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 the Booke of DEVTERONOMIE.

IN this fifth Booke, Moses, to prepare the Israelites unto their inheritance in the Holy Land, rehearseth the chiefe things that had befallen them in their forty yeares travell thorow the wildernesse; exhorteth them to the love of God, and observation of his Law; repeateth the ten Commandements, and explaineth them particularly, with the Ordinan∣ces to them belonging, adding some moe which he had not before mentioned; confirmeth the whole Law, with promises to those that keepe it, and threatnings to the disobedient; re∣neweth the Covenant between God and his people; prophesieth of things that should come to passe in ages following; blesseth the Tribes of Israel with severall blessings; and having viewed the Land of promise from an high mountaine, he dyeth, and is buried of God; Iosua being his successor in the Government of the people.

More particularly.

• MOses rehearseth Gods calling of Israel from Horeb towards Canaan. The Officers set to governe them. The Spies sent to view the land, and the peoples rebellion following thereupon. Chap. 1
• How they passed by Edom, Moab, and Ammon; but fought with the Amorites, and conquered King Sihon. 2
• How Ogwas conquered, and their Countries allot∣ted to some tribes of Israel. 3
• An exhortation to obey Gods law, and to shun id∣latrie. 4
• Of the ten Commandements given at Horeb; and how the people were affected at the giving of the Law. 5
• An exposition of the first Commandement, how God should be knowne, loved, and obeyed. 6
• To root out the Canaanites, and their Idolatrie. 7
• To beware lest forgetfulnesse of former mercies, or plenty of good things in Canaan, turne them from God. 8
• Moses would humble Israel under the Lord their God, by remembrance of their former many rebelli∣ons, and Gods mercies renewed and continued, not∣withstanding. 9 and 10
• Hee exhorteth them to love and obey the Lord, by many weighty reasons. 11
• An explanation of the second Commandement, of abolishing false worship, and serving God according to his law. 12
• The third Commandement expounded against a∣buse of Gods name, by false prophets, inticers, and revolters to Idolatry. 13
• The holy Communion of Gods people, taught by shadowes, of cleane meats, tithes, &c. 14
• The fourth Commandement explained, by the rites of the Sabbath yeare, and the solemne feasts, &c. 15 and 16
• The fifth Commandement, of obedience to gover∣nours civill and ecclesiasticall, appointed of God: but not to hearken to any heathenish ministers, or false Prophets. 17 and 18
• The sixt Commandement, touching man-slaugh∣ter, wars, murder by one unknowne, &c. 19, 20, 21
• The seventh Commandement, touching adultery, rape, fornication, incest. 22
• The eighth Commandement, touching usury, pay∣ment of vowes, liberty in anothers field, pledges, man-stealers, wages, almes, justice, weights and measures, &c. 23, 24, 25
• The solemne profession of homage unto God in Ca∣naan, at the bringing of first-fruits, tithes, &c. 26
• Of writing the Law upon stones, the blessings and curses openly pronounced, and confirmed by the peo∣ple. 27
• Moses promiseth many blessings to them that keepe the Law, and threatneth many curses to the disobedi∣ent. 28
• The renewing of the Covenant betweene God and Israel. 29
• A promise of mercie to repentant sinners, belee∣ving in Christ. 30
• The people are encouraged to enter into Canaan, with Iosua their Captaine. Their falling from God is foretold. 31
• Moses song, wherein he prophesieth of the state of Israel untill the latter daies. 32
• Before his death Moses blesseth the Tribes of Israel. 33
• Moses vieweth the land, and dyeth; is buried of God, mourned for of the people, and praised above all Prophets. 34