Threatned.
The Lord said unto Moses, Goe down, charge the people lest they break thorow unto the Lord to gaze, & many of them perish Exod: 19, 21. Charge the people—in Hebrew 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 testify to them, or command them before witnesses; for there being no law to forbid this act, they will say they were too severely dealt with, unlesse there be some to witnesse that it was forbidden by God: Then again, charge them before witnesses, to shew that I am re∣solved to do what I say; as Joseph did his brethren Gen: 43, 3. Lest they breake tho∣row unto the Lord: it may be render'd lest they destroy themselves for God, viz: Out of desire to look and pry, or out of curiosity to see him.