Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.

The Summe of LEVITICVS.

THis third Booke of Moses, containeth the Law of Sacrifices, and rites con∣cerning them: of Sacrificers, and their holy ministration in the Sanctuary: of the peoples sanctification, from all outward and inward pollutions: of religious actions to be done by the body of the Church, and all the members thereof, publikely and privately: of the place where, and times when Gods wor∣ship was chiefly to be performed: with a confirmation of the whole Law, by promises and threatnings. All which God (speaking out of the Tabernacle in the wildernesse) declared unto Israel, by the hand of Moses, in the first moneth of the second yeere, after their deliverance out of the land of Egypt: which was in the yeere from the creation of the World, 2514

More particularly.

• GOD teacheth Israel how to sacrifice their Burnt offrings. Chap. 1
• The Meat-offring of flowre, cakes, wafers, and first fruits. 2
• The Sacrifice of Peace-offrings, of the herd or flocke. 3
• Sin-offrings, for the Priest, Congregation, Ruler, and private man. 4
• Trespass-offrings of sundry sorts, for sun∣drie sinnes. 5
• Lawes more particularly touching the for∣mer sacrifices. 6
• Lawes touching the Trespass-offring; and Peace-offrings: Fat, and Blood. 7
• The consecration of Aaron and his sons, to the Priesthood. 8
• Aarons first offrings for himselfe and the people, consumed by fire. 9
• Aarons sonnes transgress, and are slaine of God. Lawes for the Priests. 10
• The Law for cleane and uncleane beasts, fowles, fishes, &c. 11
• Of a womans purification after child-birth. 12
• Of discerning Leprosie and judging it, in men and in garments. 13
• Of clensing Lepers that are healed. Of Le∣prosie in houses. 14
• Of the uncleane by runningyssues, and their purification. 15
• Of the high Priests service on Atonement day, to cleanse the Sanctuarie, and reconcile the Church unto God once in the yeere. 16
• The place of sacrificing. Against eating blood, torne things &c. 17
• Against unlawfull copulations, idolatrie, and heathenish customes. 18
• Sundry lawes for holiness and righteousnes, and against sins. 19
• Punishments for idolaters, fornicators, and other the like. 20
• Special holiness and perfection, required in the Priests. 21
• Vncleane priests may not minister. Sacri∣fices must be unblemished. 22
• The solemne feasts at certaine times of the yeere. 23
• Provision for Lamp oile; and Shew-bread. A blasphemer is stoned. 24
• Of the seventh (or Sabbath) yeere, and Iu∣bile: with their rites. 25
• Promises and threatnings, to confirme the Law of God. 26
• A law concerning Vowes, devoted things, and tithes. 27

Ye shall be holy; for I Iehovah your God am holy. Lev. 19. 1.