THE THIRD BOKE OF Moſés, called [*]Leuiticus.

THE ARGVMENT.

AS God daily by moſte ſingular benefites declared him ſelfe to be mindful of his Church: ſo he wolde not that thei ſhulde haue anie occaſion to truſt ether in them ſelues, or to depend vpon others for lacke of temporal things, or oght that belonged to his diuine ſeruice and religion. Therefore he or-deined diuers kyndes of oblations and ſacrifices, to aſſure them of forgiuenes of their offences.(if thei offred them in true faith and obedience) Alſo he appointed their Prieſts and Leuites, their apparel, offi-ces, conuerſation and portion: he ſhewed what feaſtes thei ſhulde obſerue, and in what times. Moreo-uer he declared by theſe ſacrifices & ceremonies that the reward of ſinne is death, and that without the blood of Chriſt the innocent Lambe there can be no forgiuenes of ſinnes. And becauſe thei ſhulde giue no place to their owne inuentions (which thing God moſte deteſteth as appeareth by the terrible example of Nadáb and Abihú) he preſcribed euen to the leaſt things, what thei ſhulde do, as what beaſtes thei ſhulde offre and eat: what diſeaſes were contagious and to be auoyded: what ordre thei ſhulde take for all maner of filthines and pollution: whoſe companie thei ſhulde flee: what maria-ges were lawful: and what politike lawes were profitable. Which things declared, he promiſed fauour and bleſsing to them that kept his Lawes, and threatened his curſe to them that tranſgreſſed them.