An introduction into the bookes of the prophets and apostles. Written by Peter Palladius, Doctor of Diuinity and Byshop of Rochil. Faithfully translated out of Latin into English. By Edw. Vaughan.

4. Of the book of Numery.

THis book hath his name of numbring, bi¦cause the people of God are numbred af¦ter their tribes, & are ordred for the exercise of religion, & their places of abode, and their offices are distributed & apponited for eue∣ry seuerall tribe. Here are repeated also ma∣ny transgressions of the people, many daun∣gers, many punishments, & many blessings of God bestowed vpon the people, as they were betweene mount Sinay and the land of promise. Al which matters haue reference vnto Christ, for whom the common-weale of Israel was set vp. The prophesy also of Ba¦laam concerning the kingdome of Christ is in this book.

From the beginning of the book to the 5, chap. are numbred generallye: first all the Tribes of the people of Isr. & the tents of e∣uery tribe are placed about the tabernacle. Then particularly the tribe of Leuy is num∣bred, vnto whome by themselues their offi∣ces are appointed.

From the 5, ch. to the 7, are diuers lawes described, as 1. of casting out the hoast, 2. of Ielousy, 3. of Nazarits, vnto which in th••end of the 6, chap. is anexed a forme of blessing, which our ministers do vse (in steade of It••∣missa) when the supper of Christ is ended: whereof there be these particulars,

• 1 The Lord blesse thee and keep thee.
• 2 The Lord lighten thee with his coun∣tenance, & haue mercy on thee.
• 3 The, Lorde lift vp his countenance vp∣on thee, and giue thee peace.

From the 7, to the 11, are sundry ordinan∣ces described: for the noble guifts of Prin∣ces which were offered in the dedication of the Tabernacle being erected, & of the al∣tar, as the ordination of consecrating the Leuites in the 8, chap. the ordination of the feast of the passeouer in the 9, cha. the ordi∣nation of the trumpets in the 10, chap. which part is ordained in the end of the 10, chapt. praier of Moses before the lifting vp & dis∣posing of the Arke.

From the 11, to the 17, are described fear∣full examples whereby men ought to bee brought to feare, as

• 1. The murmuting of y^e people for flesh, and the punishment of their murmuring.
• 2. The sedition of Aron and Marie his sister, who was punished with Leprosie (against Moses.)
• 3. The vnfaithfulnesse of the spies of the land of Canaan which put the people in feare.
• 4. The murmuring and weeping of the people, and the punishment of theyr in∣credulity.
• 5. The punishment of those, that sin of ignorance, pride, &c. and of one that ga∣thered sticks vpon the sabaoth day.
• 6. The sedition and pu∣nishment of
  • Corah.
  • Dathan.
  • & Abiron.

From the 17, to the 21, besides the my∣racles of Arons rodde bearing blossomes is described, the dignity, office, and reward of the priests and Leuites, with the making of the sprinkling water of the ashes of a Cowe, wherunto is added the story of Arons death and of his sister Mary.

From the 22, to the 25, after the Con∣quest

in battell against the Cananites, is dis∣cribed a fearefull example of Murmuring, punnished with fierie serpents: where y^e bra∣sen serpent represents Christ Iohn;, And then in the other 3 chapters is discribed the blessing of the people, and balams prophe∣sie of Christ.

From the 25, to the 28, besides y^e dread∣full punnishment of Fornication, the people are againe numbred before the diuision of y^e lande of Canaan, & the law of inheriting is published.

From the 28, to y^e 31, is discribed the or∣dayning of Sacrifices in euery feast, as Sacrifice.

• 1 Of the daily sacrifice.
• 2 Of the Sabaothes.
• 3 Of the new moones.
• 4 Of the passeouer.
• 5 Of Whitsontide.
• 6 Of Trumpets.
• 7 Of Propitiation.
• 8 Of Tabernacles.
• 9 Of Collection

¶ To these is added a Discription of sundrie Vowes.

From the 31 to the eude are established certaine matters concerning Pollicie.

1 The parting of the spoile after the vi∣ctory, in the warre against the Amalakites.

2 A particular diuiding of the lande of Canaan.

3 A rehearsall of the places of ab••ade, where the Israelites sometimes staied, for the space of 40. yeares.

4 A discription of the bounds of the land of Canaan, and the chusing of them that should be deuiders; with the part of the Leuites, the Cities of refuge, and posses∣sions which might not bee translated to another Tribe.

All these are full of Examples, of Faith and vnbeleefe, of transgressions, punish∣ments, and of the maruellous administrati∣ons of God; hauing reference to Christ that was to come in the flesh.