

28. qu. VVhether at any time it were lawfull for the people to goe up to the mountaine.

29. qu. VVhy Moses is not set downe to have reported all to the people, which was given him in charge.

30. qu. VVith what water they washed their cloaths.

31. qu. VVhy they are commanded not to come at their wives.

32. qu. VVhy Moses maketh such an ample and full declaration and description of the Lords glorious appearing in mount Sinai.

33. qu. VVhy it pleased the Lord, in this trouble and fearefull manner, to appeare with thunder and lightning.

34. qu. VVhether this thunder and lightning were naturall.

35. qu. VVhy the Lord appeared in a thicke cloud.

36. qu. Of the blowing of the trumpet at the giving of the law, what it signifieth.

37. qu. Of the different manner of the delivering the law and the Gospell.

38. qu. VVhat it was that Moses spake, and the Lord answered.

39. qu. VVhether God himselfe, or an Angell spake to Moses in the mount.

40. qu. VVhy Moses is commanded to charge the people againe.

41. qu. VVhat Priests are here understood.

42. qu. Why Moses replieth as unwilling to go downe.

43. qu. VVhy the Lord, not withstanding Moses answer, still chargeth him to goe downe.

44. qu. VVhy Aaron is bid to come up with Moses, wherefore he went up, and when.

Questions upon the twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether this be a Commandement, I am the Lord.

2. qu. Of the distinction and difference of the lawes of Moses in generall.

3. qu. Of the validitie of the lawes, Morall, Ceremoniall, and Iudiciall, which are abrogated, which are not.

4. qu. Of the difference betweene the Morall, and Evangelicall law.

5. qu. Of the manifold use of the law, in the fourefold state of man.

6. qu. Why it pleased God now, and not before to give his written law to the world.

7. qu. How the Lord spake all these words, and why.

8. qu. Why it pleased God himselfe to speake to his people, in the giving of the Law.

9. qu. Of the division of the Morall Law.

10. qu. Whether foure Commandements, or three onelyonly belong to the first table.

11. qu. Whether all morall precepts, as of loving of God, and our neighbour, bee reduced to the Decalogue.

12. qu. Of generall rules to be observed in expounding the Commandements.

13. qu. Why the Commandements are propounded negatively.

14. qu. Of the speciall manner of accenting and writing observed in the Decalogue, more than in any part of the Scripture beside.

15. qu. Why this preamble is set before, I am Jehovah thy God.

16. qu. Why their deliverance out of Egypt is here mentioned.

Questions upon the first Commandement.

1. QUest. Whether it is better read, strange gods, or other gods.

2. qu. Why they are called strange gods.

3. qu. Whether any kinde of externall idolatrie be forbidden in the first Commandement.

4. qu. Of the meaning of these words, Before me.

5. qu. What reasons ought chiefely to move us to acknowledge the Lord onelyonly to be our God.

Questions upon the second Commandement.

1. QUest. What a graven image is.

2. qu. What things a similitude must not bee made of to worship.

3. qu. Of the difference betweene bowing downe, and serving.

4. qu. In what sense the Lord is called a jealous God.

5. qu. Of the titles which the Lord here giveth himselfe, and wherefore.

6. qu. Of the general commination & promise annexed.

7. qu. How it standeth with Gods Iustice to punish the children for the fathers sins.

8. qu. Why mention is made of the third and fourth generation.

9. qu. Why merciemercy is promised to be shewed to a thousand generations.

10. qu. How men are said to hate God.

Questions upon the third Commandement.

1. QUest. What is signified by the name of God, and how diversly it is taken.

2. qu. That it is more to abuse the name of Iesus, than simplie of God.

3. qu. How many wayes the name of God is taken in vaine.

4. qu. What is required in taking of a right oath.

5. qu. Whether men be bound to sweare often.

6. qu. Whether it be lawfull to use cursing.

7. qu. For what things an oath is not to be taken.

8. qu. Whether all kinde oaths are to be kept.

9. qu. Of the commination added to the third Commandement.

Questions upon the fourth Commandement.

1. QUest. Of the order of the fourth Commandement, why it is put after the other.

2. qu. Why it is said onelyonly in this Commandement, Remember, &c.

3. qu. VVhy the Lord thought good to appoint a day of rest, and that upon the seventh day.

4. qu. VVhether the precept of keeping the Sabbath, were altogether ceremoniall.

5. qu. To observe one day of seven unto the Lord is morall.

6. qu. VVhat things in the Sabbath were ceremoniall, what morall.

7. qu. VVhat it is to sanctifie the Sabbath day.

8. qu. Of the labouring six dayes, whether it bee a Commandement.

9. qu. VVhat works are permitted to be done upon the Sabbath.

10. qu. VVhy the children, servants, and cattell are commanded to rest.

11. qu. VVhat strangers were injoyned to keepe the Sabbaths rest.

12. qu. Why a reason is added to this Commandement.

13. qu. How the Lord is said to have rested.

14. qu. Of the changing of the Sabbath, from the seventh day, to the first day of the weeke.

15. qu. How the Lord is said to have blessed and sanctified the day.

Questions upon the fifth Commandement.

1. QUest. Whether this precept belong to the first table.

2. qu. VVhy the precepts of the second table are said to be like unto the first.

3. qu. VVhy the precept of honouring parents, is set first in the second table.

4. qu. VVhy speciall mention is made of the mother.

5. qu. VVhether the child is more bound to the father or mother.

6. qu. Why the Lord commandeth obedience to parents, being a thing acknowledged of all.

7. qu. VVho are comprehended under the name of fathers and mothers.

8. qu. VVhy the Lord here useth the name of father and mother, to signifie the rest.

9. qu. VVhat is meant by this word Honour.

10. qu. Certaine doubts removed, how, and in what cases parents are to be obeyed.

11. q. In what sense Christ biddeth us hate our parents.

12. qu. How farre children are bound to obey their parents.

13. qu. At what age it is most convenient for men to marrie to get children.

14. qu. VVhether the reciprocall dutie also of parents toward their children be not here commanded.

15. qu. VVherein the dutie of parents consisteth toward their children.

16. qu. VVhether all the duties of merciemercy and charitie are commanded in this precept.

17. qu. Of the true reading and meaning of these words, That they may prolong it.

18. qu. In what sense the Apostle calleth this the first Commandement with promise.

19. qu. Why the promise of long life is made to obedient children.

20. qu. What other blessings are promised under long life.

21. qu. This promise of long life did not onelyonly concerne the Iewes.

22. qu. Whether long life simplie be a blessing, and to be desired.

23. qu. VVhy wicked and disobedient children are suffered to live long.

24. qu. How this promise of long life is performed, seeing the righteous seed are many times soone cut off.

Questions concerning the dutie of Subjects unto Civill Magistrates.

23. QUest. Of the dutie of Subjects toward their Prince.

24. qu. How farre Subjects are to obey their Governours.

25. qu. Whether it had beene lawfull for David to have killed Saul: against Bucanus.

Questions upon the sixth Commandement.

1. QUest. Why this precept is set before the other that follow.

2. qu. Whether it be here forbidden to slay any beast.

3. qu. Of the divers kinds of killing.

4. qu. How the soule is killed by evill perswasion.

5. qu. That it is not lawfull for a man to kill himselfe.

6. qu. The inward murder of the heart forbidden.

7. qu. What things are to be taken heed of in anger.

8. qu. Of rayling and reviling.

9. qu. VVhether beating and wounding, though there be no killing, be not forbidden here.

10. qu. VVhy actuall murder is such an haynous sinne before God.

11. qu. How diversly murder is committed.

12. qu. Of the divers kinds of murder.

13. qu. Magistrates are not guiltie of murder, in putting malefactors to death.

Questions upon the seventh Commandement.

1. QUest. Of the order and negative propounding of this Commandement.

2. qu. Whether the uncleane desire of the heart be forbidden in this precept.

3. qu. Other acts of uncleannesse beside adulterie here forbidden.

4. qu. Of the sinnes of unnaturall lust.

5. qu. VVhy some kinde of uncleannesse, is not forbidden by humane lawes.

6. qu. Of the greatnesse of the sinne of adulterie.

7. qu. Adulterie as well forbidden in the husband, as in the wife.

8. qu. VVhether adulterie be a more grievous sinne in the man, or in the woman.

9. qu. VVhether adulterie be now necessarily to be punished by death.

10. qu. VVhether it be lawfull for the husband to kill his wife taken in adulterie.

11. qu. Simple fornication, whether a breach of this Commandement.

12. qu. Spirituall fornication is not a breach of this precept.

13. qu. Of the lawfulnesse and dignitie of mariage.

14. qu. Of the espousals and contract of mariage, with the difference, and divers kinds thereof.

15. qu. Of mariage consummate, and the rites and orders therein to be observed.

16. q. What conditions are required in lawfull mariage.

17. qu. Of the ends of the institution of matrimonie.

18. qu. Of the mutuall matrimoniall duties betweene man and wife.

19. qu. VVhether mariage be left indifferent to all.

Questions upon the eighth Commandement.

1. QUest. Whether the stealing of men onelyonly be forbidden in this precept.

2. qu. Of the order and phrase used in this precept.

3. qu. Of the generall heads of the things here prohibited.

4. qu. Of Sacrilege.

5. qu. Whether it bee lawfull to convert things consecrated to idolatrie, to other uses, sacred or prophane.

6. qu. Of the sacrilege of spirituall things.

7. qu. Of Simonie.

8. qu. Of common theft, with the divers kinds thereof.

9. qu. Of the divers kinds of transactions and contracts.

10. qu. Of the divers kinds of fraud and deceit used in contracts.

11. qu. Of unlawfull and cosening trades.

12. qu. How this precept is broken by procuring our neighbours hurt.

13. qu. Of the abuse of mens goods and substance, another generall transgression of this precept.

Questions upon the ninth Commandement.

1. QUest. What it is to answer a false testimonie.

2. qu. Whether false testimonie in judgement be here onelyonly forbidden.

3. qu. How divers wayes a false testimonie is borne.

4. qu. Who is to be counted our neighbour.

5. qu. What conditions must concurre to convince one of falsehood.

6. qu. Of the divers kinds of lies.

7. qu. Some cases wherein the truth is not uttered, and yet no lie committed.

8. qu. How the truth may bee uttered, and yet this Commandement broken.

9. qu. Of the divers kinds of false testimonies.

10. qu. Of a false testimonie in matters of religion.

11. qu. Of falsehood and error in Arts.

12. qu. How falsehood is committed in judgement.

13. qu. Of the danger of bearing false witnesse in judgement.

14. qu. Of the detorting and wresting of words to another sense: another kinde of false testimonie.

15. qu. Of the violating of faith in leagues and covenants.

16. qu. Whether are more grievous, publike or private false witnesse bearing.

17. qu. Of the divers kinds of private false testimonies.

18. qu. Of a false testimonie which a man giveth of himselfe.

Questions upon the last Commandement.

1. QUest. The last precept, whether two or one.

2. qu. What manner of concupiscence is here forbidden, and how this precept differeth from the former.

3. qu. Whether involuntarie concupiscence having no consent of the will, is here forbidden.

4. qu. Why there is no precept to direct the inward passion of anger, as of coveting.

5. qu. Whether sinne properly consist in the internall or externall act.

6. qu. The law of Moses did not onelyonly restraine the hand, but the minde.

7. qu. Whether any morall and naturall duties were to be restrained by positive law.

8. qu. Of the perfection and sufficiencie of the Morall law.

9. qu. Of the abrogation of the law.

Questions upon the rest of this twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. In what sense the people are said to have seene the voices, which are properly heard, and not seene.

2. qu. What is meant here by voices, whether the thunder or other voices.

3. qu. VVhether there were a sound of the trumpet beside the voices.

4. qu. Of the feare of the people, and their going backe.

5. qu. VVhy▪ they desire that Moses would speake unto them.

6. qu. VVhy the people are afraid they shall die.

7. qu. How the Lord is said to come unto them, and why.

8. qu. How the Lord is said to tempt and prove his people.

9. qu. VVhy the people stood afarre off, and where.

10. qu. How Moses is said to draw neere to the darknesse.

11. qu. VVhy the Lord saith he spake unto them from heaven.

12. qu. Why this precept is repeated, of not making any graven image.

13. qu. Of the meaning of these words, Yee shall not make with me.

14. qu. VVhy mention is made onelyonly of images of silver and gold.

15. qu. VVhy the Lord commanded an Altar of earth to be made.

16. qu. VVhy the Altar was not to be made of hewen stone.

17. qu. VVhy the lifting up of the toole is said to pollute the Altar.

18. qu. How Jeremie is made to agree with Moses, who saith the Lord commanded not any thing concerning sacrifices.

19. qu. Of the difference betweene burnt offerings, and peace offerings.

20. qu. Whether it was lawfull to sacrifice in no other place, than before the Arke, or Tabernacle.

21. qu. Whether it was lawfull to sacrifice before the Arke, & at the Tabernacle, while they were asunder.

22. qu. How long the Arke was severed from the Tabernacle.

23. qu. Of the removing of the Tabernacle.

24. qu. Of the places where it was lawfull, or unlawfull to sacrifice.

25. qu. How God is said to come and goe, and how he is said to be in the world.

26. qu. Whether it were not lawfull to goe up by steps to the Altar.

27. qu. Why they were forbidden to use steps up to the Altar.

28. qu. Of the abominable Idoll of the Gentiles, called Priapus, and the filthie usages thereto belonging.

29. qu. Why the secret parts are counted uncomely.

Questions upon the one and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the necessitie of the Iudiciall lawes.

2. qu. The difference of the Morall, Iudiciall, and Ceremoniall lawes.

3. qu. How the Ceremonials are abolished.

4. qu. How far the Iudicials are now to be retained.

5. qu. Why these lawes are called Iudgements.

6. qu. How Moses propounded these lawes, by speaking, or by writing.

7. qu. Why the Israelites were called Hebrewes.

8. qu. How the Hebrewes became servants.

9. qu. The difference betweene Hebrew servants and strangers.

10. qu. Of three kinds of libertie, and how servitude is agreeable to the law of nature.

11. qu. How these six yeares are to be accounted.

12. qu. The reasons why they ought to set their servants free.

13. qu. Why the space of six yeares is limited for their service.

14. qu. How the servant is said to come in with his bodie.

15. qu. What manner of wise the master was to give to his servant.

16. qu. Whether such separation betweene the servant and his wife were lawfull.

17. qu. Why the servant was brought before the Iudges, and what doore he was set to.

18. qu. Of the divers kinds of punishments used among the Israelites.

19. qu. What is meant here by Ever.

20. qu. When the servant was to goe out free in the seventh yeare, when in the fiftieth yeare.

21. qu. Certaine cases put, when the yeare of Iubile came before the yeare of remission.

22. qu. Whether it were lawfull among the Israelites, for the parents to sell their children.

23. qu. In what sense it is said, She shall not goe out as other servants.

24. qu. Whether it must be read, betrothed, or betrothed not.

25. qu. How shee was to be redeemed.

26. qu. Why it was not lawfull to sell their maids to strangers.

27. qu. What the meaning is of these words, He hath despised her.

28. qu. What kinde of betrothing is here understood.

29. qu. Whether it were lawfull to take another wife to the former.

30. q. Of the true reading and meaning of the 10. vers.

31. qu. What these three things are mentioned in the text.

32. qu. Whether maid servants were set free in the seventh yeare, and not sometime before, sometime after.

33. qu. The summarie sense of this law, concerning maid servants.

34. qu. Of the end, scope and intent of this law.

35. qu. What kinde of smiting is here meant.

36. qu. Why the murtherer was to die the death.

37. qu. In what sense the Lord is said to offer a man into ones hand.

38. qu. What places of refuge were appointed.

39. qu. Why the Lord appointed places for such to flie unto.

40. qu. What is to be counted wilfull murder.

41. qu. Of the difference betweene voluntarie, and involuntarie murder, and the divers kinds of each.

42. qu. Why the wilfull murderer was to be taken from the Altar.

43. qu. What manner of smiting of parents is forbidden.

44. qu. Of the grievous sin of paricide.

45. qu. The law of manstealing expounded.

46. qu. The reason why manstealing was punished by death.

47. qu. What kinde of cursing of parents is here understood.

48. qu. What manner of strife the law meaneth.

49. qu. What punishment the smiter had, if he which were smitten died.

50. qu. VVhat should become of the smiter, if the other died after he walked upon his staffe.

51. qu. Of the equity of this law, in bearing of the charges.

52. qu. VVho should beare the charges, if a servant had done the hurt.

53. qu. VVhat servants this law meaneth, and what kinde of chastisement is forbidden.

54. q. The meaning of this clause, For he is his money.

55. qu. VVhether this law meane the voluntarie, or involuntarie hurt done to a woman with child.

56. qu. VVhether the death of the infant be punished, as well as of the mother.

57. qu. VVhether this law extendeth it selfe to infants which miscarie, being not yet perfectly formed.

58. qu. VVhy the action is given unto the husband.

59. qu. VVhether the law of retalion be literally to be understood.

60. qu. VVhether the law of retalion were just and equall.

61. qu. Of servants freedome for the losse of an eye or tooth.

62. qu. VVhat manner of smiting and goaring of a beast, is here understood.

63. qu. VVhy the ox that goareth was commanded to be stoned to death.

64. qu. VVhy the flesh of the ox was not to be eaten.

65. qu. In what case the owner is to die, when his ox goareth any to death.

66. qu. VVhether the owner might redeeme his life with money.

67. qu. VVhat servants this law meaneth, Hebrewes or strangers.

68. qu. VVhy a certaine summe of money is set for all servants.

69. qu. VVhat kinde of welles this law meaneth, where, and by whom digged.

70. qu. How the live and dead ox are to be divided, where they were not of equall value.

Questions upon the two and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the divers kinds of theft.

2. qu. VVhy five oxen are restored for one, and for a stollen sheepe but foure.

3. qu. Of the divers punishment of theft, and whether it may be capitall.

4. qu. VVhy the theefe breaking up might be killed.

5. qu. How it is made lawfull for a private man to kill a theefe.

6. qu. After what manner the theefe was to be sold.

7. qu. VVhy the theefe is onelyonly punished double, with whom the thing stollen is found.

8. qu. How man is to make recompence of the best of his ground.

9. qu. Of the breaking out of fire, and the damages thereby.

10. qu. VVhy the keeper of things in trust, is not to make good that which is lost.

11. qu. How the fraud in the keeper of trust, was to be found out and punished.

12. qu. VVhat is to be done with things that are found.

13. qu. How this law of committing things to trust, differe…h from the former.

14. qu. How the cause of theft differeth from other casualties in matters of trust.

15. qu. VVhether it were reasonable, that the matter should be put upon the parties oath.

16. qu. VVhat was to bee done, if the thing kept in trust were devoured of some wilde beast.

17. qu. Of the law of borrowing and lending, when the thing lent is to be made good, when not.

18. q. Why such a strait law is made for the borrower.

19. qu. Why the hirer is not to make good the thing hired, as when it is borrowed.

20. qu. Whether the fornicator by this law is sufficiently punished.

21. qu. Why the woman committing fornication, bee not as well punished by the law.

22. qu. What kinde of dowrie this law speaketh of.

23. qu. How this law differeth from that, Deut. 22.29.

24. qu. What was to be done, if the fornicator were not sufficient to pay the dowrie.

25. qu. What if the fornicator refused to take the maid to wife.

26. qu. Whether this law were generall, without any exception.

27. qu. How farre this positive law against fornication doth binde Christians now.

28. qu. Why the law doth require the consent of the father to such mariages.

29. qu. Why next to the law of fornication, followeth the law against witchcraft.

30. qu. What kinde of witchcraft is here understood.

31. qu. Whether love may be procured by sorcerie.

32. qu. Whether witches can indeed effect any thing, and whether they are worthie to bee punished by death.

33. qu. Of the odious sinne of bestiall and unnaturall lust.

34. qu. The reasons why men are given over to unnaturall lust.

35. qu. What is meant by sacrificing to other gods.

36. qu. Whether idolatrie now is to bee punished by death.

37. qu. Why idolatrie is judged worthie of death.

38. qu. Of kindnesse, how to be shewed toward strangers and why.

39. qu. Why widowes and Orphanes are not to be oppressed.

40. qu. How and by what meanes prayers are made effectuall.

41. qu. Why usurie is called biting.

42. qu. What usurie is.

43. qu. Of divers kinds of usuries.

44. qu. That usurie is simplie unlawfull.

45. qu. Certaine contracts found to be usurie, not commonly so taken.

46. qu. Whether all increase by the lone of money be unlawfull.

48. qu. Whether it were lawfull for the Iewes to take usurie of the Gentiles.

49. qu. What garment must bee restored before the Sun set, which was taken to pledge, and why.

50. qu. Who are understood here by gods, and why.

51. qu. VVhy the Magistrate is not to be reviled, and with what limitation this law is to be understood.

52. qu. VVhether S. Paul transgressed this law, Act. 23. when hee called the high Priest painted wall: and whether indeed he did it of ignorance.

53. qu. VVhat is understood here, by abundance of liquor.

54. qu. Of the difference of first fruits and tithes.

55. qu. Of the divers kinds of tithe.

56. qu. Reasons why tithes ought to be payed.

57. qu. VVhether this law bee understood of the redemption of the first borne, or of their consecration to Gods service.

58. qu. VVhy the first borne of cattell were not to bee offered before the eighth day.

59. qu. Of the meaning of this law, whether it were mysticall, morall, or historicall.

60. qu. VVhy they are forbidden to eat flesh torne of beasts.

61. qu. Of the use and signification of this law.

Questions upon the three and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of raysing or reporting false tales.

2. qu. What it is to put to the hand to be a false witnesse.

3. qu. How great a sin it is to be a false witnesse.

4. qu. VVhether in this law we are to understand, the mightie, or the many.

5. qu. How the poore is not to be esteemed in judgement.

6. qu. How person are accepted in judgement, and how far the poore may be respected.

7. qu. VVhy merciemercy is to bee shewed toward the enemies oxe and asse.

8. qu. VVhether it is to bee read, Thou shalt helpe him, or, lay it aside with him.

9. qu. How the poore mans cause is perverted in judgement.

10. qu. Against lying in judgement, and how it may be committed.

11. qu. VVho are meant here by the just and innocent.

12. qu. In what sense God is said not to justifie the wicked.

13. qu. VVhether a Iudge ought alwayes to follow the evidence, when he himselfe knoweth the contrarie.

14. qu. A Iudge is not bound of his knowledge to condemne a man, not found guiltie in publike judgement.

15. qu. VVhat a dangerous thing it is for a Iudge to take gifts.

16. qu. VVhether all kinde of gifts are unlawfull.

17. qu. VVhy strangers are not to bee oppressed in judgement.

18. qu. Of the divers festivals of the Hebrewes.

19. qu. VVhy the land was to rest the seventh yeare.

20. qu. What the poore lived upon in the seventh yeare.

21. qu. VVhether the seventh yeare were generally neglected in Israel, 490. yeares together, as Tostatus thinketh.

22. qu. Why the law of the Sabbath is so oft repeated.

23. qu. VVhat manner of mention of strange gods is here forbidden.

24. qu. VVhy it is forbidden to sweare by the name of strange gods.

25. qu. Whether a Christian may compell a Iew to sweare by his Thorah, which containeth five books of Moses.

26. qu. VVhether a Iew may be urged to sweare by the name of Christ.

27. qu. VVhether a Saracon may be urged to sweare upon the Gospell, or in the name of Christ.

28. qu. VVhether a Christian may sweare upon the the Iewes Thorah.

29. qu. That it is not lawfull for a Christian to sweare upon the Turkes Alcaron, or Mahomets thigh, nor for a Turke himselfe.

30. qu. VVhy three feasts are onelyonly named, wherein they had more.

31. qu. Of the feast of the Passeover.

32. qu. VVhy Pentecost is called the feast of the first fruits.

33. qu. How the feast of Tabernacles is said to bee in the end of the yeare.

34. qu. VVhichWhich were the three feasts wherein they were to appeare before the Lord.

35. qu. VVho were bound to appeare before the Lord, whether their servants.

36. qu. To what end the people were commanded to meet together.

37. qu. Why the people were not to appeare emptie before the Lord.

38. qu. In what place they appeared before the Lord, while the Arke and Tabernacle were asunder.

39. qu. VVhat sacrifice here is commanded, not to be eaten with unleavened bread.

40. qu. When the Passeover was to be killed.

41. qu. Wherefore they were to eat onelyonly unleavened bread in the Passeover.

42. qu. VVhat first fruits are here mentioned in this law.

43. qu. VVhat it is to seeth a kid in the mothers milke.

44. qu. VVho is understood here to be this Angell.

45. qu. VVhy in this place the prohibition of Idolatrie is inserted.

46. qu. VVhat manner of promises are here made, and why.

47. qu. VVhat is understood by the hornets.

48. qu. VVhy God did cast out the Canaanites all at once, before the Israelites.

49. qu. Of the bounds and limits of the land of promise.

50. qu. Whether it be lawfull to make a league with nations, which are enemies to true religion.

51. qu. What it is to sinne against God.

Questions upon the foure and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether this Chapter bee transposed in part, or in whole.

2. qu. What these seventie Elders were.

3. qu. Why Moses went up into the mount alone.

4. qu. VVhether all the people in generall were assembled.

5. qu. Why the Lord requireth the peoples consent to his lawes.

6. qu. What lawes they were which Moses wrote in a booke.

7. qu. Whether Moses rose up the next morning.

8. qu. Whether there were twelve pillars beside the Altar.

9. qu. Whether the names of the tribes were written in these stones.

10. qu. Whether the tribe of Levi were here reckoned among the twelve tribes.

11. qu. VVho were these young men which sacrificed.

12. qu. Why they offered no offerings.

13. qu. In what sense the Prophet Amos saith, They offered no sacrifices.

14. qu. Of the number of the sacrifices here used.

15. qu. How this place agreeth with that Hebr. 9.19.

16. qu. VVhat is understood by the sprinkling of the bloud.

17. qu. What is meant by the dividing of the bloud into two parts.

18. qu. Whether all the people were besprinkled with the bloud.

19. qu. VVhen Moses and Aaron with the rest went up.

20. qu. Wherefore those went up with Moses.

21. qu. How they are said to have seene God.

22. qu. Wherein the place under Gods feet is said to be like to Saphir.

23. qu. In what sense the Lord is said not to lay his hand, and upon whom.

24. qu. Why they are said to eat and drinke..

25. qu. Whether this were a new Commandement, or the other mentioned, vers. 1, 2. repeated.

26. qu. What is signified by Moses going up to the mountaine.

27. qu. Of the tables of stone, whereof they were made, and wherefore given.

28. qu. Why Joshua went up with Moses.

29. qu. What became of Joshua after Moses left him.

30. qu. Wherefore Moses left Aaron and Hur in his place.

31. qu. How the cloud covered the mountaine, and what it signified.

32. qu. How the Lord appeared in fire, and of the meaning thereof.

33. qu. Whether the six dayes before mentioned, were part of the fortie dayes.

34. qu. Wherefore Moses fasted fortie dayes and fortie nights.

35. qu. What Moses did in the mount, those fortie dayes and fortie nights.

Questions upon the five and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the diversitie of ceremonies, and the reason of the institution thereof.

2. qu. What time Moses erected the Tabernacle, whether before the receiving of the tables of the Law, or after.

3. qu. Why these oblations are called terumah, an heave offering.

4. qu. VVhy the Lord saith, Receive an offering for me.

5. qu. VVhether this free offering was the same, which was imposed upon them afterward, chap. 38.26.

6. qu. Of the blew, purple, and skarlet colour.

7. qu. VVhat shesh was, which the most doe translate▪ silke.

8. qu. VVhether they used badgers skins.

9. qu. VVhat kinde of wood, the wood Shittim was.

10. qu. VVhence they had their Shittim wood.

11. qu. VVhy no iron was used in the Tabernacle.

12. qu. To what uses these things served, which were offered.

13. qu. Of the use of the oyle and spices.

14. qu. Of the mysticall and morall application of these divers oblations.

15. qu. Of the signification of the Sanctuarie, and wherefore it was ordained.

16. qu. How the Lord is said to dwell in the Sanctuarie.

17. qu. VVhether Moses saw a patterne of the Tabernacle in the mount.

18. qu. Of the excellencie and dignitie of the Arke, and why it was made.

19. qu. Of the bignesse of the Arke, and how the cubit is to be taken here.

20. qu. VVhether the rings and barres were in the length or breadth of the Arke.

21. qu. Whether any thing were in the Arke beside the tables of stone.

22. qu. Of the spirituall, and mysticall signification of the Arke.

23. qu. Of the covering of the Arke, what fashion it was of, whether it covered the Arke, or hung over.

24. qu. Of the signification of this word Cherub.

25. qu. VVhat forme and fashion these Cherubims were of.

26. qu. VVhy they are called Cherubim and Seraphim.

27. qu. On which side of the Arke the Cherubs were placed.

28. qu. VVhether the Cherubims stood upon the ground, or upon the MercieMercy seat.

29. qu. The difference betweene the Cherubims which Moses made, and those which Salomon set up.

30. qu. Of the places where the Lord used to speake with Moses.

31. qu. VVhether God himselfe, or an Angell spake from the MercieMercy seat.

32. qu. Of the spirituall signification of the propitiatorie.

33. qu. Of the matter whereof the table was made.

34. qu. Of the forme and fashion of the table.

35. qu. Of the placing of the two crownes, and the border of the table.

36. qu. How the table of shew-bread was carried.

37. qu. Of the dishes and cups belonging to the table, the use and number of them.

38. qu. Of the foure kinds of vessels in particular, which served for the table.

39. qu. VVhy it was called the shew bread, or face bread.

40. qu. Of the order and quantitie of these l…aves.

41. qu. Of the mysticall signification of the table of shew bread.

42. qu. Of the forme and fashion of the candlesticke.

43. qu. Of the place where the candlesticke stood.

44. qu. Whether the candlesticke were made to Moses hand.

45. qu. Of the instruments belonging to the candlesticke.

46. qu. How much a talent was.

47. qu. Of the mysticall application of the candlesticke.

Questions upon the six and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the name of the Tabernacle, and which part of the Sanctuarie was properly so called.

2. qu. Why the Lord appointed a Tabernacle to be erected, and that in the wildernesse.

3. qu. VVhy the Lord would not yet have a Temple built.

4. qu. Of what stuffe these curtaines were made.

5. qu. Of the manner of worke used in these curtaines.

6. qu. Whether every curtaine were coupled by strings one to another, or five onelyonly to five.

7. qu. Of the lamps and strings, how they were set and placed in the curtaines.

8. qu. How these first curtaines were disposed in the Tabernacle, and how they hanged.

9. qu. Of the difference and diversitie betweene the first curtaines and the second.

10. qu. How the second curtaines were disposed, and of the doubling of the sixth curtaine.

11. qu. The great curtaine of the second sort, consisting of six single curtaines, what place of the Tabernacle it covered.

12. qu. What was done with the cubit which was overplus on the two sides.

13. qu. Of the two outward coverings, whether they went all over the Tabernacle.

14. qu. Of the mysticall application of the coverings.

15. qu. How thicke the boords of the Tabernacle were.

16. qu. Whether the tenons were in the sides, or in the bottome of the boords.

17. qu. VVhy three sides onelyonly were covered with boords.

18. qu. Of the sockets and footstalles, their number, and whether they were fastened in the ground.

19. qu. Of the two corner boords, what breadth they were of.

20. qu. How the corner boords were joyned as twinnes.

21. qu. Of the order and number of the bars.

22. qu. Whether the middle barre went thorow the boords within.

23. qu. Of the mysticall sense of the boords, with their sockets and barres.

24. qu. Of the vaile which hanged before the most holy place.

25. qu. VVhat taches or hooks the vaile hanged under.

26. qu. In what part of the Tabernacle the vaile was hanged up, and why.

27. qu. Why the Table was set on the North, and the candlesticke on the South.

28. qu. VVherein the first vaile and the second differed.

29. qu. Why the first vaile had no Cherubims, as the other.

30. qu. What vaile of the Temple it was, which was rent in the passion of our blessed Saviour.

31. qu. Of the mysticall sense of these vailes.

Questions upon the seven and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the Lord commanded an Altar to be made, and of the bignesse thereof.

2. qu. How fire was made upon the Altar framed of wood.

3. qu. Whether the Altar were made of boords.

4. qu. How this place agreeth with that Exod. 20.25. where the Altar is prescribed to be made of earth, or unwrought stone.

5. qu. What the hornes of the Altar were, and to what use.

6. qu. Of the vessels and instruments belonging to the Altar.

7. qu. Whether all the instruments were of brasse.

8. qu. Whether the grate made to the Altar were set within or without.

9. qu. Of the rings of the Altar, whether they were put to the grate, or to the Altar.

10. qu. Of the mysticall interpretation of the Altar.

11. qu. VVhether one Court were made, or two or more.

12. qu. Why the Court was made, and of what largenesse.

13. qu. How the Tabernacle was situated in the middest of the Court.

14. qu. Of the hangings which compassed the Court, the fashion and bignesse of them.

15. qu. Of the situation and placing of these pillars.

16. qu. Of the gate of the Tabernacle.

17. qu. Whether any of the lay people were admitted into the outward Court.

18. qu. Whether all the instruments of the Tabernacle were of brasse.

19. qu. Of the mysticall application of the Court.

20. qu. What manner of oyle they are willed to bring.

21. qu. Whether the lamps burned in the Tabernacle both day and night.

22. qu. What is meant by the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and whether it be so rightly called.

23. qu. Whether it belonged to Aaron onelyonly to dresse the lamps.

24. qu. Of the mysticall application of the lamps and oyle thereof.

25. qu. Of the description and situation of the whole Tabernacle.

26. qu. Whether every part of the Tabernacle had a spirituall signification.

27. qu. The spirituall use of the whole Tabernacle, and the parts thereof.

Questions upon the eight and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. VVherefore the Lord instituted a Priesthood.

2. qu. VVhy Aaron was chosen to be the high Priest.

3. qu. VVherein the Priesthood of Christ, and of Aaron agree, and disagree.

4. qu. VVhy Christ is called a Priest after the order of Melchisedeck, and not of Aaron.

5. qu. VVhy these Priestly garments are commanded to be made.

6. qu. Of the cunning men that wrought in the Tabernacle.

7. qu. VVhether this gift of cunning and wisdome remained in the workmen after the Tabernacle was finished.

8. qu. Of the number of the Priestly garments, and ornaments.

9. qu. VVhat garments were peculiar to the high Priests, what common.

10. qu. VVhichWhich garments were put on first, which last.

11. qu. Whether the Priestly garments might at any time be carried and used out of the Tabernacle.

12. qu. Whether the high Priest did well in meeting Alexander in his Priestly attire.

13. qu. Of the matter whereof the holy garment should be made.

14. qu. Of the name of the Ephod, and the divers kinds thereof.

15. qu. How Gedeon offended in making an Ephod.

16. qu. Of the fashion of the Ephod.

17. qu. Of the two Onyx or Sardonix stones, why they are called stones of remembrances.

18. qu. Of the mysticall application of the Ephod, and the two precious stones.

19. qu. Why it was called the breast-plate of judgement.

20. qu. Of the fashion of the breast-plate.

21. qu. Of the twelve precious stones, their names, colours, qualities, and congruitie with the twelve tribes.

22. qu. That it is not now certainly knowne what these precious stones were, their qualities and signification.

23. qu. How many rings the breast-plate had, and how placed.

24. qu. What is meant by the forepart thereof.

25. qu. Whether the breast-plate were ever or never untied, and loosed from the Ephod.

26. qu. Whether the high Priest went into the most holy place in his glorious apparell.

27. qu. What the Vrim and Thummim were.

28. qu. How judgement was given by the Vrim and Thummim.

29. qu. Whether the high Priest used to aske counsell of God, by the V…im, or Ephod, and what Ephod it was.

30. qu. Of the mysticall application of the Priestly pectorall, with the Vrim and Thummim.

31. qu. Of the robe of the Ephod, the fashion and matter thereof.

32. qu. Of the bels which hung in the skirts of the robe.

33. qu. Why the sound of the bels was to be heard.

34. qu. Of the mysticall application of the robe.

35. qu. Of the golden plate, the fashion thereof, inscription, and fastening.

36. qu. How Aaron is said to beare their iniquities.

37. qu. The mysticall signification of the golden plate.

38. qu. Of the imbroidered coat, the fashion and making thereof.

39. qu. Of the high Priests miter.

40. qu. Of the girdle of needle worke, and imbroidered.

41. qu. How the high Priests attire differed from the apparell of the inferiour Priests.

42. qu. Whether Aaron did alwayes put on the common Priestly garments.

43. qu. What it is to fill the hands of the Priests.

44. qu. Of the fashion and use of the linnen breeches.

45. qu. How this precept and charge concerning the linnen breeches agreeth with that law, Exod. 23.26.

46. qu. Of the mysticall application of the inferiour Priests garments.

Questions upon the nine and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why it pleased God to have the Priests thus consecrated.

2. qu. Why the Calfe is said to bee the sonne of a bullocke.

3. qu. Why a Bullocke, two Rammes, and other things were offered at Aarons consecration.

4. qu. Why Aaron and the Priests were called to the doore of the Tabernacle.

5. qu. Why Aaron and the rest are washed and how.

6. qu. Of the Priestly apparell which Aaron put on, and why the girdle is omitted.

7. qu. How Aaron was anointed, and with what.

8. qu. How the ordinance of the Priesthood is said to be perpetuall.

9. qu. The spirituall application of Aarons manner of consecration.

10. qu. Why the Priests lay their hands upon the head of the beast.

11. qu. Of the divers kinds of sacrifices, and why some kinde of beasts were taken for sacrifice, and not other.

12. qu. Why the bloud was laid upon the hornes of the Altar.

13. qu. What became of the bloud which was powred at the bottome of the Altar.

14. qu. Why the fat was burned upon the Altar, and how.

15. qu. VVhy the flesh, skinne, and dung was burned without the host.

16. qu. Of the mysticall application of the sacrifice of the bullocke, with the rites thereof.

17. qu. VVhy the sacrifice for sinne was offered first.

18. qu. How the bloud of the burnt offering was bestowed upon the Altar.

19. qu. Why the hornes of the Altar are not here touched with bloud.

20. qu. Why the dung in the sinne offerings being an unc…eane thing, was prescribed to be burned.

21. qu. Why the burnt offering was so called, and how it differed from other sacrifices.

22. qu. VVhy the burnt offering is called a sweet savour.

23. qu. Of the mysticall sense of the ramme of burnt offerings.

24. qu. Of the third ramme, why it is called the ramme of consecration.

25. qu. Why the bloud was put upon the right eare, thumbe and toe of Aaron.

26. qu. How the bloud was sprinkled upon the Altar round about.

27. qu. How the bloud and oyle was sprinkled upon their garments, without spotting.

28. qu. The mysticall signification of the ramme of consecration, with the rites thereof.

29. qu. How these things were put into the Priests hands, and shaken to and fro.

30. qu. Whether Moses were indeed a Priest.

31. qu. Whether Aaron had the breast and shoulder of the ramme of consecration.

32. qu. What difference there was betweene the shake offering, and heave offering.

33. qu. What is here understood by the heave offering.

34. qu. Of the mysticall application of the shaking to and fro, and of the breast and shoulder of the ramme given unto the Priests.

35. qu. Of the consecrating of Aarons successor in his garments.

36. qu. By whom the high Priests succeeding Aaron were consecrated.

37. qu. Whether Eleazar was consecrated after the manner here prescribed.

38. qu. What services the high Priest was bound to doe in the Sanctuarie.

39. qu. Of other rites belonging to the ramme of consecration.

40. qu. Whether all these rites were of the necessitie of the consecration.

41. qu. Why the consecration of the Priests continued seven dayes.

42. qu. Whether all the sacrifices the first day, were iterated seven dayes together, or the sacrifice for sinne onelyonly.

43. qu. To what end the sinne offering was offered every day of the seven.

44. qu. How the Altar was cleansed, and why.

45. qu. How the Altar sanctified whatsoever touched it.

46. qu. Of the dayly sacrifice, with the rites thereof.

47. qu. How much the Hin contained.

48. qu. Of the spirituall application of the Altar, and dayly sacrifice.

49. qu. How the Lord appointed with the children of Israel.

50. qu. What the Lord promiseth to sacrifice.

51. qu. What is meant here by Gods glorie.

52. qu. How the Lord is said here to sanctifie Aaron.

53. qu. How the Lord is said to dwell among them.

Questions upon the thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the narration of the making of the golden Altar is transposed.

2. qu. Wherefore the Altar of incense had hornes comming out of it.

3. qu. Wherein this Altar of incense differed from the other.

4. qu. How the incense was burned upon the golden Altar.

5. qu. Of the placing of the bars, and how the Altar was carried.

6. qu. Where the Altar of incense was placed.

7. qu. What the Apostle meaneth by the golden Censer, which the most holy place is said to have.

8. qu. Why incense was commanded to be burned morning and evening.

9. qu. Whether any of the lamps burned by day.

10. qu. What things were inhibited to be offered upon the golden Altar.

11. qu. Whether the high Priest entred more than once in a yeare upon any occasion into the most holy place.

12. qu. How Aaron made reconciliation upon the hornes of the Altar.

13. qu. The spirituall sense of the Altar of incense.

14. qu. How this Altar of incense differed from Salomons.

15. qu. Whether it were lawfull to number the people, and wherein David offended.

16. qu. Whether this collection of many were commanded onelyonly at this time, or were to continue.

17. qu. VVhy this money was collected, and to what end.

18. qu. How much the sicle of the Sanctuarie and halfe sicle was.

19. qu. Whether there were divers kinds of shekels.

20. qu. Of the halfe shekel which Christ paid for tribute, what it was, and how it came to bee paid for tribute.

21. qu. Why they were numbred onelyonly from twentie yeares old.

22. qu. Why the poore pay as much as the rich.

23. qu. Whether all these things were declared to Moses at once.

24. qu. Of the fashion of the brasen Laver.

25. qu. Of the use of this brasen Laver.

26. qu. Of the mysticall application of the Laver, wherein the Priests washed.

27. qu. The difference betweene Moses Laver, and Salomons great Sea of brasse.

28. qu. Of the spices that went toward the making of the oyntment.

29. qu. Of the manner of making and compounding this holy oyntment.

30. qu. Of the use of this oyntment in anointing the Tabernacle.

31. qu. How all that touched the Tabernacle became holy.

32. qu. When and how Aaron and his sons were anointed.

33. qu. Who are understood here, by the name of the children of Israel, whether the Levites also are there comprehended.

34. qu. Of the forbidden uses, whereunto this oyntment should not be put.

35. qu. VVhether the anointing of Kings were not against this law.

36. qu. What it is to be cut off from his people.

37. qu. The spirituall application of this holy oyntment.

38. qu. Of the spices whereof the holy perfume was made.

39. qu. What is understood here by the word Samm…m, spices.

40. qu. Of the composition and manner of making this perfume.

41. qu. Of the spirituall application of this incense.

42. qu. How the Lord talked with Moses in the MercieMercy seat, whether in any visible shape.

Questions upon the thirtie one Chapter.

1. QUest. How the Lord is said to call Bezaleel by name.

2. qu. Whether Caleb the sonne of Jephuneh, were grandfather to this Bezaleel.

3. qu. Whether this Hur were the same before mentioned, chap. 24.14. supposed to bee Moses brother in law.

4. qu. Of the age of Bezaleel.

5. qu. Of the difference betweene the gifts of wisdome, understanding and knowledge.

6. qu. Whether all the kinds of works are rehearsed here, which were necessarie for the Tabernacle.

7. qu. Whether the wise in heart received a new gift, or increase rather of the old.

8. qu. Why Moses was not made fit to doe the worke of the Tabernacle.

9. qu. Of the garments of ministration, what they were.

10. qu. The spirituall signification of the furnishing of Bezaleel, and Aholiab with gifts.

11. qu. Why the precept concerning the Sabbath, is here renued.

12. qu. Why it was more forbidden to labour in the bui…ding of the Sanctuarie upon the Sabbath, than for the Priests to sacrifice.

13. qu. How the Sabbath is said to be a signe, that the Lord did sanctifie them.

14. qu. The reasons why the Sabbath must bee observed.

15. qu. What death is meant in this phrase, He shall die the death.

16. qu. Why the seventh day is called Sabbath Sabbaton.

17. qu. How the observation of the Sabbath is perpetuall.

18. qu. Whether the world were made successively in time, or in an instant.

19. qu. How the Lord is said to have rested, and from what.

20. qu. What works are to bee rested from upon the Lords day, what not.

21. qu. Whether Moses received the directions concerning the Tabernacle.

22. qu. VVhy Moses stayed fortie dayes in the mount with the Lord.

23. qu. VVhy the Lord gave the written law.

24. qu. VVhy the Lord gave the law to the Israelites, and to no other people.

25. qu. VVhy the Lord delivered only two tables of the law.

26. qu. VVhy the tables were made of stone.

27. qu. VVhat is meant here by the … of God.

28. qu. VVhether Moses did write upon the tables.

29. qu. How the law is said to have beene ordained by Angels.

Questions upon the two a…d thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. VVhether Moses had signified unto the people, when he would returne.

2. qu. VVhether the Egyptians were the first beginners and motioners of this idolatrie.

3. qu. The occasions of idolatrie in generall, and particularly of the idolatrie of the Israelites here.

4. qu. Of the divers faults and infirmities at once here committed by the people.

5. qu. VVhy the people say unto Aaron, rise.

6. qu. Of the divers kinds of idolatrie.

7. qu. VVhy they say, Make us gods, not god.

8. qu. How the Israelites would have their god to bee made to goe before them.

9. qu. VVhy the people came to Aaron, rather than to Hur, his fellow Governour.

10. qu. VVhether at this time the Israelites wanted the presence of the cloud.

11. qu. VVhy they say they knew not what was become of Moses.

12. qu. VVhy Aaron bad them pull off their earings, Quaest. 141. in Exod.

13. qu. VVhether Aarons sinne is here to be excused, Epist. 83.

14. qu. Of the greatnesse of Aarons sinne.

15. qu. VVhy it pleased God to suffer Aaron to fall.

16. qu. Why the golden Calfe is said to bee fashioned with a graving toole.

17. qu. Why Aaron caused the likenesse of a Calfe to be made, rather than of any other thing.

18. qu. Whether the Israelites thought indeed the golden Calfe to be the God, that delivered them.

19. qu. Why Aaron proceeded to build an Altar before the golden Calfe.

20. qu. How Aaron proclaimed a holy day unto the Lord.

21. qu. Of the sacrifices, who, and what was offered upon the Altar that Aaron made.

22. qu. What is meant, in that it is said, They rose to play.

23. qu. Whether this sinne of Aaron, and the Israelites can any way be excused.

24. qu. Of the lawfulnesse of play, and recreation, and how it must be moderated.

25. qu. Why the Lord biddeth Moses get him downe.

26. qu. Why the Lord saith to Moses, Thy people.

27. qu. Of the greatnesse of the sinne of the Israelites, as the Lord himselfe describeth it.

28. qu. VVhy they are called a people of a stiff… necke.

29. qu. Why the Lord did not prevent the sinne of the people at the first.

30. qu. Why, and in what sense the Lord saith to Moses, Let me alone.

31. qu. VVhether the Lord changed his minde in saying, I will destroy them, and yet destroyed them not.

32. qu. How the Lord promised to make a great nation of Moses.

33. qu. Of Moses prayer in generall, and the manner thereof.

34. qu. Of the reasons which Moses useth in his prayer.

35. qu. Why the Egyptians were more like thus to object, than any other nation.

36. qu. In what sense the Egyptians would say, The Lord brought them out to slay them.

37. qu. Why Moses maketh mention in his prayer, of Abraham, Isaak, and Jacob.

38. qu. How the Israelites are promised to possesse the land of Canaan for ever.

39. qu. How the Lord is said to repent.

40. qu. Whether Moses at this time were kept in suspence, or indeed obtained pardon for the people.

41. qu. VVhat was written in the tables of stone.

42. qu. Why there were but two tables, neither more nor fewer.

43. qu. How the tables were written on both sides.

44. qu. Why the tables are called the worke of God.

45. qu. How many precepts each table contained.

46. qu. Whether the writing of the tables, were the first writing in the world.

47. qu. Where Joshua stayed, all the while Moses was in the mount.

48. qu. Whether Joshua first heard the noise.

49. qu. Why Moses anger was kindled at the sight of the Calfe, and not before.

50. qu. Whether Moses sinned in his anger.

51. qu. Whether Moses offended in breaking the tables of the Law.

52. qu. What the breaking of the tables signified.

53. qu. In what part the tables were broken, and what became of the fragments.

54. qu. Why the tables were broken at the bottome of the mount.

55. qu. Whether the Calfe were burned to powder in the fire.

56. qu. Why the powder of the golden Calfe is cast into the river.

57. qu. How the Israelites were brought to drinke of the water, and why.

58. qu. Wherefore the people were compelled to drinke the powder of the Idoll.

59. qu. Whether by the drinking of the water, any visible signe of difference was made among the people, who had most deepely offended about the golden Calfe.

60. qu. How farre Moses fact herein is to bee imitated.

61. qu. How Moses maketh Aaron the author and cause of his sinne.

62. qu. Why Idolatrie is called a great sinne.

63. qu. Why Moses onelyonly rebuked Aaron, and forbeareth further punishment.

64. qu. What things are to be commended in Aarons confession, what not.

65. qu. Whether Aaron dissembled, in not confessing plainely, that he made the Calfe.

66. qu. In what sense the people are said to be naked.

67. qu. Why Moses stood in the gate, and what gate it was.

68. qu. VVhether all the Levites were free from consenting unto this idolatrie.

69. qu. Of the authoritie which the Levites had to doe execution upon the idolaters, and the rules prescribed them.

70. qu. VVhether the Levites did not make some difference among the people, as they went and killed.

71. qu. VVhy none came unto Moses, but onelyonly of the tribe of Levi.

72. qu. Of the number of them which were slaine, whether they were three thousand, or twentie three thousand, as the vulgar Latine readeth.

73. qu. How the Levites are said to consecrate their hands.

74. qu. Of the time when Moses came downe from the mount, and when he returned againe.

75. qu. VVhy Moses urgeth the greatnesse of their sinne.

76. qu. Why Moses speaketh as it were doubtfully, If I may pacifie him, &c.

77. qu. Why Moses againe intreateth the Lord▪ seeing he was pacified before, vers. 14.

78. qu. What booke it was, out of the which Moses wished to be raced.

79. qu. How the Lord is said to have a booke.

80. qu. VVhether any can indeed be raced out of the booke of life.

81. qu. Of the two wayes, whereby we are said to bee written in the booke of life.

82. qu. VVhether Moses did well in wishing to bee raced out of the booke of life.

83. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I will put out of my booke.

84. qu. What day of visitation the Lord meaneth here.

85. qu. When the Lord plagued the people for the Calfe.

86. qu. Of the difference betweene the act of sinne, the fault, staine, and guilt.

87. qu. How God may justly punish twice for one sinne.

Questions upon the three and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. At what time the Lord uttered his commination.

2. qu. Whether the narration of Moses Tabernacle in this Chapter be transposed.

3. qu. How God saith he will send his Angell, and yet not himselfe goe with them.

4. qu. Why the Lord saith, hee will not goe with them himselfe, lest he should consume them.

5. qu. What ornaments they were, which the people laid aside.

6. qu. Why in publike repentance they used to change their habit.

7. qu. Why the Lord thus spake unto Moses.

8. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I will come upon thee.

9. qu. VVhether the people put off their ornaments twice.

10. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, That I may know.

11. qu. Why it is said, They laid aside their good rayment: From the mount Horeb.

12. qu. What Tabernacle Moses removed out of the campe.

13. qu. Why Moses pitched his Tabernacle without the host.

14. qu. How farre from the campe this Tent was removed.

15. qu. VVhat is called the Tent of the Congregation.

16. qu. Why the people stood up unto Moses, and looked after him.

17. qu. Whether there were two clouds or one, to cover and conduct the host.

18. qu. Why the Lord spake to Moses in a cloud.

19. qu. How the Lord spake to Moses, face to face.

20. qu. Why Joshua is here called a young man.

21. qu. Whether is here understood Joshua, not to have departed from the Tabernacle.

22. qu. When the Lord thus said to Moses.

23. qu. How Moses desireth to know, whom the Lord would send with them, seeing hee had promised before to send his Angell.

24. qu. Whether the sole government and leading of the people, were here given to Moses, without the administration of Angels, as Burgensis thinketh.

25. qu. When and where God thus said to Moses.

26. qu. How the Lord is said to know Moses by name.

27. qu. What Moses meaneth, saying, Shew me the way.

28. qu. In what sense Moses saith, That I may finde grace, &c. which he was assured of.

29. qu. What is understood by Gods presence.

30. qu. What rest the Lord promised to Moses.

31. qu. Whether Moses here rested in Gods answer, or begged any thing further.

32. qu. Why Moses addeth, Carrie us not hence, seeing even in that place they had need of Gods protection.

33. qu. Why it is added, people upon the earth: People upon the earth, Gen. 25.

34. qu. Whether Moses desired to see the very divine essence of God.

35. qu. VVhat imboldned Moses to make this request.

36. qu. Whether Moses shewed any infirmitie in this request to see Gods glorie.

37. qu. What the Lord meaneth by All my good.

38. qu. How the Lord is said to passe by, and why.

39. qu. How the Lord is said to proclaime his name.

40. qu. Why these words are added, I will shew merciemercy, &c.

41. qu. Why the Lord is here doubled.

42. qu. Of the divers kinds of merciemercy, which the Lord sheweth.

43. qu. Of the divers visions and sights of God.

44. qu. Whether God may be seene with the eyes of the bodie in this life.

45. qu. Whether wee shall see the divine nature with the eyes of our bodies in the next life.

46. qu. Whether the divine essence can bee seene, and comprehended by the minde of man in this life.

47. qu. VVhether the Angels now, or the soules of men, shall fully see the divine substance in the next life.

48. qu. VVhether Moses had a sight of the divine essence.

49. qu. Of the meaning of these words, No man shall see me and live.

50. qu. VVhat place this was in the rocke, which the Lord here speaketh of.

51. qu. How the Lord is said to cover Moses with his hand.

52. qu. VVhy the Lord covered Moses with his hand.

53. qu. VVhy the Lord put Moses in the cleft of the rocke.

54. qu. VVhat is here understood by the Lords back-parts.

55. qu. VVhat manner of visible demonstration this was, here shewed unto Moses.

56. qu. VVhere the Lord promised, that Moses should see his back-parts.

Questions upon the foure and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. VVherefore the second tables were given.

2. qu. VVhy the Lord saith to Moses, Hew thee.

3. qu. VVhether the Lord or Moses wrote in these tables, and why.

4. qu. VVhether Moses was to bee readie the next morning and why.

5. qu. VVhy none are suffered to come up now with Moses.

6. qu. VVhy their cattell are forbidden to come neere the mount.

7. qu. VVho is said here to descend, and how.

8. qu. VVho proclaimed the name Jehovah, God or Moses.

9. qu. VVhy the name Jehovah is doubled.

10. qu. Of the twelve names and epithetes here given unto God.

11. qu. VVhat the Lord visiteth for in the posteritie of the wicked.

12. qu. How the children are punished for their fathers sinnes.

13. qu. Why the posteritie of the wicked are punished for their fathers sinnes.

14. qu. How Moses and Ezechiel may bee reconciled.

15. qu. How a thousand generations are to bee counted.

16. qu. The fathers merits are not extended to their children, onelyonly Christs merits are extended to infinite generations.

17. qu. After what manner God sheweth merciemercy to thousands, and visiteth iniquitie to the third and fourth generation.

18. qu. Why Moses made haste.

19. qu. Of Moses prayer, the manner thereof, and of Moses perswasions used in his prayer.

20. qu. VVhat covenant the Lord renueth with Moses.

21. qu. Of the divers kinds of marvels.

22. qu. What marvels those are which the Lord saith he will doe.

23. qu. Why the Gangashites are here omitted.

24. qu. How it stood with Gods justice to destroy all the inhabitants of Canaan.

25. qu. Why they were to make no compact with the Canaanites.

26. qu. Why their images were to be broken downe.

27. qu. To what use images being pulled downe may be converted.

29 qu. To whom it belongeth to pull downe images.

30. qu. How the Lord is said to be a jealous God.

31. qu. Why they are commanded to cut downe the groves.

32. qu. Why idolatrie is called fornication.

33. qu. How farre it is lawfull and unlawfull to eat of things consecrated to Idols.

34. qu. Why mariages with the idolatrous were forbidden, and in what cases.

35. qu. Why the images are called molten gods.

36. qu. Why the principall feasts of the Israelites are here rehearsed.

37. qu. VVhy some feasts and not all are here rehearsed.

38. qu. Of the Passeover, the right ends and use thereof.

39. qu. Why the first borne males were onelyonly due unto God.

40. qu. Why mention is made onelyonly of ashes of uncleane beasts.

41. qu. Whether the Israelites were absolutely bound to keepe the rest of the Sabbath in earing time and in harvest.

42. qu. VVhether now Christians are necessarily tied to keepe the Lords day in seed time and harvest.

43. qu. Why the people were charged to goe up thrice in a yeare to the feasts.

44. qu. Who were bound to goe up to the feasts.

45. qu. Whether all the males were bound every yeare to goe up thrice to the Sanctuarie.

46. qu. Whether Moses were twice or thrice fortie dayes in the mount.

47. qu. Of the shining of Moses face.

48. qu. Why it pleased God to give such great glorie to Moses countenance.

49. qu. Why Moses face shined more now at his second being in the mount.

50. qu. VVhy the people were afraid to come neere Moses.

51. qu. Whether Moses covered his face before hee spake to the people, or after.

52. qu. What the vailing of Moses face signifieth.

53. qu. How long the shining of Moses face continued.

54. qu. Whether Moses face continually shined, or onelyonly at certaine times.

Questions upon the five and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. VVhy the precept of keeping the Sabbath is so often inculcate.

2. qu. VVhether it were simplie forbidden the Israelites to kindle a fire upon the Sabbath.

3. qu. VVhy the Lord would have his Temple built sumptuously.

4. qu. Whether one may offer himselfe to the calling of the Ministerie.

5. qu. Of the liberall and franke offering of the people.

6. qu. Why the women offered by themselves.

7. qu. Why the workmen are named.

Questions upon the six and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Wherefore Moses maketh such a large rehearsall of those things before named.

2. qu. Why the same order is not kept in the making of the Tabernacle, which was observed in the prescription.

3. qu. Whether the middle barre were onelyonly in the west end.

4. qu. To what purpose the hooks upon the pillars served.

Questions upon the seven and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. How the rings are said to have beene in the sides of the Arke.

2. qu. Why it is said, He made, where the Lord said before to Moses, Thou shalt make.

3. qu. In what forme the branches of the candlesticke went up.

Questions upon the eight and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether there were more than one Laver made.

2. qu. Of the forme and fashion of the Laver.

3. qu. How the brasen Laver is said to be made of the womens looking-glasses.

4. qu. How the women are said to watch at the doore of the Tabernacle.

5. qu. Of the meaning of these words, The heighth in the breadth.

6. qu. VVhat ministerie of the Levites is here understood.

7. qu. Whether the gold or silver onelyonly were given according to the number of the people.

8. qu. When the people were first numbred.

9. qu. Whether this numbring of the people, and that Numb. 1. were the same.

10. qu. The summe of the gold and silver offered to the Tabernacle, as it is valued with money now currant.

11. qu. What things were made of silver.

12. qu. Of the quantitie of brasse which was offered.

Questions upon the nine and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. At what time the worke of the Tabernacle began, and when it was finished.

2. qu. Why they brought their worke to Moses.

3. qu. How Moses is said to have blessed them.

Questions upon the fortieth Chapter.

1. QUest. When the Lord spake …o Moses to set up the Tabernacle.

2. qu. Why so often rehearsall is …de of the Tabernacle, and the parts thereof.

3. qu. Why all the parts of the Tabe…acle are not said alike to be sanctified.

4. qu. Whether it be lawfull for one i…sue for a Bishopricke, or other Ecclesiasticall pref…ment.

5. qu. When the Tabernacle began the set up.

6. qu. What Testimonie was put into … Arke.

7. qu. Whether the tables of the law …re put into any other Arke, beside the Arke of the …estament.

8. qu. When the Priests were consecrated, whether at the erecting of the Tabernacle, or after.

9. qu. Why the Priests were commanded to wash their hands and feet.

10. qu. What cloud this was which covered the Tabernacle.

11. qu. How the glorie of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

12. qu. Why it pleased God to make the cloud a signe of his presence.

13. qu. Why Moses could not enter into the Tabernacle.

14. qu. In what order the campe marched.

15. qu. Why it is called the Lords cloud, and of foure miraculous things in it.

T…e end of the Table.