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QUEST. XI. How the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.

THe glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. 1. The Lord giveth here a double testimony of his presence, for the approbation of this work made by his appointment; there was a cloud without, and in • us splendor gloriae Dei, within the brightsome glory of God, Gallass. For so the Apostle calleth the shining of Moses face, the glory of his countenance, 1. Cor. 3. Oleaster. 2. By this was signified both the presence of Christ in his Church, because this cloud filled the Tabernacle within, and the Lord's protection of his Church, the cloud covered it without, Marbach. 3. And as the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle: so in Christ, who is the true Tabernacle, the Godhead dwelleth bodily and essentially, Osiander. 4. Though the glory of the Lord filled the earthly Tabernacle, yet his glory remained still in heaven: only the Lord vouchsafed there a visible sign of his presence, that they might know him to be near unto them as often as he was called upon, Calvin.

QUEST. XII. Why it pleased God to make the cloud a sign of his presence.

IT hath pleased God diversely to use the clouds as symbols and signs of his presence: so he set his bow in the clouds, as a sign of his favor: he went before his people in a cloud: Christ was transfigured in the mount in a bright cloud: when he ascended, a cloud took him out of their fight, and he shall come again in the clouds to judge the quick and the dead.

2. First, as the cloud engendereth rain, doth shelter from the heat of the Sun; so Christ by the influence and rain of grace doth comfort his Church, and protecteth it in the heat of persecution, Simler. Secondly, as the fi • e heateth, giveth light, and purgeth; so Christ by his Spirit worketh all these in his Church, comforting, illuminating, and purifying the same, Pelarg.

QUEST. XIII. Why Moses could not enter into the Tabernacle.

Vers. 35. MOses could not enter into the Tabernacle, because the cloud abode there, &c. 1. Tostatus confuting Lyranus, who thinketh that Moses did not enter into the Tabernacle, propter reverentiam, because of the reverence of the place, and not for that the thick cloud did hinder his • ight, affirmeth the contrary: that Moses rather entered not, because of the thick cloud. But seeing that this was a lightsome cloud, and therefore is called the glory of the Lord, it was not the thickness of the cloud, that could have been an impediment to Moses: he therefore rather forbeareth to enter of reverenc • : as when it was said unto him, while the fire burned in the bush, come not hither, &c. Exod. 3.

2. Moses entered into the thick cloud in mount Sinai, but here he cannot enter. Pelican maketh this the reason, because now Moses representeth the people of the Jews, to whom the glory of the Lord in the T • bernacle was as a cloud. But he as well represented the person of the people, when he went up to receive the Law for them: therefore that is no reason. The cause then is this, Moses durst not ascend up unto God into the mount uncalled, he waited six days in the mount, and the seventh the Lord called unto him, chap. 24▪16 at this time therefore, it was not lawful for Moses to come near, being not called, or bidden so to do, Gallas.

3. And by this means, the Lord would have his Tabernacle afterward reverenced of all, into the which Moses had no entrance at this time, for the great glory of the Lord: as for the same cause at the dedication of Solomon's Temple, the glory of the Lord so filled the house, that the Priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud; the glorious light whereof they could not endure. And thus the Lord would have his house reverenced because of his presence.

4. But the cloud did not always thus fill the house, but at this time the Lord did it to sanctify the Tabernacle with his presence. The cloud had three positions or places: sometime it was within the Tabernacle, then none could enter, as here, and Numb. 12. when the cloud stood at the door of the Tabernacle, when the Lord called to Aaron and Miriam: or it rested upon the Tabernacle, then Moses and Aaron might enter, but the campe removed not: but when the cloud was lift up altogether from the Tabernacle, then the campe went forward, Lyranus.

QUEST. XIV. In what order the campe marched.

Vers. 36. THe children of Israel went forward. 1. The order how they marched is set forth, Numb. 2. the whole host was divided into four squadrons and standards: in the first quarter on the East was Judah. with Issachar and Zebulun: on the South was Reuben, Simeon and Gad: on the North was Dan, with Naphtali and Asher: on the West side behind, marched Ephraim, Manassis and Benjamin. • . And these went forward in such order, that neither the standards were mingled together, nor yet the tribes under the same standard, nor the families in the same tribe: but the standards, tribes, and families kept their distinct order. 3. In the midst of the host went the Tabernacle, with the host of the Levites round about: Moses and Aaron with the Priests before, the Gersanites behind, the Merarites on the North, and the Caathites on the South, Gallas. But howsoever it was with the rest, it is very like that Moses went first, because he gave direction when the campe should set forward, Calvin.

QUEST. XV. Why it is called the Lord's cloud, and of four miraculous things in it.

Vers. 38. THe cloud of the Lord. Though all the clouds, and whatsoever else is in the heaven and earth be the Lord's, yet this cloud after a more special manner is said to be the Lord's, because of these special and extraordinary properties which it had, which were signs of the Lord's special presence. 1. The place and situation of it was extraordinary, for clouds remain not near the earth, because by the reflection of the beams of the Sun, they are apt to be dispersed; but this cloud rested upon the Tabernacle. 2. Other clouds continue not, they are soon dispersed, and dissolved: but this cloud remained in their sight for the space of forty years. 3. It was immovable and immurable, not subject to the force and violence of the winds and weather, whereas other clouds are carried of the winds. 4. It had an extraordinary motion: it was neither moved, motu naturali, by any natural motion, as the vapors and clouds ascend, nor motu raptus, by the wrapped and swift motion of the heavens, as the clouds that are aloft follow the motion of the celestial spheres: nor yet motu violent • ▪ by a violent motion, as the clouds are forced of the winds: for sometime this cloud moved against the wind: but it had motum progressivum ▪ a kind of progress, and walking motion, sometime forward, sometime backward, sometime on the right hand, sometime on the left, as it pleased God to point out the journeies of his people, Tostat. qu. 13.

Concerning other questions of the Tabernacle, as how it was situated in the Court whether • ust in the midst, as being distant 35. cubits from the East end, and as many from the West, which is the opinion of Tostatus, qu. 14, or rather it was fifty cubits distant from the East end, so that the forepart of the Court was a just square, of fifty cubits on each side, as thinketh Lyranus, which is the more probable. See this handled before, qu. 13. chap. 27. As likewise of the whole form and fashion of the Tabernacle▪ with the instruments thereof, see qu. 25. chap. 27. To those places I refer the Reader, not thinking it necessary to repeat the same things again.

4. Places of Doctrine.

1. Doct. All things in the Church must be done in order.

Vers. 3. THou shalt put therein the Ark. In that the Lord appointeth Moses in what order the Tabernacle should be set up, and everything placed therein, it showeth, that both in the doctrine and discipline of the Church, all things should be done in order▪ Simler. For God is not the author of confusion, as the Apostle saith, who willeth all things to be done honestly and by order.

2. Doct. The Sacraments depend not of the worthiness of the Minister.

Vers. 9. THou shalt take anointing only. Moses annointeth the Tabernacle, not Aaron, who was appointed to be the Priest: to teach us, that signs and Sacraments receive not their strength and virtue from the dignity of the Ministers, but from the institution of God, Simler.

3. Doct. How the Lord was present in the Tabernacle.

Vers. 34. THe glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. God was not so present in the Tabernacle, as though that place could contain or comprehend his glory: for he dwelleth not in Temples made with hands, but because there it pleased him to show some visible signs of his presence: God is said to be present three ways: 1. After a general manner, by his power, as he is in every place. 2. More specially by his grace, and so he is present only to the faithful. 3. The third kind of presence is, qu • nobis in Christo adest, whereby God is present in Christ, who assumed the human nature unto his Divine, in the unity of person; haec est prastantissima praesentia Divinitatis, this is the most excellent presence of God in Christ, both God and man, Simler. In that God is present with us, to whom our nature is united in one person.

5. Places of Confutation.

1. Confut. That Christ's humanity is not everywhere present.

BUt here we refuse and reject that fourth kind of presence of Christ even in his humanity, as the Lutherans hold, whereof Marbachius thus writeth, That the divine nature of Christ causeth, that his humanity, which by the property of it own nature, which it retaineth forever, can be but in one place as once, sit vbi{que} & maxim in Ecclesia, should be everywhere, and most of all in his Church: his reason is, because the Godhead being everywhere, ipsam unionis cause gloria su • participem fac • , maketh the humanity for the union sake partaker of his glory. Contra. 1. This assertion of Marbachius includeth a contradiction: for how doth Christ's human nature retain the natural property thereof forever, in being but in one place at once, if it be everywhere by virtue of the Godhead? 2. If by virtue of this union, the human nature can do all, which the Deity doth; then the human nature should be absorpt, and as it were changed into the Divine. 3. There is a mutual communication of the properties between the two natures of Christ, but such as destroyeth not the true properties of either: but if this property of the Deity were communicated to the human nature, to be everywhere, the humanity of Christ should be altered in nature, being without the true property thereof, which is to be but in one place at once. 4. And as the reason of this assertion is not sound; so the conclusion it self of Christ's omnipresence in his humanity is contrary to the Scriptures: for Saint Peter saith, Whom the heavens must contain, until the time that all things be restored.

2. Confut. Against the superstitious hallowing of Churches.

Vers. 9. THou shalt take the anointing oil. 1. From this example of Moses anointing of the Tabernacle, the Romanists would warrant their consecrating of Churches, with oil and other ceremonies: and they hold it as a principle, that it is not lawful to say Mass in a Church not hallowed.

2. By such ceremonies and rites, they say religion and devotion is stirred up in men's minds.

3. By such hallowing devils are expelled.

4. Constantine when he had built a Church, called thither the Nicene Fathers to consecrate it.

5. Christ vouchsafed to be present at the dedication feast in Jerusalem. Contra. As we condemn not a Christian dedication, blessing and sanctifying of things, without superstition: as David dedicated his house which he had newly built, Psal. 30. in the title: which kind of sanctifying is done partly by prayer grounded upon God's word, as the Apostle showeth, 1 Timoth. 4.5. partly by the sober and right use of such things, when they are employed to a good end: as the Churches of Christians are hallowed and sanctified by the word of God, and exercises of religion there used. So yet such superstitious consecrations, as with oil, tapers, crossings, and such like, we utterly condemn.

1. There is no hallowing or sanctifying of anything, without the warrant of God's word, 1 Timoth. 4.5. but they have no word for such ceremonies to be used. 2. They make more account of their own traditions, than of God's institution: for every Priest may baptize, but their Bishops only hallow Churches. 3. They commit idolatry by this means, in dedicating Churches to Saints, and so take away part of God's honor. 4. They make these ceremonies a part of God's worship, and ascribe spiritual virtue unto them, for they give indulgences and pardons of sins, by the virtue of such hallowed Churches.

The former reasons are of no force. 1. The typical ceremonies of the Law, such as was the anointing of the Tabernacle, do not bind us now, they are abolished. 2. True devotion and religion, cannot be stirred up in the mind by human rites and observations, which are not grounded upon God's word. 3. By the same reason, if by their anointing devils are driven out of Churches, it were good that all houses and other places were anointed, to drive away evil spirits: but our Savior showeth that devils are cast out by prayer and fasting, therefore not by such toys. 4. Constantine's Church was consecrated by the prayers, and thanksgiving of the Christian Bishops, not by any such superstitious usages. 5. The dedication of the Temple was a legal observation and concerneth us not now: neither doth it follow, because Christ observed it that it is to be kept still: for he was also circumcised, to show his obedience to the Law, Simlerus.

3. Confut. That there is not in Orders imprinted an indelible character.

Vers. 15. THe anointing shall be a sign, that the Priesthood shall be everlasting unto them. Tostatus out of this place would infer, that in orders, as likewise in Baptism, there is imprinted an indelible character in the soul, which can never be blotted out: as these were but once anointed during their life to minister in the Priesthood, qu. 4.

Contra. 1. This place proveth no such thing: for it is not spoken of the anointing of their persons, which could be for no long continuance, but of the anointing and consecrating of Aaron and his posterity for the priesthood perpetually: the anointing and consecrating of the Fathers, could not print an indelible character in their posterity. 2. This indelible character or badge, which they say is by Baptism, and Orders imprinted in the soul, and can never be blotted out, is but a device of their own: for what badge or mark of Judas Apostleship could remain, when he had betrayed his Master, and manifestly shown himself to be the child of perdition? or what could be imprinted in Simon Magus soul by Baptism? of whom Saint Peter saith, He had no part nor fellowship with them, and his heart was not aright in the sight of God, Act. 8.21. See more of this controversy, Synops. Cont. 2. error. 98.

4. Confut. Outward succession not always required in the Ministry.

Vers. 12. THou shalt bring Aaron, and his sons, &c. The Romanists make this special exception against the Ministers of the Gospel, that they can show no lawful succession, which is required in an ordinary calling, nor yet miracles to prove their extraordinary calling, therefore they hold their calling to be none at all.

Contra. 1. Aaron was the Lord's high Priest, not by succession from any other but by consecration from Moses, the civil governor at God's appointment: and so no doubt, but Princes, reformers of religion by their authority may establish Ministers and Preachers thereunto rightly called. 2. Everie extraordinary calling was not confirmed by signs, as divers of the Prophets are not found to have wrought miracles. 3. And though it were granted that the calling of the first Ministers of the Gospel, were in respect of the manner extraordinary, yet because for the matter and doctrine it is not new, but the same which the Apostles preached, there need no miracles, seeing the same faith was before ratified and sealed by the miracles wrought by the Apostles, Simlerus. See Synops. Centur. 1. err. 20.

6. Moral observations.

1. Observ. Not to come before the Lord without due preparation.

Vers. 31. THey washed their hands. By this ceremony was signified, that none should assemble, or draw near unto God with impure and unwashen affections, Oleaster. As Moses also was bid to put off his shoes, when he drew near unto the fire burning in the bush. So the Apostle will have men to examine themselves, before they come unto the Lord's table, 1 Cor. 11.28.

2. Observ. God's house is to be reverenced.

Vers. 34. THe glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle. God shown such glorious signs of his presence, to the end his Tabernacle should be the more reverenced of all, Marbach. As Jacob said, Gen. 28.17. How fearful is this place! this is none other than the house of God. So David also saith, Psal. 5.7. In thy fear will I worship toward thy holy Temple.

3. Observ. The greater gifts one hath, the more he should humble himself.

Vers. 35. SO Moses could not enter. Moses the more familiarly the Lord vouchsafed to speak unto, tanto se humiliorem praebet, &c. showeth himself so much the more modest and humble: he will not presume to enter into the Tabernacle, where God's presence was, though at other times the Lord had admitted him to familiar conference. This example teacheth men, that the more excellent gifts they have, they should so much more show themselves humble and lowly, Gallas. As Saint Paul, though he labored more than all the Apostles, yet confesseth, He was the least of the Apostles, and not worthy to be called an Apostle.

Ves. 36. When the cloud ascended, the children of Israel went forward. Oleaster hereupon giveth this good note: Beatus homo, quem direxeris Domine, & qui non se movet, nisi signum ei ostenderis, &c. Happy is the man, whom thou directest O Lord, and who will not stir, unless thou show him a sign, &c. We must wait then upon God for his direction, as the eyes of the servants look unto the hand of their masters. And as the campe of Israel removed at the lifting up of this cloud, so by God's direction I have begun, and by his gracious blessing finished this long and laborious work (this fifth of June, Anno 1608.) To whom in all humbleness of soul, and with bended knees of my heart, I do only ascribe the praise thereof: and now as at the settling of this cloud, the cam • e stayed, so here I rest for this time, until by the ascending of the cloud, that is, the further motion and direction of God's Spirit, I shall be raised to march on still by those heavenly stations of the Scriptures toward the celestial Canaan, Amen.

1 Timoth. 1.17.

Now unto the King everlasting, immortal, invisible, unto God only wise, be honor and glory forever and ever, Amen.

Certain General questions out of the whole book explained.

1. QUest. Concerning the inscription of the book.
2. qu. Of the computation of years comprehended in the story of Exodus.
3. qu. Whether Moses were the writer of this book.
4. qu. Whether Moses Judicial laws do now necessarily bind the Civil Magistrate.

Questions upon the first Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the twelve Patriarchs are so often rehearsed.
2. qu. Why Jacob's sons are not always rehearsed in the same order.
3. qu. How they are said to be seventy souls, that went down with Jacob into Egypt.
4. qu. Of the wonderful multiplying of the Israelites in Egypt:
5. qu. In what time the Israelites so exceedingly increased.
6. qu. By what means the Israelites increased.
7. qu. Who this new King was, that knew not Joseph.
8. qu. Why this Pharaoh is called a new King.
9. qu. The causes of the afflection of the Israelites.
10. qu. Of the hard affliction of the Israelites.
11. qu. Of the cities Pithom and Rameses, which the Israelites built for Pharaoh.
12. qu. How many years the affliction of the Israelites is supposed to have continued.
13. qu. The reasons why the Lord suffered his people to be afflicted in Egypt.
14. qu. Whether the Midwives were Egyptians or Hebrew women.
15. qu. Why Pharaoh only giveth his cruel charge to two Midwives.
16. qu. Whether the Midwives made a lie, and are therein to be justified.
17. qu. How the Lord is said to make them houses.
18. qu. Whether the Midwives only were temporally rewarded.

Questions upon the second Chapter.

1. QUest. Of Amram, Moses father.
2. qu. Why it is said he went and took.
3. qu. Of Iacobed Moses mother, whether she were aunt, or cosine german to Amram.
4. qu. Why such marriages were tolerated in those days.
5. qu. When Amram married his wife.
6. qu. Of the time of Moses birth, compared with the times before, and the times after.
7. qu. Of the antiquity of Moses, who is found to be the most ancient of all writers, either sacred or profane.
8. qu. Whether the name of Moses were known unto the Gentiles before Christ.
9. qu. How Moses is said to be a proper child, and by Whom he was hid.
10. qu. The Ark wherein Moses was put, whereof it was made, and where placed.
11. qu. Whether Moses parents did well in exposing him.
12. qu. Of the education of Moses, and his ad • ption to be Pharaohs daughters son.
13. qu. Whence Moses had his learning, of the Egyptians only, or of the Grecians also.
14. qu. What kind of learning Moses received of the Egyptians.
15. qu. Whence the Egyptians received their learning.
16. qu. Why it pleased God that Moses should be instructed in the Egyptian learning.
17. qu. Why Moses had this name given him.
18. qu. Of Moses visiting his brethren.
19. qu. Whether it were lawful for Moses to kill the Egyptian.
20. qu. Why Moses, though warranted from God, yet useth great secrecy, and circumspection in this business.
21. qu. How Moses is said here to fear, seeing the Apostle denieth that he feared the King.
22. qu. Why Moses sufferings are called by the Apostle, the rebukes of Christ.
23. qu. Why Pharaoh sought to slay Moses.
24. qu. The causes why Moses lived in exile and banishment forty years.
25. qu. Of Midian, what country it was and where situat.
26. qu. Rahuel, Jethro, Hobab, whether they were the same.
27. qu. Whether Rahuel were Prince or Priest of Midian.
28. qu. Whether Rahuel were an idolatrous Priest, or a Priest of the true God.
29. qu. Why Zipporah is called an Aethiopesse.
30. qu. In what time Moses sons were borne unto him.
31. qu. To whom the right of imposing names upon the children belongeth.
32. qu. Whence the name of Gershom is derived.
33. qu. What Pharaoh it was that died, while Moses was in Midian.
34. qu. Whether the cry of the Israelites proceeded from true repentance.

Questions upon the third Chapter.

1. QUest. How long Moses kept his father in laws sheep, what he did in the mountain and to what • nd he was so exercised.
2. qu. Of the mount Choreb, whether it was the same with mount Zion, also why Moses went thither, and why it is called the mountain of God.
3. qu. Of the vision of the bush.
4. qu. Of the flame of fire that burned in the bush.
5. qu. What is meant by the burning of the fire without consuming the bush.
6. qu. Whether it were an Angel, or God himself, that appeared unto Moses, and whether he that appeared were Michael the Prince of the people of God.
7. qu. What made Moses to draw near to behold this strange sight.
8. qu. Why the Lord doubleth Moses name in calling him.
9. qu. What the putting off the shoes meaneth.
10. qu. Why the Lord calleth himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
11. qu. Why Moses hid his face.
12. qu. How this text is alleged by our Savior in the Gospel, to prove the resurrection of the dead.
13. qu. Why our Savior in the Gospel specially urgeth this place against the Sadducees.
14. qu. How God is said here to descend.
15. qu. In what respect the land of Canaan is called a large country.
16. qu. Of the great fruitfulness of the land of Canaan, and of the wonderful fruit of Palestine, called the apples of Paradise.
17. qu. Whether the fruitfulness of the land of Canaan do yet continue • .
18. qu. Whether the Canaanites were a peculiar people by themselves.
19. qu. How many nations of the Canaanites, and why they were cast out.
20. qu. What made Moses so unwilling to take his calling upon him.
21. qu. What sign it is which the Lord promised to Moses.
22. qu. Why Moses inquireth after God's name.
23. qu. Of the best reading of these words, I am, that I am.
24. qu. What the name is, which the Lord here giveth himself.
25. qu. Of the meaning of the name Eheie, and whether Plato and other Philosophers received any light from Moses books.
26. qu. Of the name of God Jehovah, whether it be ineffable.
27. qu. Why Moses is bid to gather the Elders together.
28. qu. Why they make request but for three days journey.
29. qu. How the people is said to have sacrificed in the wilderness.
30. qu. How it is said Pharaoh should not let them go, no not with strong hand.

Questions upon the fourth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether Moses offended in charging the people.
2. qu. What the first sign meaneth, of turning the rod into a serpent.
3. qu. What is signified by the leprosy of Moses hand.
4. qu. What kind of leprosy Moses hand was stricken with.
5. qu. Whether the third sign of turning water into blood, were shown at this time.
6. qu. Whether in these miracles there were a substantial change.
7. qu. Whether Moses indeed had an impediment of speech, and what it was.
8. qu. How God is said to make the deaf and dumb.
9. qu. How and wherefore the Lord was present with Moses mouth.
10. qu. Whom Moses meaneth that he would have sent.
11. qu. Whether Moses sinned in his so often refusal, seeing God was angry with him▪ and wherein Moses sinned, and how God is angry with his children.
12. qu. Why Aaron is called the Levite.
13. qu. How Moses is said to be as God to Aaron.
14. qu. Whether Moses did well being called of God, in taking his leave of his father in law.
15. qu. Why Moses concealed from Jethro the principal end of his going.
16. qu. Whether God spake to Moses in Midian beside that vision in Horeb.
17. qu. Of Moses wife and children, and of his provision for his journey.
18. qu. Why Moses staff is called the rod of God.
19. qu. How God is said to harden Pharaohs heart • that God, man, and Satan, are said to harden the heart, but diversely.
20. qu. How Israel is called the first borne son of God.
21. qu. Who smote Moses in the June, and how.
22. qu. For what sin the Lord would have killed Moses.
23. qu. Whether the Israelites transgressed, in omitting circumcision forty years in the wilderness.
24. qu. What moved Moses to defer the circumcision of his child.
25. qu. Why the Lord meeteth Moses by the way, and not before.
26. qu. Whether Zipporah circumcised her son with a sharp knife.
27. qu. Whether both Moses sons, or one only were uncircumcised, and upon what occasion.
28. qu. At whose feet Zipporah, and what she cast.
29. qu. Why Zipporah called Moses, husband of blood.
30. qu. Whether those words of Zipporah rehearsed again, were uttered by Zipporah, or by Moses the writer.
31. qu. How Zipporah knew that Moses was stricken for the neglect of circumcision.
32. qu. Who it was that departed from Moses.
33. qu. Of the mystical application of the history.
34. qu. What manner of faith it was which the people had in believing Moses.

Questions upon the fifth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the Lord sent Moses so often to Pharaoh.
2. qu. Whether Moses and Aaron went in alone to Pharaoh.
3. qu. Whether Pharaoh were altogether ignorant of God.
4. qu. Why mention is only made of going three days journey.
5. qu. What other things were said and done by Moses before Pharaoh.
6. qu. In what sense Pharaoh saith, they were much people.
7. qu. Why they used straw in making of brick.
8. qu. Whether Moses sinned in expostulating with God.
9. qu. How the Lord is said to afflict his people.

Questions upon the sixth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the divers names which are given unto God in the Scripture.
2. qu. Of the divers kinds of names given unto God.
3. qu. Of the excellency of the name Jehovah.
4. qu. Whether the name Jehovah, be understood of Christ.
5. qu. Of the right pronunciation of the name Jehovah.
6. qu. Whether the name Jehovah be ineffable, that is, not to be pronounced.
7. qu. How the Lord was not known by his name Jehovah, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
8. qu. Why the Genealogy of Reuben, Simeon, and Levi is inserted.
9. qu. How Reuben is said here to be the first borne.
10. qu. Of the age of Levi.
11. qu. Of the age of Kohath.
12. qu. Of the age of Amram.
13. qu. Why the sons of Korah and Ithamar are set down.
14. qu. Why Aaron took a wife of the tribe of Judah.
15. qu. How Moses without ostentation setteth forth his own commendation.
16. qu. In what sense Moses saith he was of uncircumcised lips.

Questions upon the seventh Chapter.

1. QUest. The divers appellations of the name of God.
2. qu. In what sense Moses is called Aaron's God.
3. qu. In what sense Aaron is called Moses Prophet.
4. qu. Why the tribes of Israel are called Armies.
5. qu. Of Moses age.
6. qu. Whether Pharaoh asked a sign, and whether a sign may be required.
7. qu. Of the divers names of the Egyptian Magicians here used.
8. qu. Of divers kinds of Magicke.
9. qu. Of the first author and inventor of art Magicke.
10. qu. Who were the ringleaders and chief of the Egyptian Magicians; where also of the place where Jannes and Jambres were buried.
11. qu. Whether things done by magic and enchantment, are in truth, or in show only.
12. qu. What things are permitted to Satan to do.
13. qu. How divers ways Satan's power is limited.
14. qu. Whether the devil by his own power can cause thunder and lightning.
15. qu. Of the power of spirits in natural works, and of divers strange and admirable works in nature.
16. qu. What works in natural things are forbidden unto spirits to do, and how Satan two ways maketh things to appear that are not.
17. qu. Whether Satan can raise the spirits and souls of the dead; where these particulars are handled of the fabulous reports of the Heathen, of the imagined force of Necromancie. 2. Reasons against Necr • mancie. 3. In what cases the dead have been raised and appeared.
18. qu. Why Satan doth counterfeit the spirits of the dead.
19. qu. Of the divers kinds of miracles.
20. qu. Of the difference between true miracles and false.
21. qu. Whether the Sorcerers brought forth true serpents.
22. qu. By what means Satan deluded Pharaoh with a show of serpents.
23. qu. Why the Lord suffered the Sorcerers of Egypt, to show such contrary signs.
24. qu. Whether Pharaoh being deceived by the Magicians false signs, be thereby excusable.
25. qu. Of the number of the plagues of Egypt.
26. qu. Of the greatness of the plagues of Egypt, how the Egyptians were every way punished.
27. qu. Where the plagues of Egypt, and to what place they were sent at the first.
28. qu. At what time the plagues were sent upon Egypt.
29. qu. In what time all the plagues were finished.
30. qu. Whether the good Angels or the Lord were the ministers of the Egyptian plagues.
31. qu. For what ends and causes the Lord wrought such wonders in Egypt.
32. qu. Who were exempted from the plagues of Egypt.
33. qu. Whether the Egyptians, which cohabited with the Israelites in the land of Goshen, were exempted from the plagues.
34. qu. Of the diversity in the manner of the plagues.
35. qu. Of Pharaohs divers and variable behavior.
36. qu. Why the Lord sent divers plagues upon Pharaoh, not cutting him off at once.
37. qu. Why Aaron is sometime the minister of the plagues, and not Moses.
38. qu. Why the first plague beginneth in the water.
39. qu. Of the greatness of the first plague.
40. qu. Whence the Sorcerers had the water, which they also turned into blood.
41. qu. What shift the Egyptians made for water, during the first plague.
42. qu. Whether the rain that fell were turned into blood.
43. qu. Whether the Sorcerers did turn the waters into true blood.
44. qu. How this first plague was stayed.
45. qu. Of the application and use of this first plague.

Questions upon the eighth Chapter.

1. QUest. What kind of frogs the second plague brought upon Egypt.
2. qu. Of the greatness of this plague of frogs.
3. qu. From whence this great abundance of frogs came.
4. qu. In what place, and how the Sorcerers brought forth frogs.
5. qu. Why Pharaoh calleth now for Moses, and not before.
6. qu. Why Moses saith to Pharaoh, Take this honor to thee.
7. qu. Whether Moses tempted God in prescribing the time of removing the plague.
8. qu. Of the use and application of the plague of frogs.
9. qu. Why Pharaoh appointeth Moses tomorrow.
10. qu. Why the Lord did not remove the frogs quite.
11. qu. The difference of the third plague of lice, from the former.
12. qu. Whether the third plague was of lice.
13. qu. Why the Lord plagued the Egyptians with lice.
14. qu. Why the Lord by the stretching forth of Aaron's rod brought forth lice.
15. qu. Why the sorceres could not bring forth lice.
16. qu. What the Sorcerers understand by the finger of God.
17. qu. Whether the Sorcerers had any feeling of God's power.
18. qu. By what power Sorcerers do work, and how the devils sometime be cast out by the power of the devils.
19. qu Why spirits prescribe constellations to be observed and delight in corporal and external visages.
20. qu. Whether it be ordinary for lice to breed out of the slime of Nile.
21. qu. Why Moses is bid to meet Pharaoh by the water.
22. qu. Why there is no mention made in this miracle of Moses rod.
23. qu. What manner of Sorcerers were sent in the fourth plague.
24. qu. Of the name of Beelzebub the god of flies.
25. qu. Whether the land of Goshen were exempted from the former plagues.
26. qu. What things were an abomination to the Egyptians.
27. qu. Whether Moses were ignorant what kind of beasts they should sacrifice to God in the desert.

Questions upon the ninth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why Pharaoh is so often sent unto, whom the Lord did foresee that he would not hear.
2. qu. Why Moses in bringing the plagues, doth not always use Aaron's rod.
3. qu. Why the Lord punisheth the Egyptians in their cattle.
4. qu. Why the Lord doth not always exempt his people from temporal calamities.
5. qu. In what sense all the cattle of Egypt are said to have died.
6. qu. Whether Pharaoh sent into Goshen in the other plagues.
7. qu. Why Pharaoh calleth not to Moses here to pray.
8. qu. Whether this plague were natural or supernatural.
9. qu. Why Moses is the Minister of the sixth plague.
10. qu. Of the plague of boils, and the manner thereof.
11. qu. Why the Magicians are smitten with ulcers.
12. qu. Of the hardening of Pharaohs heart.
13. qu. What plague the Lord threateneth to destroy Pharaoh with.
14. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I have kept thee▪
15. qu. Whether the plague of hail were supernatural.
16. qu. Whether there useth to b • no rain or hail in Egypt.
17. qu. Of the meaning of those words, Since the foundation of Egypt.
18. qu. Of the greatness of this tempest of hail.
19. qu. How Moses knew that Pharaoh dissembled.
20. qu. What kind of grain was not smitten with the ha • le.

Questions upon the tenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why Moses is bid to go to Pharaoh, notwithstanding his heart was hardened.
2. qu. How Moses is said to be a snare to the Egyptians.
3. qu. Of Pharaohs wish, Let the Lord so be with you.
4. qu. Of the nature of Locusts, and whether this plague were extraordinary.
5. qu. Of the greatness of this plague of Locusts.
6. qu. Why sometime Moses, sometime Aaron stretcheth out the rod.
7. qu. What kind of wind it was, which brought the Locusts.
8. qu. Whether this plague of Locusts were incomparable, and not to be matched.
9. qu. In what sense it is said, the Locusts devoured that which was left.
10. qu. Why the plague of Locusts is called a death
11. qu. Of the mystical application of this plague of Locusts.
12. qu. How Moses turned himself, going out from Pharaoh.
13. qu. Of the cause of darkness of the Egypt.
14. qu. How it is said, the darkness was felt.
15. qu. How the Israelites had light in their dwellings.
16. qu. Whether the Egyptians used in the time of this darkness, any candle or fire light.
17. qu. How it is said, No man rose up from his place.
18. qu. When Pharaoh sent for Moses, whether after the darkness was removed, or afore.
19. qu. Of the greatness of this punishment of three days darkness.
20. qu. Of the mystical application of this three days darkness.

Questions upon the eleventh Chapter.

1. QUest. When the Lord spake these words to Moses.
2. qu. Why the overthrow of Pharaoh in the red sea, was counted none of the plagues.
3. qu. Whether God used the ministry of good or bad Angels, in the slaughter of the first borne.
4. qu. Whether one Angel, or many were used in this destruction.
5. qu. Upon whom this plague in smiting the first borne was executed.
6. qu. Whether in every house the first borne were slain.
7. qu. Why the Lord destroyed the first borne.
8. qu. Why the first borne of the cattle also are destroyed.
9. qu. How the gods of the Egyptians were judged.
10. qu. How the Israelites escaped the destruction of the first borne.
11. qu. The mystical application of the last plague upon the first borne.
12. qu. Of the general application of these ten plagues: the ten plagues of Egypt compared with the ten benefits which the children of Israel received in the wilderness.

Divers questions concerning the hardness of heart.

13. QUest. What the hardness of heart is.
14. qu. Whether God be the efficient and working cause of the hardness of heart.
15. qu. God otherwise hardeneth, than by way of manifestation.
16. qu. God doth not harden the heart only by permission.
17. qu. Whether hardness of heart be of God, as it is a punishment of sin, where Pererius is refuted, that misliketh Augustine's distinction.
18. qu. How God is said to harden the heart by patience and longsuffering.
19. qu. Wherefore the Lord useth patience and longsuffering toward the wicked.
20. qu. How God is said to harden by the subtraction of his grace.
21. qu. How God is said, occasionaliter, by ministering occasion, which the wicked abuse, to harden the heart.
22. qu. God is said to harden the heart, as the event is taken for the cause.
23. qu. How diversely in Scripture the terms of blinding and hardening are taken.
24. qu. How divers ways the Lord forsaketh those which are hardened.
25. qu. God hardeneth otherwise than by foreseeing.
26. qu. Whether God may be said to do those things, which he disposeth of to a good end.
27. qu. God otherwise hardeneth, than as a general mover of the heart.
28. qu. How God is said indeed to harden the heart.

Questions upon the twelfth Chapter.

1. QUest. When the Lord spake to Moses.
2. qu. Whether it were a new institution for the beginning of the year, or the renewing of the old.
3. qu. How that month is said to be the beginning of months.
4. qu. Of the name of the first month.
5. qu. When the first month of the Hebrews took beginning.
6. qu. Why the lamb was commanded to be prepared four days before.
7. qu. Whether a lamb were killed in every house, and how many went to the eating of a lamb.
8. qu. Whether beside the Paschal lamb, there were any other solemn sacrifice.
9. qu. Of the divers acceptions and takings of the word evening.
10. qu. Of the time when the Passover should be killed, between the two evenings.
11. qu. Whether the Passover were killed in the first evening, when the fourteenth day began, or in the latter.
12. qu. Whether it were not indifferent to use a lamb or goat for the passover.
13. qu. Why it is added that it should be a male.
14. qu. Of the general signification of the rites of the Passover.
15. qu. The particular application of the rites and ceremonies of the Paschal lamb. 1. Of the eating of the flesh. 2. It must not be eaten raw. 3. Of the unleavened bread. 4. Of the sour and bitter herbs. 5 Of the roasting of the lamb whole together. 6. Of the not reserving of anything till the morning. 7. Of the girding of their loins. 8. Whether the Hebrews stood in the first Passover. 9. Whether Christ stood or sat at the eating of the Passover.
16. qu. Whence the word Pasch is derived.
17. qu. Wherefore it was called the Pasch or Passover.
18. qu. The divers significations of the word Pasch.
19. qu. What things are generally commanded, concerning the keeping of the days of unleavened bread.
20. qu. Why they were enjoined to eat unleavened bread.
21. qu. Why seven days are limited for the keeping of the feast of unleavened bread.
22. qu. Whether the fourteenth or fifteenth day were the first of the seven.
23. qu. In what sense the first day of the seven was called holy.
24.. qu. Of the second solemn day of the Pasch.
25. qu. Whether the seventh day were more solemn than the first.
26. qu. Why the seventh day is called a day of restraint.
27. qu. Why he that did not eat unleavened bread, was to be cut off.
28. qu. Why none uncircumcised were admitted to the Pasch.
29. qu. Whether the servant might be compelled to be circumcised.
30. qu. Why none of the flesh was to be carried out of the house.
31. qu. Why a bone of the Paschal lamb should not be broken.
32. qu. What rites of the Passover might be dispensed withal, and what not.
33. qu. What ceremonies the Jews do hold themselves tied unto at this day.
34. qu. Whether the sprinkle were of hyssop, or of rosemary, or some other thing.
35. qu. Whence they took the blood which they laid upon the door-posts.
36. qu. Why they are forbidden to go forth of their doors.
37. qu. How the ordinance of the Passover is said to be forever.
38. qu. Of the divers applications of the sense of the Scripture.
39. qu. Of the particular mystical applications of the Paschal lamb, and the rites thereof. 1. Of the day and month. 2. Of the setting apart of the lamb upon the tenth day. 3. How Christ is compared to a lamb. 4. Of the blood of the lamb, how it resembled Christ's blood. 5. Of the signification of leaven, and sour herbs. 6. Of the eating with the loins girt, and shoes on the feet, and the staff in the hand.
40. qu. How Pharaoh is said here to have called unto Moses.
41. qu. Whether the Hebrews asked to borrow of the Egyptians their jewels.
42. qu. Whether the Hebrews did any wrong in spoiling the Egyptians of their jewels.
43. qu. Whether the Egyptians asked the jewels before the last plague, or after.
44. qu. What kind of favor it was, which the Lord gave the Israelites in the sight of the Egyptians.
45. qu. Why the Lord enricheth his people with the Egyptians substance.
46. qu. Of which of the Egyptians they asked, and who of the Israelit •• and what.
47. qu. Of the mystical application of the Israelites spoiling of the Egyptians.
48. qu. Of the number of the Israelites that went up out of Egypt.
49. qu. Of Rahmeses, from whence the Israelites went.
50. qu. Of Succoth where the Israelites pitched their tents, going out of Egypt.
51. qu. What this mingled company was, that went with the Israelites out of Egypt.
52. qu. What moved these divers sorts of people to go out of Egypt with Israel.
53. qu. Whether the Israelites went out of Egypt in the evening, in the night, or in the morning.
54. qu. Whether the Israelites dwelt in Egypt more than four hundred years.
55. qu. That the Israelites dwelt not four hundred years only in Egypt.
56. qu. That the Israelites dwelt only two hundred years in Egypt.
57. qu. That the Israelites were not in bondage and servitude in Egypt, all the foresaid term of two hundred years.
58. qu. That Moses understandeth all the time of the sojourning of Israel, and the Fathers in Egypt, and in Canaan.
59. qu. Why their dwelling in Egypt is only named, the rest being also understood.
60. qu. When the four hundred year must take beginning.
61. qu. When the term of 430. years endeth.
62. qu. How the term of four hundred years prefixed to Abraham, and Moses sum of 430. years, do agree together.
63. qu. When the four hundred years prefixed to Abraham must take their beginning.
64. qu. The time of the Hebrews departure out of Egypt, compared with the Chronology of the Heathen.

Questions upon the thirteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. How the first borne were accounted that were consecrated unto God.
2. qu. In what sense the first borne are said to be the Lord's.
3. qu. Why the law of the Passover is repeated.
4. qu. Whether Abib were the proper name of a month.
5. qu. Why the Israelites▪ are charged to keep the Passover in the land of Canaan, and not before.
6. qu. Whether the keeping of the Passover were the cause of their deliverance, or that the cause of the other.
7. qu. How these things should be as signets upon their hands; and of the superstition of the Jews in their fringes and frontlets.
8. qu. Of the redeeming of the fir •• borne of unclean beasts.
9. qu. Of the conditions required in the first borne of clean beasts.
10. qu. Of the law of the redeeming of the first borne of men.
11. qu. Of the spiritual application of the law of the first borne unto Christ.
12. qu. Whether the nearest way from Egypt to Canaan, were thorough the Philistines country.
13. qu. Why the Lord counselleth to prevent dangers.
14. qu. Whether the like danger of war feared with the Philistines, did not befall the Israelites with Amilek.
15. qu. Of the reasons why the Lord led his people about by the wilderness.
16. qu. Whether the Israelites came up armed out of Egypt, or five in a rank.
17. qu. Whether the rest of the Patriarchs bones were removed with Josephs.
18. qu. Who it was that appeared in the cloud, and how.
19. qu. Of the divers properties of the cloud.
20. qu. How this cloud differed from other clouds.
21. qu. When the cloud began first to appear.
22. qu. When the cloud and fiery pillar ceased.
23. qu. Of the four great miracles which the Lord wrought for his people in the desert.
24. qu. Whether the cloud also served to shelter them from the heat of the Sun.
25. qu. Whether the cloud and fiery pillar were two i • substance, or but one.
26. qu. Whether it were a true natural fire that gave them light by night.
27. qu. Whether the pillar of the cloud were moved by any natural motion.
28. qu. Of the times of removing and staying of the cloud.

Questions upon the fourteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the place where they are commanded to pitch.
2. qu. Why the Lord would have them pitch in so discommodious a place.
3. qu. How Pharaoh had word where the Israelites camped.
4. qu. Of Pharaohs chariots and horse-men, and whether there were any foot-men in this host.
5. qu. How the Isaelites are said to come out with a strong hand.
6. qu. Whether the Israelites cried unto God in faith.
7. qu. Of the great sin of the people in expostulating with Moses.
8. qu. Whether Moses did suffer the people at this time to pass without reproof for their murmuring.
9. qu. When the Lord spake these words mentioned to Moses.
10. qu. When Moses cried unto God, and how, and for what.
11. qu. How the Angel is said to remove.
12. qu. What wind it was, which did blow upon the red sea.
13. qu. At what time of the night the sea was divided, where Pererius is confuted, which thinketh that the Israelites stayed five or six hours upon the sea shore before they entered.
14. qu. Whether one way were made in the sea, or twelve ways, for every tribe one.
15. qu. Which of the tribes first entered into the red sea.
16. qu. Whether the Israelites went thorough the midst of the red sea, or only a part of it.
17. qu. Of the division of the red sea, not the work of nature, but altogether miraculous; where Josephus report of the Pamphylian sea, giving way to Alexander the great, is examined.
18. qu. The division of the red sea, and of the river Jordan compared together.
19. qu. Of the blindness of the Egyptians, running headlong upon their own destruction.
20. qu. Why the Lord looked in the morning toward the Egyptians.
21. qu. By what degrees the final subversion of the Egyptians was wrought in the red sea.
22. qu. Of the number of the Egyptians that perished.
23. qu. Whether Pharaoh himself were drowned in the sea.
24. qu. Whether the Israelites were all gone over, when the Egyptians were drowned.
25. qu. Why the Egyptians dead bodies were cast upon the shore.
26 qu. Of the red sea, whence it is so called.
27. qu. Of the fabulous reports of the Heathen writers, concerning the causes of the departure of the Hebrews out of Egypt.
28. qu. Of the comparison between the red sea and Baptism.
29. qu. How the people are said to believe Moses, or in Moses.

Questions upon the fifteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the authority and excellency of Moses song.
2. qu. In what order Moses, the children of Israel, and Miriam sang this song.
3. qu. The end of the song of Moses.
4. qu. Why the Scripture speaketh so much against horse used in battle.
5. qu. How the Lord is said to be the strength and song of his King.
6. qu. Whether God appeared in any visible shape unto the Israelites at the red sea.
7. qu. In what sense Moses saith, he would build the Lord a Tabernacle.
8. qu. How the Lord is said to be high.
9. qu. In what sense the Lord is said to be a man of war.
10. qu. Why now it is said, his name is Jehovah.
11. qu. Of the names of the Captains set over threes.
12. qu. What is meant by the blast of his nostrils.
13. qu. Of the vain boasting of the Egyptians.
14. qu. What are the strong, before whom the Lord is preferred.
15. qu. How the Lord is said to be fearful in praises.
16. qu. Wherein the Egyptians are compared unto lead.
17. qu. How the earth is said to have swallowed them.
18. qu. How the Lord will lead and carry his people.
19. qu. What is meant here by God's holy habitation.
20. qu. What nations should be afraid of the Israelites.
21. qu. Why the Lord is said to plant his people.
22. qu. In what sense the Tabernacle of the Jews, was called a firm and sure Tabernacle, and how long the Temple continued at Jerusalem.
23. qu. Of the meaning of these words, For ever and ever.
24. qu. Whether the 19. verse be a part of Moses song.
25. qu. Whether the Israelites went straight over the red sea.
26. qu. Of the divers kinds of women-singers mentioned in the Scripture.
27. qu. Whether women did at any time publicly prophesy.
28. qu. Why Miriam is said to be the sister of Aaron, and not of Moses.
29. qu. Why Miriam taketh a timbrell.
30. qu. Whether the women came with pipes beside timbrels, or with dancing.
31. qu. Of the lawfulness of Instruments of music.
32. qu. Of dancing.
33. qu. Whether Miriam did sing the whole song, or repeated only the beginning.
34. qu. Whether the desert were simply a desert and barren place.
35. qu. The desert of Shur and Etham were all one.
36. qu. Of the place of Marah.
37. qu. Of the grievous sin of murmuring.
38. qu. Of the divers murmurings of the children of Israel.
39. qu. Whether the wood had any virtue, that Moses cast into the water.
40 qu. Whereon the miracle consisted of h • aling the waters.
41. qu. Why the Lord used this means in heal •• g the waters.
42. qu. Of the mystical signification of this tree.
43. qu. What laws and ordinances the Lord here gave his people.
44. qu. Why the Lord at this time gave his people a law.
45. qu. Who is said here to tempt.
46. qu. Of the divers kinds of temptations.
47. qu. Of the difference between good and bad temptations.
48. qu. Wherein the Lord at this time proved his people.
49. qu. What diseases of Egypt he meaneth.
50. qu. Whether Job being a righteous man felt not of the diseases of Egypt.
51. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I am thy healer.
52. qu. Of the fountains and Palme trees in Elim.
53. qu. Of the mystical signification of the twelve fountains, and seventy Palme trees.
54. qu. Of divers errors and oversights of Josephus.

Questions upon the sixteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the desert of sin.
2. qu. Of the time when the Israelites came into the desert of sin.
3. qu. Whether all the children of Israel murmured.
4. qu. How they are said to have murmured against Moses and Aaron here, and afterward against the Lord.
5. qu. Of the grievous murmuring of the Israelites.
6. qu. How the Israelites are said to have sit by the fleshpots of Egypt.
7. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, he will rain bread from heaven.
8. qu. Why they are commanded every day to gather this bread.
9. qu. How the Lord is said by this, to have proved his people, and to what end.
10. qu. Why the flesh was given in the evening, the bread in the morning.
11. qu. Whether the rock were first stricken to bring out water, or the flesh and bread first sent.
12. qu. Why Moses biddeth Aaron to speak to the people, and doth it not himself.
13. qu. How the people are bid to draw near before the Lord.
14. qu. What cloud it was wherein the Lord appeared.
15. qu. When the Lord thus spake to Moses.
16. qu. What manner of fowls were sent, whether they were Quails.
17. qu. Whether the coming of Quails were a natural work.
18. qu. Whether this story of the sending of the Quails, and that Numb. 11. be all one.
19. qu. Whether the Manna were a kind of dew.
20. qu. Whether the Manna were a natural meteor.
21. qu. Whether the Manna lay about the campe only, and not within it.
22. qu. Whence it was called Manna.
23. qu. Why the Manna is said to be the bread of Angels.
24. qu. Of the measure Gomer, how much it contained.
25. qu. How one measure of Manna sufficed for every ones eating.
26. qu. Why a Gomer was appointed for every head.
27. qu. Whether the people transgressed, in gathering some more, some less.
28. qu. How it came to pass that none had over, that gathered more, nor none had any lack, that gathered less.
29. qu. How the Manna grew to be corrupt with worms.
30. qu. How the Sun is said to wax hot, and of the melting of Manna.
31. qu. How they gathered twice so much upon the sixth day.
32. qu. What moved the Rulers to come and tell Moses, that the people had gathered double.
33. qu. Of the meaning of the 23. verse, and whether they dressed upon the sixth day, that which was reserved for the seventh.
34. qu. Whether the observation of the Sabbath were now first instituted.
35. qu. Of the rest of the Sabbath.
36. qu. The description of Manna, the quantity, fashion, color, and taste thereof.
37. qu. Whether the Manna had a divers relish, according to every ones taste.
38. qu. When Moses spake to Aaron, concerning the pot of Manna, to be set before the Lord.
39. qu. By whom this clause was added of the Israelites eating of Manna forty years.

Questions upon the seventeenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why some mansion places are omitted here.
2. qu. Of penury and want of water, which the Israelites here endured.
3. qu. Why it pleased God to prove his people with thirst.
4. qu. How the people are said to tempt God.
5. qu. Of Moses fear, lest he should be stoned.
6. qu. Why Moses is bid to take the Elders with him.
7. qu. Why Moses is bid to take his rod.
8. qu. Whether it be all one story of smiting the rock, Exod. 17. and Numb. 20. or divers.
9. qu. Of the mount Choreb.
10. qu. Whether the water out of the rock did still follow the Israelites.
11. qu. What nation the Amalekites were, and how they set upon Israel.
12. qu. The reasons which moved the Amalekites to set upon the Israelites.
13. qu. Why Moses goeth not himself to battle, but appointeth Joshua.
14. qu. Whether this Hur were the son of Caleb.
15. qu. Whether Moses lifted up his hands in prayer.
16. qu. How Moses hands were heavy.
17. qu. Of the supporting and bearing up of Moses hands.
18. qu. What this Amalek was, and of whom descended.
19. qu. What book this was wherein Moses is commanded to write this story.
20. qu. Why Moses is commanded to rehearse it to Joshua.
21. qu. Whether Amalek were wholly destroyed by Saul.
22. qu. Of the building of the Altar, and the name thereof.
23. qu. Of the meaning of these words, Thy hand is upon the throne of Jah.

Questions upon the eighteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether Jethro and Rehuel, or Reghuel, were the same man.
2. qu. How Jethro heard what the Lord had done for Moses and Israel.
3. qu. The causes which moved Jethro to come unto Moses.
4. qu. When Moses had sent Zipporah away.
5. qu. Of Moses two sons.
6. qu. How Moses was delivered from the sword of Pharaoh.
7. qu. At what time Jethro came to Moses, before the Law given in mount Sinai, or after.
8. qu. Wherefore Jethro sent before to Moses.
9. qu. Of the manner of Moses entertainment.
10. qu. Why Moses declareth all these things unto Jethro.
11. qu. Of Jethro his joy and rejoicing.
12. qu. Whether Jethro had before this, the knowledge of the true God.
13. qu. Of the meaning and true reading of the 11. verse.
14. qu. Whether Jethro offered himself burnt offerings.
15. qu. In what sense they are said to eat bread before the Lord.
16. qu. How the people came to Moses, to ask of God.
17. qu. Why the Lord would have Moses to take his dirrction from Jethro.
18. qu. What causes Jethro would have reserved to Moses.
19. qu. Of the qualities and properties required in good Magistrates.
20. qu. How the Rulers over thousands, hundreds, &c. are to be counted.
21. qu. Of the number of these Officers, and of their continuance and succession.
22. qu. The difference between Moses office, and the rest.
23. qu. Of the meaning of these words, And God command thee.
24. qu. In what sense the people are said to go quietly to their place.
25. qu. Whether these Officers were chosen by Moses.
26. qu. Whether these Officers were of equal authority, or one subordinarie to another.
27. qu. Of the difference between these Officers, and the seventy Elders, Numb. 10.
28. qu. At what time Jethro took his leave of Moses.

Questions upon the nineteenth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of what year this was the third month.
2. qu. What day of the month the same day was.
3. qu. Whether this first day of the third month, were the 47. day from the Passover.
4. qu. Of the place where they encamped.
5. qu. Whether the Israelites encamped on the East side of the mount Sinai.
6. qu. How Moses is said to go up unto God.
7. qu. Why both these names of Jacob and Israel are joined together.
8. qu. How the Lord is said to carry them upon Eagles wings.
9. qu. How they are said to be the Lord's chief treasure.
10. qu. How they are said to be a Kingdom of Priests.
11. qu. By what reasons the Lord persuaded the people, and why.
12. qu. Whether the people unfeignedly here promise obedience.
13. qu. How the Lord is said to come in the thick cloud, when, and in what thick cloud it was.
14. qu. Why the Lord talketh with Moses in the hearing of the people.
15. qu. Why Moses is said twice to have reported the people's words unto God.
16. qu. Why they are bidden to wash their garments.
17. qu. Whether this were the third day of the month, when the law was given.
18. qu. Whether the fifteenth day of the month were one of the fifty, which went before the giving of the law.
19. qu. Whether our Savior with his disciples and the Jews, kept the Passover together.
20. qu. How the Apostles Pentecost, and the Jews Pentecost, fell out all upon one day.
21. qu. How the Lord is said here to descend.
22. qu. Whether Jehovah Christ Jesus appeared not in the Old Testament, but only, or usually the Angels.
23. qu. Whether it were Jehovah the Lord Christ, or an Angel that came down upon mount Sinai.
24. qu. Why the people are forbidden to come up into the mountain.
25. qu. Why he shall be killed that toucheth the mountain.
26. qu. Why no hand was to touch him that came near the mountain.
27. qu. Why the beast that toucheth the mountain is commanded to be slain.
28. qu. Whether at any time it were lawful for the people to go up to the mountain.
29. qu. Why Moses is not set down to have reported all to the people, which was given him in charge.
30. qu. With what water they washed their clothes.
31. qu. Why they are commanded not to come at their wives.
32. qu. Why Moses maketh such an ample and full declaration and description of the Lord's glorious appearing in mount Sinai.
33. qu. Why it pleased the Lord, in this trouble and fearful manner, to appear with thunder and lightning.
34. qu. Whether this thunder and lightning were natural.
35. qu. Why the Lord appeared in a thick cloud.
36. qu. Of the blowing of the trumpet at the giving of the law, what it signifieth.
37. qu. Of the different manner of the delivering the law and the Gospel.
38. qu. What it was that Moses spake, and the Lord answered.
39. qu. Whether God himself, or an Angel spake to Moses in the mount.
40. qu. Why Moses is commanded to charge the people again.
41. qu. What Priests are here understood.
42. qu. Why Moses replieth as unwilling to go down.
43. qu. Why the Lord, not withstanding Moses answer, still chargeth him to go down.
44. qu. Why Aaron is bid to come up with Moses, wherefore he went up, and when.

Questions upon the twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether this be a Commandment, I am the Lord.
2. qu. Of the distinction and difference of the laws of Moses in general.
3. qu. Of the validity of the laws, Moral, Ceremonial, and Judicial, which are abrogated, which are not.
4. qu. Of the difference between the Moral, and Evangelical law.
5. qu. Of the manifold use of the law, in the fourfold state of man.
6. qu. Why it pleased God now, and not before to give his written law to the world.
7. qu. How the Lord spake all these words, and why.
8. qu. Why it pleased God himself to speak to his people, in the giving of the Law.
9. qu. Of the division of the Moral Law.
10. qu. Whether four Commandments, or three only belong to the first table.
11. qu. Whether all moral precepts, as of loving of God, and our neighbor, be reduced to the Decalogue.
12. qu. Of general rules to be observed in expounding the Commandments.
13. qu. Why the Commandments are propounded negatively.
14. qu. Of the special manner of accenting and writing observed in the Decalogue, more than in any part of the Scripture beside.
15. qu. Why this preamble is set before, I am Jehovah thy God.
16. qu. Why their deliverance out of Egypt is here mentioned.

Questions upon the first Commandment.

1. QUest. Whether it is better read, strange gods, or other gods.
2. qu. Why they are called strange gods.
3. qu. Whether any kind of external idolatry be forbidden in the first Commandment.
4. qu. Of the meaning of these words, Before me.
5. qu. What reasons ought chiefly to move us to acknowledge the Lord only to be our God.

Questions upon the second Commandment.

1. QUest. What a graven image is.
2. qu. What things a similitude must not be made of to worship.
3. qu. Of the difference between bowing down, and serving.
4. qu. In what sense the Lord is called a jealous God.
5. qu. Of the titles which the Lord here giveth himself, and wherefore.
6. qu. Of the general commination & promise annexed.
7. qu. How it standeth with God's Justice to punish the children for the fathers sins.
8. qu. Why mention is made of the third and fourth generation.
9. qu. Why mercy is promised to be shown to a thousand generations.
10. qu. How men are said to hate God.

Questions upon the third Commandment.

1. QUest. What is signified by the name of God, and how diversely it is taken.
2. qu. That it is more to abuse the name of Jesus, than simply of God.
3. qu. How many ways the name of God is taken in vain.
4. qu. What is required in taking of a right oath.
5. qu. Whether men be bound to swear often.
6. qu. Whether it be lawful to use cursing.
7. qu. For what things an oath is not to be taken.
8. qu. Whether all kind oaths are to be kept.
9. qu. Of the commination added to the third Commandment.

Questions upon the fourth Commandment.

1. QUest. Of the order of the fourth Commandment, why it is put after the other.
2. qu. Why it is said only in this Commandment, Remember, &c.
3. qu. Why the Lord thought good to appoint a day of rest, and that upon the seventh day.
4. qu. Whether the precept of keeping the Sabbath, were altogether ceremonial.
5. qu. To observe one day of seven unto the Lord is moral.
6. qu. What things in the Sabbath were ceremonial, what moral.
7. qu. What it is to sanctify the Sabbath day.
8. qu. Of the laboring six days, whether it be a Commandment.
9. qu. What works are permitted to be done upon the Sabbath.
10. qu. Why the children, servants, and cattle are commanded to rest.
11. qu. What strangers were enjoined to keep the Sabbaths rest.
12. qu. Why a reason is added to this Commandment.
13. qu. How the Lord is said to have rested.
14. qu. Of the changing of the Sabbath, from the seventh day, to the first day of the week.
15. qu. How the Lord is said to have blessed and sanctified the day.

Questions upon the fifth Commandment.

1. QUest. Whether this precept belong to the first table.
2. qu. Why the precepts of the second table are said to be like unto the first.
3. qu. Why the precept of honoring parents, is set first in the second table.
4. qu. Why special mention is made of the mother.
5. qu. Whether the child is more bound to the father or mother.
6. qu. Why the Lord commandeth obedience to parents, being a thing acknowledged of all.
7. qu. Who are comprehended under the name of fathers and mothers.
8. qu. Why the Lord here useth the name of father and mother, to signify the rest.
9. qu. What is meant by this word Honor.
10. qu. Certain doubts removed, how, and in what cases parents are to be obeyed.
11. q. In what sense Christ biddeth us hate our parents.
12. qu. How far children are bound to obey their parents.
13. qu. At what age it is most convenient for men to marry to get children.
14. qu. Whether the reciprocal duty also of parents toward their children be not here commanded.
15. qu. Wherein the duty of parents consisteth toward their children.
16. qu. Whether all the duties of mercy and charity are commanded in this precept.
17. qu. Of the true reading and meaning of these words, That they may prolong it.
18. qu. In what sense the Apostle calleth this the first Commandment with promise.
19. qu. Why the promise of long life is made to obedient children.
20. qu. What other blessings are promised under long life.
21. qu. This promise of long life did not only concern the Jews.
22. qu. Whether long life simply be a blessing, and to be desired.
23. qu. Why wicked and disobedient children are suffered to live long.
24. qu. How this promise of long life is performed, seeing the righteous seed are many times soon cut off.

Questions concerning the duty of Subjects unto Civil Magistrates.

23. QUest. Of the duty of Subjects toward their Prince.
24. qu. How far Subjects are to obey their Governors.
25. qu. Whether it had been lawful for David to have killed Saul: against Bucanus.

Questions upon the sixth Commandment.

1. QUest. Why this precept is set before the other that follow.
2. qu. Whether it be here forbidden to slay any beast.
3. qu. Of the divers kinds of killing.
4. qu. How the soul is killed by evil persuasion.
5. qu. That it is not lawful for a man to kill himself.
6. qu. The inward murder of the heart forbidden.
7. qu. What things are to be taken heed of in anger.
8. qu. Of railing and reviling.
9. qu. Whether beating and wounding, though there be no killing, be not forbidden here.
10. qu. Why actual murder is such an heinous sin before God.
11. qu. How diversely murder is committed.
12. qu. Of the divers kinds of murder.
13. qu. Magistrates are not guilty of murder, in putting malefactors to death.

Questions upon the seventh Commandment.

1. QUest. Of the order and negative propounding of this Commandment.
2. qu. Whether the unclean desire of the heart be forbidden in this precept.
3. qu. Other acts of uncleanness beside adultery here forbidden.
4. qu. Of the sins of unnatural lust.
5. qu. Why some kind of uncleanness, is not forbidden by human laws.
6. qu. Of the greatness of the sin of adultery.
7. qu. Adultery as well forbidden in the husband, as in the wife.
8. qu. Whether adultery be a more grievous sin in the man, or in the woman.
9. qu. Whether adultery be now necessarily to be punished by death.
10. qu. Whether it be lawful for the husband to kill his wife taken in adultery.
11. qu. Simple fornication, whether a breach of this Commandment.
12. qu. Spiritual fornication is not a breach of this precept.
13. qu. Of the lawfulness and dignity of marriage.
14. qu. Of the espousals and contract of marriage, with the difference, and divers kinds thereof.
15. qu. Of marriage consummate, and the rites and orders therein to be observed.
16. q. What conditions are required in lawful marriage.
17. qu. Of the ends of the institution of matrimony.
18. qu. Of the mutual matrimonial duties between man and wife.
19. qu. Whether marriage be left indifferent to all.

Questions upon the eighth Commandment.

1. QUest. Whether the stealing of men only be forbidden in this precept.
2. qu. Of the order and phrase used in this precept.
3. qu. Of the general heads of the things here prohibited.
4. qu. Of Sacrilege.
5. qu. Whether it be lawful to convert things consecrated to idolatry, to other uses, sacred or profane.
6. qu. Of the sacrilege of spiritual things.
7. qu. Of Simony.
8. qu. Of common theft, with the divers kinds thereof.
9. qu. Of the divers kinds of transactions and contracts.
10. qu. Of the divers kinds of fraud and deceit used in contracts.
11. qu. Of unlawful and cosening trades.
12. qu. How this precept is broken by procuring our neighbors hurt.
13. qu. Of the abuse of men's goods and substance, another general transgression of this precept.

Questions upon the ninth Commandment.

1. QUest. What it is to answer a false testimony.
2. qu. Whether false testimony in judgment be here only forbidden.
3. qu. How divers ways a false testimony is borne.
4. qu. Who is to be counted our neighbor.
5. qu. What conditions must concur to convince one of falsehood.
6. qu. Of the divers kinds of lies.
7. qu. Some cases wherein the truth is not uttered, and yet no lie committed.
8. qu. How the truth may be uttered, and yet this Commandment broken.
9. qu. Of the divers kinds of false testimonies.
10. qu. Of a false testimony in matters of religion.
11. qu. Of falsehood and error in Arts.
12. qu. How falsehood is committed in judgment.
13. qu. Of the danger of bearing false witness in judgment.
14. qu. Of the detorting and wresting of words to another sense: another kind of false testimony.
15. qu. Of the violating of faith in leagues and covenants.
16. qu. Whether are more grievous, public or private false witness bearing.
17. qu. Of the divers kinds of private false testimonies.
18. qu. Of a false testimony which a man giveth of himself.

Questions upon the last Commandment.

1. QUest. The last precept, whether two or one.
2. qu. What manner of concupiscence is here forbidden, and how this precept differeth from the former.
3. qu. Whether involuntarie concupiscence having no consent of the will, is here forbidden.
4. qu. Why there is no precept to direct the inward passion of anger, as of coveting.
5. qu. Whether sin properly consist in the internal or external act.
6. qu. The law of Moses did not only restrain the hand, but the mind.
7. qu. Whether any moral and natural duties were to be restrained by positive law.
8. qu. Of the perfection and sufficiency of the Moral law.
9. qu. Of the abrogation of the law.

Questions upon the rest of this twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. In what sense the people are said to have seen the voices, which are properly heard, and not seen.
2. qu. What is meant here by voices, whether the thunder or other voices.
3. qu. Whether there were a sound of the trumpet beside the voices.
4. qu. Of the fear of the people, and their going back.
5. qu. Why▪ they desire that Moses would speak unto them.
6. qu. Why the people are afraid they shall die.
7. qu. How the Lord is said to come unto them, and why.
8. qu. How the Lord is said to tempt and prove his people.
9. qu. Why the people stood afar off, and where.
10. qu. How Moses is said to draw near to the darkness.
11. qu. Why the Lord saith he spake unto them from heaven.
12. qu. Why this precept is repeated, of not making any graven image.
13. qu. Of the meaning of these words, Ye shall not make with me.
14. qu. Why mention is made only of images of silver and gold.
15. qu. Why the Lord commanded an Altar of earth to be made.
16. qu. Why the Altar was not to be made of hewn stone.
17. qu. Why the lifting up of the tool is said to pollute the Altar.
18. qu. How Jeremiah is made to agree with Moses, who saith the Lord commanded not anything concerning sacrifices.
19. qu. Of the difference between burnt offerings, and peace offerings.
20. qu. Whether it was lawful to sacrifice in no other place, than before the Ark, or Tabernacle.
21. qu. Whether it was lawful to sacrifice before the Ark, & at the Tabernacle, while they were asunder.
22. qu. How long the Ark was severed from the Tabernacle.
23. qu. Of the removing of the Tabernacle.
24. qu. Of the places where it was lawful, or unlawful to sacrifice.
25. qu. How God is said to come and go, and how he is said to be in the world.
26. qu. Whether it were not lawful to go up by steps to the Altar.
27. qu. Why they were forbidden to use steps up to the Altar.
28. qu. Of the abominable Idol of the Gentiles, called Priapus, and the filthy usages thereto belonging.
29. qu. Why the secret parts are counted uncomely.

Questions upon the one and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the necessity of the Judicial laws.
2. qu. The difference of the Moral, Judicial, and Ceremonial laws.
3. qu. How the Ceremonials are abolished.
4. qu. How far the Judicials are now to be retained.
5. qu. Why these laws are called Judgments.
6. qu. How Moses propounded these laws, by speaking, or by writing.
7. qu. Why the Israelites were called Hebrews.
8. qu. How the Hebrews became servants.
9. qu. The difference between Hebrew servants and strangers.
10. qu. Of three kinds of liberty, and how servitude is agreeable to the law of nature.
11. qu. How these six years are to be accounted.
12. qu. The reasons why they ought to set their servants free.
13. qu. Why the space of six years is limited for their service.
14. qu. How the servant is said to come in with his body.
15. qu. What manner of wise the master was to give to his servant.
16. qu. Whether such separation between the servant and his wife were lawful.
17. qu. Why the servant was brought before the Judges, and what door he was set to.
18. qu. Of the divers kinds of punishments used among the Israelites.
19. qu. What is meant here by Ever.
20. qu. When the servant was to go out free in the seventh year, when in the fiftieth year.
21. qu. Certain cases put, when the year of Jubilee came before the year of remission.
22. qu. Whether it were lawful among the Israelites, for the parents to sell their children.
23. qu. In what sense it is said, She shall not go out as other servants.
24. qu. Whether it must be read, betrothed, or betrothed not.
25. qu. How she was to be redeemed.
26. qu. Why it was not lawful to sell their maids to strangers.
27. qu. What the meaning is of these words, He hath despised her.
28. qu. What kind of betrothing is here understood.
29. qu. Whether it were lawful to take another wife to the former.
30. q. Of the true reading and meaning of the 10. verse.
31. qu. What these three things are mentioned in the text.
32. qu. Whether maid servants were set free in the seventh year, and not sometime before, sometime after.
33. qu. The summary sense of this law, concerning maid servants.
34. qu. Of the end, scope and intent of this law.
35. qu. What kind of smiting is here meant.
36. qu. Why the murderer was to die the death.
37. qu. In what sense the Lord is said to offer a man into ones hand.
38. qu. What places of refuge were appointed.
39. qu. Why the Lord appointed places for such to fly unto.
40. qu. What is to be counted willful murder.
41. qu. Of the difference between voluntary, and involuntarie murder, and the divers kinds of each.
42. qu. Why the willful murderer was to be taken from the Altar.
43. qu. What manner of smiting of parents is forbidden.
44. qu. Of the grievous sin of paricide.
45. qu. The law of manstealing expounded.
46. qu. The reason why manstealing was punished by death.
47. qu. What kind of cursing of parents is here understood.
48. qu. What manner of strife the law meaneth.
49. qu. What punishment the smiter had, if he which were smitten died.
50. qu. What should become of the smiter, if the other died after he walked upon his staff.
51. qu. Of the equity of this law, in bearing of the charges.
52. qu. Who should bear the charges, if a servant had done the hurt.
53. qu. What servants this law meaneth, and what kind of chastisement is forbidden.
54. q. The meaning of this clause, For he is his money.
55. qu. Whether this law mean the voluntary, or involuntarie hurt done to a woman with child.
56. qu. Whether the death of the infant be punished, as well as of the mother.
57. qu. Whether this law extendeth it self to infants which miscarry, being not yet perfectly formed.
58. qu. Why the action is given unto the husband.
59. qu. Whether the law of retalion be literally to be understood.
60. qu. Whether the law of retalion were just and equal.
61. qu. Of servants freedom for the loss of an eye or tooth.
62. qu. What manner of smiting and goaring of a beast, is here understood.
63. qu. Why the ox that goareth was commanded to be stoned to death.
64. qu. Why the flesh of the ox was not to be eaten.
65. qu. In what case the owner is to die, when his ox goareth any to death.
66. qu. Whether the owner might redeem his life with money.
67. qu. What servants this law meaneth, Hebrews or strangers.
68. qu. Why a certain sum of money is set for all servants.
69. qu. What kind of welles this law meaneth, where, and by whom digged.
70. qu. How the live and dead ox are to be divided, where they were not of equal value.

Questions upon the two and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the divers kinds of theft.
2. qu. Why five oxen are restored for one, and for a stolen sheep but four.
3. qu. Of the divers punishment of theft, and whether it may be capital.
4. qu. Why the thief breaking up might be killed.
5. qu. How it is made lawful for a private man to kill a thief.
6. qu. After what manner the thief was to be sold.
7. qu. Why the thief is only punished double, with whom the thing stolen is found.
8. qu. How man is to make recompense of the best of his ground.
9. qu. Of the breaking out of fire, and the damages thereby.
10. qu. Why the keeper of things in trust, is not to make good that which is lost.
11. qu. How the fraud in the keeper of trust, was to be found out and punished.
12. qu. What is to be done with things that are found.
13. qu. How this law of committing things to trust, differe • h from the former.
14. qu. How the cause of theft differeth from other casualties in matters of trust.
15. qu. Whether it were reasonable, that the matter should be put upon the parties oath.
16. qu. What was to be done, if the thing kept in trust were devoured of some wild beast.
17. qu. Of the law of borrowing and lending, when the thing lent is to be made good, when not.
18. q. Why such a strait law is made for the borrower.
19. qu. Why the hirer is not to make good the thing hired, as when it is borrowed.
20. qu. Whether the fornicator by this law is sufficiently punished.
21. qu. Why the woman committing fornication, be not as well punished by the law.
22. qu. What kind of dowry this law speaketh of.
23. qu. How this law differeth from that, Deut. 22.29.
24. qu. What was to be done, if the fornicator were not sufficient to pay the dowry.
25. qu. What if the fornicator refused to take the maid to wife.
26. qu. Whether this law were general, without any exception.
27. qu. How far this positive law against fornication doth bind Christians now.
28. qu. Why the law doth require the consent of the father to such marriages.
29. qu. Why next to the law of fornication, followeth the law against witchcraft.
30. qu. What kind of witchcraft is here understood.
31. qu. Whether love may be procured by sorcery.
32. qu. Whether witches can indeed effect anything, and whether they are worthy to be punished by death.
33. qu. Of the odious sin of bestial and unnatural lust.
34. qu. The reasons why men are given over to unnatural lust.
35. qu. What is meant by sacrificing to other gods.
36. qu. Whether idolatry now is to be punished by death.
37. qu. Why idolatry is judged worthy of death.
38. qu. Of kindness, how to be shown toward strangers and why.
39. qu. Why widows and Orphans are not to be oppressed.
40. qu. How and by what means prayers are made effectual.
41. qu. Why usury is called biting.
42. qu. What usury is.
43. qu. Of divers kinds of usuries.
44. qu. That usury is simply unlawful.
45. qu. Certain contracts found to be usury, not commonly so taken.
46. qu. Whether all increase by the lone of money be unlawful.
48. qu. Whether it were lawful for the Jews to take usury of the Gentiles.
49. qu. What garment must be restored before the Sun set, which was taken to pledge, and why.
50. qu. Who are understood here by gods, and why.
51. qu. Why the Magistrate is not to be reviled, and with what limitation this law is to be understood.
52. qu. Whether S. Paul transgressed this law, Act. 23. when he called the high Priest painted wall: and whether indeed he did it of ignorance.
53. qu. What is understood here, by abundance of liquor.
54. qu. Of the difference of first fruits and tithes.
55. qu. Of the divers kinds of tithe.
56. qu. Reasons why tithes ought to be paid.
57. qu. Whether this law be understood of the redemption of the first borne, or of their consecration to God's service.
58. qu. Why the first borne of cattle were not to be offered before the eighth day.
59. qu. Of the meaning of this law, whether it were mystical, moral, or historical.
60. qu. Why they are forbidden to eat flesh torn of beasts.
61. qu. Of the use and signification of this law.

Questions upon the three and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of raising or reporting false tales.
2. qu. What it is to put to the hand to be a false witness.
3. qu. How great a sin it is to be a false witness.
4. qu. Whether in this law we are to understand, the mighty, or the many.
5. qu. How the poor is not to be esteemed in judgment.
6. qu. How person are accepted in judgment, and how far the poor may be respected.
7. qu. Why mercy is to be shown toward the enemies ox and asse.
8. qu. Whether it is to be read, Thou shalt help him, or, lay it aside with him.
9. qu. How the poor man's cause is perverted in judgment.
10. qu. Against lying in judgment, and how it may be committed.
11. qu. Who are meant here by the just and innocent.
12. qu. In what sense God is said not to justify the wicked.
13. qu. Whether a Judge ought always to follow the evidence, when he himself knoweth the contrary.
14. qu. A Judge is not bound of his knowledge to condemn a man, not found guilty in public judgment.
15. qu. What a dangerous thing it is for a Judge to take gifts.
16. qu. Whether all kind of gifts are unlawful.
17. qu. Why strangers are not to be oppressed in judgment.
18. qu. Of the divers festivals of the Hebrews.
19. qu. Why the land was to rest the seventh year.
20. qu. What the poor lived upon in the seventh year.
21. qu. Whether the seventh year were generally neglected in Israel, 490. years together, as Tostatus thinketh.
22. qu. Why the law of the Sabbath is so oft repeated.
23. qu. What manner of mention of strange gods is here forbidden.
24. qu. Why it is forbidden to swear by the name of strange gods.
25. qu. Whether a Christian may compel a Jew to swear by his Thorah, which containeth five books of Moses.
26. qu. Whether a Jew may be urged to swear by the name of Christ.
27. qu. Whether a Saracon may be urged to swear upon the Gospel, or in the name of Christ.
28. qu. Whether a Christian may swear upon the the Jews Thorah.
29. qu. That it is not lawful for a Christian to swear upon the Turks Alcaron, or Muhammad's thigh, nor for a Turk himself.
30. qu. Why three feasts are only named, wherein they had more.
31. qu. Of the feast of the Passover.
32. qu. Why Pentecost is called the feast of the first fruits.
33. qu. How the feast of Tabernacles is said to be in the end of the year.
34. qu. Which were the three feasts wherein they were to appear before the Lord.
35. qu. Who were bound to appear before the Lord, whether their servants.
36. qu. To what end the people were commanded to meet together.
37. qu. Why the people were not to appear empty before the Lord.
38. qu. In what place they appeared before the Lord, while the Ark and Tabernacle were asunder.
39. qu. What sacrifice here is commanded, not to be eaten with unleavened bread.
40. qu. When the Passover was to be killed.
41. qu. Wherefore they were to eat only unleavened bread in the Passover.
42. qu. What first fruits are here mentioned in this law.
43. qu. What it is to seeth a kid in the mothers milk.
44. qu. Who is understood here to be this Angel.
45. qu. Why in this place the prohibition of Idolatry is inserted.
46. qu. What manner of promises are here made, and why.
47. qu. What is understood by the hornets.
48. qu. Why God did cast out the Canaanites all at once, before the Israelites.
49. qu. Of the bounds and limits of the land of promise.
50. qu. Whether it be lawful to make a league with nations, which are enemies to true religion.
51. qu. What it is to sin against God.

Questions upon the four and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether this Chapter be transposed in part, or in whole.
2. qu. What these seventy Elders were.
3. qu. Why Moses went up into the mount alone.
4. qu. Whether all the people in general were assembled.
5. qu. Why the Lord requireth the people's consent to his laws.
6. qu. What laws they were which Moses wrote in a book.
7. qu. Whether Moses rose up the next morning.
8. qu. Whether there were twelve pillars beside the Altar.
9. qu. Whether the names of the tribes were written in these stones.
10. qu. Whether the tribe of Levi were here reckoned among the twelve tribes.
11. qu. Who were these young men which sacrificed.
12. qu. Why they offered no offerings.
13. qu. In what sense the Prophet Amos saith, They offered no sacrifices.
14. qu. Of the number of the sacrifices here used.
15. qu. How this place agreeth with that Hebr. 9.19.
16. qu. What is understood by the sprinkling of the blood.
17. qu. What is meant by the dividing of the blood into two parts.
18. qu. Whether all the people were besprinkled with the blood.
19. qu. When Moses and Aaron with the rest went up.
20. qu. Wherefore those went up with Moses.
21. qu. How they are said to have seen God.
22. qu. Wherein the place under God's feet is said to be like to Sapphire.
23. qu. In what sense the Lord is said not to lay his hand, and upon whom.
24. qu. Why they are said to eat and drink..
25. qu. Whether this were a new Commandment, or the other mentioned, verse. 1, 2. repeated.
26. qu. What is signified by Moses going up to the mountain.
27. qu. Of the tables of stone, whereof they were made, and wherefore given.
28. qu. Why Joshua went up with Moses.
29. qu. What became of Joshua after Moses left him.
30. qu. Wherefore Moses left Aaron and Hur in his place.
31. qu. How the cloud covered the mountain, and what it signified.
32. qu. How the Lord appeared in fire, and of the meaning thereof.
33. qu. Whether the six days before mentioned, were part of the forty days.
34. qu. Wherefore Moses fasted forty days and forty nights.
35. qu. What Moses did in the mount, those forty days and forty nights.

Questions upon the five and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the diversity of ceremonies, and the reason of the institution thereof.
2. qu. What time Moses erected the Tabernacle, whether before the receiving of the tables of the Law, or after.
3. qu. Why these oblations are called terumah, an heave offering.
4. qu. Why the Lord saith, Receive an offering for me.
5. qu. Whether this free offering was the same, which was imposed upon them afterward, chap. 38.26.
6. qu. Of the blew, purple, and scarlet color.
7. qu. What shesh was, which the most do translate▪ silk.
8. qu. Whether they used badgers skins.
9. qu. What kind of wood, the wood Shittim was.
10. qu. Whence they had their Shittim wood.
11. qu. Why no iron was used in the Tabernacle.
12. qu. To what uses these things served, which were offered.
13. qu. Of the use of the oil and spices.
14. qu. Of the mystical and moral application of these divers oblations.
15. qu. Of the signification of the Sanctuary, and wherefore it was ordained.
16. qu. How the Lord is said to dwell in the Sanctuary.
17. qu. Whether Moses saw a pattern of the Tabernacle in the mount.
18. qu. Of the excellency and dignity of the Ark, and why it was made.
19. qu. Of the bigness of the Ark, and how the cubit is to be taken here.
20. qu. Whether the rings and bars were in the length or breadth of the Ark.
21. qu. Whether anything were in the Ark beside the tables of stone.
22. qu. Of the spiritual, and mystical signification of the Ark.
23. qu. Of the covering of the Ark, what fashion it was of, whether it covered the Ark, or hung over.
24. qu. Of the signification of this word Cherub.
25. qu. What form and fashion these Cherubims were of.
26. qu. Why they are called Cherubim and Seraphim.
27. qu. On which side of the Ark the Cherubs were placed.
28. qu. Whether the Cherubims stood upon the ground, or upon the Mercy seat.
29. qu. The difference between the Cherubims which Moses made, and those which Solomon set up.
30. qu. Of the places where the Lord used to speak with Moses.
31. qu. Whether God himself, or an Angel spake from the Mercy seat.
32. qu. Of the spiritual signification of the propitiatory.
33. qu. Of the matter whereof the table was made.
34. qu. Of the form and fashion of the table.
35. qu. Of the placing of the two crowns, and the border of the table.
36. qu. How the table of show-bread was carried.
37. qu. Of the dishes and cups belonging to the table, the use and number of them.
38. qu. Of the four kinds of vessels in particular, which served for the table.
39. qu. Why it was called the show bread, or face bread.
40. qu. Of the order and quantity of these l • aves.
41. qu. Of the mystical signification of the table of show bread.
42. qu. Of the form and fashion of the candlestick.
43. qu. Of the place where the candlestick stood.
44. qu. Whether the candlestick were made to Moses hand.
45. qu. Of the instruments belonging to the candlestick.
46. qu. How much a talent was.
47. qu. Of the mystical application of the candlestick.

Questions upon the six and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Of the name of the Tabernacle, and which part of the Sanctuary was properly so called.
2. qu. Why the Lord appointed a Tabernacle to be erected, and that in the wilderness.
3. qu. Why the Lord would not yet have a Temple built.
4. qu. Of what stuff these curtains were made.
5. qu. Of the manner of work used in these curtains.
6. qu. Whether every curtain were coupled by strings one to another, or five only to five.
7. qu. Of the lamps and strings, how they were set and placed in the curtains.
8. qu. How these first curtains were disposed in the Tabernacle, and how they hanged.
9. qu. Of the difference and diversity between the first curtains and the second.
10. qu. How the second curtains were disposed, and of the doubling of the sixth curtain.
11. qu. The great curtain of the second sort, consisting of six single curtains, what place of the Tabernacle it covered.
12. qu. What was done with the cubit which was overplus on the two sides.
13. qu. Of the two outward coverings, whether they went all over the Tabernacle.
14. qu. Of the mystical application of the coverings.
15. qu. How thick the boards of the Tabernacle were.
16. qu. Whether the tenons were in the sides, or in the bottom of the boards.
17. qu. Why three sides only were covered with boards.
18. qu. Of the sockets and footstalles, their number, and whether they were fastened in the ground.
19. qu. Of the two corner boards, what breadth they were of.
20. qu. How the corner boards were joined as twins.
21. qu. Of the order and number of the bars.
22. qu. Whether the middle bar went thorough the boards within.
23. qu. Of the mystical sense of the boards, with their sockets and bars.
24. qu. Of the veil which hanged before the most holy place.
25. qu. What taches or hooks the veil hanged under.
26. qu. In what part of the Tabernacle the veil was hanged up, and why.
27. qu. Why the Table was set on the North, and the candlestick on the South.
28. qu. Wherein the first veil and the second differed.
29. qu. Why the first veil had no Cherubims, as the other.
30. qu. What veil of the Temple it was, which was rent in the passion of our blessed Savior.
31. qu. Of the mystical sense of these veils.

Questions upon the seven and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the Lord commanded an Altar to be made, and of the bigness thereof.
2. qu. How fire was made upon the Altar framed of wood.
3. qu. Whether the Altar were made of boards.
4. qu. How this place agreeth with that Exod. 20.25. where the Altar is prescribed to be made of earth, or unwrought stone.
5. qu. What the horns of the Altar were, and to what use.
6. qu. Of the vessels and instruments belonging to the Altar.
7. qu. Whether all the instruments were of brass.
8. qu. Whether the grate made to the Altar were set within or without.
9. qu. Of the rings of the Altar, whether they were put to the grate, or to the Altar.
10. qu. Of the mystical interpretation of the Altar.
11. qu. Whether one Court were made, or two or more.
12. qu. Why the Court was made, and of what largeness.
13. qu. How the Tabernacle was situated in the midst of the Court.
14. qu. Of the hangings which compassed the Court, the fashion and bigness of them.
15. qu. Of the situation and placing of these pillars.
16. qu. Of the gate of the Tabernacle.
17. qu. Whether any of the lay people were admitted into the outward Court.
18. qu. Whether all the instruments of the Tabernacle were of brass.
19. qu. Of the mystical application of the Court.
20. qu. What manner of oil they are willed to bring.
21. qu. Whether the lamps burned in the Tabernacle both day and night.
22. qu. What is meant by the Tabernacle of the Congregation, and whether it be so rightly called.
23. qu. Whether it belonged to Aaron only to dress the lamps.
24. qu. Of the mystical application of the lamps and oil thereof.
25. qu. Of the description and situation of the whole Tabernacle.
26. qu. Whether every part of the Tabernacle had a spiritual signification.
27. qu. The spiritual use of the whole Tabernacle, and the parts thereof.

Questions upon the eight and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Wherefore the Lord instituted a Priesthood.
2. qu. Why Aaron was chosen to be the high Priest.
3. qu. Wherein the Priesthood of Christ, and of Aaron agree, and disagree.
4. qu. Why Christ is called a Priest after the order of Melchizedek, and not of Aaron.
5. qu. Why these Priestly garments are commanded to be made.
6. qu. Of the cunning men that wrought in the Tabernacle.
7. qu. Whether this gift of cunning and wisdom remained in the workmen after the Tabernacle was finished.
8. qu. Of the number of the Priestly garments, and ornaments.
9. qu. What garments were peculiar to the high Priests, what common.
10. qu. Which garments were put on first, which last.
11. qu. Whether the Priestly garments might at any time be carried and used out of the Tabernacle.
12. qu. Whether the high Priest did well in meeting Alexander in his Priestly attire.
13. qu. Of the matter whereof the holy garment should be made.
14. qu. Of the name of the Ephod, and the divers kinds thereof.
15. qu. How Gideon offended in making an Ephod.
16. qu. Of the fashion of the Ephod.
17. qu. Of the two Onyx or Sardonix stones, why they are called stones of remembrances.
18. qu. Of the mystical application of the Ephod, and the two precious stones.
19. qu. Why it was called the breast-plate of judgment.
20. qu. Of the fashion of the breast-plate.
21. qu. Of the twelve precious stones, their names, colors, qualities, and congruity with the twelve tribes.
22. qu. That it is not now certainly known what these precious stones were, their qualities and signification.
23. qu. How many rings the breast-plate had, and how placed.
24. qu. What is meant by the forepart thereof.
25. qu. Whether the breast-plate were ever or never untied, and loosed from the Ephod.
26. qu. Whether the high Priest went into the most holy place in his glorious apparel.
27. qu. What the Vrim and Thummim were.
28. qu. How judgment was given by the Vrim and Thummim.
29. qu. Whether the high Priest used to ask counsel of God, by the V • im, or Ephod, and what Ephod it was.
30. qu. Of the mystical application of the Priestly pectoral, with the Vrim and Thummim.
31. qu. Of the robe of the Ephod, the fashion and matter thereof.
32. qu. Of the bells which hung in the skirts of the robe.
33. qu. Why the sound of the bells was to be heard.
34. qu. Of the mystical application of the robe.
35. qu. Of the golden plate, the fashion thereof, inscription, and fastening.
36. qu. How Aaron is said to bear their iniquities.
37. qu. The mystical signification of the golden plate.
38. qu. Of the embroidered coat, the fashion and making thereof.
39. qu. Of the high Priests miter.
40. qu. Of the girdle of needle work, and embroidered.
41. qu. How the high Priests attire differed from the apparel of the inferior Priests.
42. qu. Whether Aaron did always put on the common Priestly garments.
43. qu. What it is to fill the hands of the Priests.
44. qu. Of the fashion and use of the linen breeches.
45. qu. How this precept and charge concerning the linen breeches agreeth with that law, Exod. 23.26.
46. qu. Of the mystical application of the inferior Priests garments.

Questions upon the nine and twentieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why it pleased God to have the Priests thus consecrated.
2. qu. Why the Calf is said to be the son of a bullock.
3. qu. Why a Bullock, two Rammes, and other things were offered at Aaron's consecration.
4. qu. Why Aaron and the Priests were called to the door of the Tabernacle.
5. qu. Why Aaron and the rest are washed and how.
6. qu. Of the Priestly apparel which Aaron put on, and why the girdle is omitted.
7. qu. How Aaron was anointed, and with what.
8. qu. How the ordinance of the Priesthood is said to be perpetual.
9. qu. The spiritual application of Aaron's manner of consecration.
10. qu. Why the Priests lay their hands upon the head of the beast.
11. qu. Of the divers kinds of sacrifices, and why some kind of beasts were taken for sacrifice, and not other.
12. qu. Why the blood was laid upon the horns of the Altar.
13. qu. What became of the blood which was poured at the bottom of the Altar.
14. qu. Why the fat was burned upon the Altar, and how.
15. qu. Why the flesh, skin, and dung was burned without the host.
16. qu. Of the mystical application of the sacrifice of the bullock, with the rites thereof.
17. qu. Why the sacrifice for sin was offered first.
18. qu. How the blood of the burnt offering was bestowed upon the Altar.
19. qu. Why the horns of the Altar are not here touched with blood.
20. qu. Why the dung in the sin offerings being an unc • eane thing, was prescribed to be burned.
21. qu. Why the burnt offering was so called, and how it differed from other sacrifices.
22. qu. Why the burnt offering is called a sweet savor.
23. qu. Of the mystical sense of the ram of burnt offerings.
24. qu. Of the third ram, why it is called the ram of consecration.
25. qu. Why the blood was put upon the right ear, thumb and toe of Aaron.
26. qu. How the blood was sprinkled upon the Altar round about.
27. qu. How the blood and oil was sprinkled upon their garments, without spotting.
28. qu. The mystical signification of the ram of consecration, with the rites thereof.
29. qu. How these things were put into the Priests hands, and shaken to and fro.
30. qu. Whether Moses were indeed a Priest.
31. qu. Whether Aaron had the breast and shoulder of the ram of consecration.
32. qu. What difference there was between the shake offering, and heave offering.
33. qu. What is here understood by the heave offering.
34. qu. Of the mystical application of the shaking to and fro, and of the breast and shoulder of the ram given unto the Priests.
35. qu. Of the consecrating of Aaron's successor in his garments.
36. qu. By whom the high Priests succeeding Aaron were consecrated.
37. qu. Whether Eleazar was consecrated after the manner here prescribed.
38. qu. What services the high Priest was bound to do in the Sanctuary.
39. qu. Of other rites belonging to the ram of consecration.
40. qu. Whether all these rites were of the necessity of the consecration.
41. qu. Why the consecration of the Priests continued seven days.
42. qu. Whether all the sacrifices the first day, were iterated seven days together, or the sacrifice for sin only.
43. qu. To what end the sin offering was offered every day of the seven.
44. qu. How the Altar was cleansed, and why.
45. qu. How the Altar sanctified whatsoever touched it.
46. qu. Of the daily sacrifice, with the rites thereof.
47. qu. How much the Hin contained.
48. qu. Of the spiritual application of the Altar, and daily sacrifice.
49. qu. How the Lord appointed with the children of Israel.
50. qu. What the Lord promiseth to sacrifice.
51. qu. What is meant here by God's glory.
52. qu. How the Lord is said here to sanctify Aaron.
53. qu. How the Lord is said to dwell among them.

Questions upon the thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the narration of the making of the golden Altar is transposed.
2. qu. Wherefore the Altar of incense had horns coming out of it.
3. qu. Wherein this Altar of incense differed from the other.
4. qu. How the incense was burned upon the golden Altar.
5. qu. Of the placing of the bars, and how the Altar was carried.
6. qu. Where the Altar of incense was placed.
7. qu. What the Apostle meaneth by the golden Censer, which the most holy place is said to have.
8. qu. Why incense was commanded to be burned morning and evening.
9. qu. Whether any of the lamps burned by day.
10. qu. What things were inhibited to be offered upon the golden Altar.
11. qu. Whether the high Priest entered more than once in a year upon any occasion into the most holy place.
12. qu. How Aaron made reconciliation upon the horns of the Altar.
13. qu. The spiritual sense of the Altar of incense.
14. qu. How this Altar of incense differed from Solomon's.
15. qu. Whether it were lawful to number the people, and wherein David offended.
16. qu. Whether this collection of many were commanded only at this time, or were to continue.
17. qu. Why this money was collected, and to what end.
18. qu. How much the sicle of the Sanctuary and half sicle was.
19. qu. Whether there were divers kinds of shekels.
20. qu. Of the half shekel which Christ paid for tribute, what it was, and how it came to be paid for tribute.
21. qu. Why they were numbered only from twenty years old.
22. qu. Why the poor pay as much as the rich.
23. qu. Whether all these things were declared to Moses at once.
24. qu. Of the fashion of the brazen Laver.
25. qu. Of the use of this brazen Laver.
26. qu. Of the mystical application of the Laver, wherein the Priests washed.
27. qu. The difference between Moses Laver, and Solomon's great Sea of brass.
28. qu. Of the spices that went toward the making of the ointment.
29. qu. Of the manner of making and compounding this holy ointment.
30. qu. Of the use of this ointment in anointing the Tabernacle.
31. qu. How all that touched the Tabernacle became holy.
32. qu. When and how Aaron and his sons were anointed.
33. qu. Who are understood here, by the name of the children of Israel, whether the Levites also are there comprehended.
34. qu. Of the forbidden uses, whereunto this ointment should not be put.
35. qu. Whether the anointing of Kings were not against this law.
36. qu. What it is to be cut off from his people.
37. qu. The spiritual application of this holy ointment.
38. qu. Of the spices whereof the holy perfume was made.
39. qu. What is understood here by the word Samm • m, spices.
40. qu. Of the composition and manner of making this perfume.
41. qu. Of the spiritual application of this incense.
42. qu. How the Lord talked with Moses in the Mercy seat, whether in any visible shape.

Questions upon the thirty one Chapter.

1. QUest. How the Lord is said to call Bezaleel by name.
2. qu. Whether Caleb the son of Jephuneh, were grandfather to this Bezaleel.
3. qu. Whether this Hur were the same before mentioned, chap. 24.14. supposed to be Moses brother in law.
4. qu. Of the age of Bezaleel.
5. qu. Of the difference between the gifts of wisdom, understanding and knowledge.
6. qu. Whether all the kinds of works are rehearsed here, which were necessary for the Tabernacle.
7. qu. Whether the wise in heart received a new gift, or increase rather of the old.
8. qu. Why Moses was not made fit to do the work of the Tabernacle.
9. qu. Of the garments of ministration, what they were.
10. qu. The spiritual signification of the furnishing of Bezaleel, and Aholiab with gifts.
11. qu. Why the precept concerning the Sabbath, is here renewed.
12. qu. Why it was more forbidden to labor in the bui • ding of the Sanctuary upon the Sabbath, than for the Priests to sacrifice.
13. qu. How the Sabbath is said to be a sign, that the Lord did sanctify them.
14. qu. The reasons why the Sabbath must be observed.
15. qu. What death is meant in this phrase, He shall die the death.
16. qu. Why the seventh day is called Sabbath Sabbaton.
17. qu. How the observation of the Sabbath is perpetual.
18. qu. Whether the world were made successively in time, or in an instant.
19. qu. How the Lord is said to have rested, and from what.
20. qu. What works are to be rested from upon the Lord's day, what not.
21. qu. Whether Moses received the directions concerning the Tabernacle.
22. qu. Why Moses stayed forty days in the mount with the Lord.
23. qu. Why the Lord gave the written law.
24. qu. Why the Lord gave the law to the Israelites, and to no other people.
25. qu. Why the Lord delivered only two tables of the law.
26. qu. Why the tables were made of stone.
27. qu. What is meant here by the 〈◊〉 of God.
28. qu. Whether Moses did write upon the tables.
29. qu. How the law is said to have been ordained by Angels.

Questions upon the two ad thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Whether Moses had signified unto the people, when he would return.
2. qu. Whether the Egyptians were the first beginners and motioners of this idolatry.
3. qu. The occasions of idolatry in general, and particularly of the idolatry of the Israelites here.
4. qu. Of the divers faults and infirmities at once here committed by the people.
5. qu. Why the people say unto Aaron, rise.
6. qu. Of the divers kinds of idolatry.
7. qu. Why they say, Make us gods, not god.
8. qu. How the Israelites would have their god to be made to go before them.
9. qu. Why the people came to Aaron, rather than to Hur, his fellow Governor.
10. qu. Whether at this time the Israelites wanted the presence of the cloud.
11. qu. Why they say they knew not what was become of Moses.
12. qu. Why Aaron bad them pull off their earings, Quaest. 141. in Exod.
13. qu. Whether Aaron's sin is here to be excused, Epist. 83.
14. qu. Of the greatness of Aaron's sin.
15. qu. Why it pleased God to suffer Aaron to fall.
16. qu. Why the golden Calf is said to be fashioned with a graving tool.
17. qu. Why Aaron caused the likeness of a Calf to be made, rather than of any other thing.
18. qu. Whether the Israelites thought indeed the golden Calf to be the God, that delivered them.
19. qu. Why Aaron proceeded to build an Altar before the golden Calf.
20. qu. How Aaron proclaimed a holy day unto the Lord.
21. qu. Of the sacrifices, who, and what was offered upon the Altar that Aaron made.
22. qu. What is meant, in that it is said, They rose to play.
23. qu. Whether this sin of Aaron, and the Israelites can any way be excused.
24. qu. Of the lawfulness of play, and recreation, and how it must be moderated.
25. qu. Why the Lord biddeth Moses get him down.
26. qu. Why the Lord saith to Moses, Thy people.
27. qu. Of the greatness of the sin of the Israelites, as the Lord himself describeth it.
28. qu. Why they are called a people of a stiff • neck.
29. qu. Why the Lord did not prevent the sin of the people at the first.
30. qu. Why, and in what sense the Lord saith to Moses, Let me alone.
31. qu. Whether the Lord changed his mind in saying, I will destroy them, and yet destroyed them not.
32. qu. How the Lord promised to make a great nation of Moses.
33. qu. Of Moses prayer in general, and the manner thereof.
34. qu. Of the reasons which Moses useth in his prayer.
35. qu. Why the Egyptians were more like thus to object, than any other nation.
36. qu. In what sense the Egyptians would say, The Lord brought them out to slay them.
37. qu. Why Moses maketh mention in his prayer, of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
38. qu. How the Israelites are promised to possess the land of Canaan forever.
39. qu. How the Lord is said to repent.
40. qu. Whether Moses at this time were kept in suspense, or indeed obtained pardon for the people.
41. qu. What was written in the tables of stone.
42. qu. Why there were but two tables, neither more nor fewer.
43. qu. How the tables were written on both sides.
44. qu. Why the tables are called the work of God.
45. qu. How many precepts each table contained.
46. qu. Whether the writing of the tables, were the first writing in the world.
47. qu. Where Joshua stayed, all the while Moses was in the mount.
48. qu. Whether Joshua first heard the noise.
49. qu. Why Moses anger was kindled at the sight of the Calf, and not before.
50. qu. Whether Moses sinned in his anger.
51. qu. Whether Moses offended in breaking the tables of the Law.
52. qu. What the breaking of the tables signified.
53. qu. In what part the tables were broken, and what became of the fragments.
54. qu. Why the tables were broken at the bottom of the mount.
55. qu. Whether the Calf were burned to powder in the fire.
56. qu. Why the powder of the golden Calf is cast into the river.
57. qu. How the Israelites were brought to drink of the water, and why.
58. qu. Wherefore the people were compelled to drink the powder of the Idol.
59. qu. Whether by the drinking of the water, any visible sign of difference was made among the people, who had most deeply offended about the golden Calf.
60. qu. How far Moses fact herein is to be imitated.
61. qu. How Moses maketh Aaron the author and cause of his sin.
62. qu. Why Idolatry is called a great sin.
63. qu. Why Moses only rebuked Aaron, and forbeareth further punishment.
64. qu. What things are to be commended in Aaron's confession, what not.
65. qu. Whether Aaron dissembled, in not confessing plainly, that he made the Calf.
66. qu. In what sense the people are said to be naked.
67. qu. Why Moses stood in the gate, and what gate it was.
68. qu. Whether all the Levites were free from consenting unto this idolatry.
69. qu. Of the authority which the Levites had to do execution upon the idolaters, and the rules prescribed them.
70. qu. Whether the Levites did not make some difference among the people, as they went and killed.
71. qu. Why none came unto Moses, but only of the tribe of Levi.
72. qu. Of the number of them which were slain, whether they were three thousand, or twenty three thousand, as the vulgar Latin readeth.
73. qu. How the Levites are said to consecrate their hands.
74. qu. Of the time when Moses came down from the mount, and when he returned again.
75. qu. Why Moses urgeth the greatness of their sin.
76. qu. Why Moses speaketh as it were doubtfully, If I may pacify him, &c.
77. qu. Why Moses again entreateth the Lord▪ seeing he was pacified before, verse. 14.
78. qu. What book it was, out of the which Moses wished to be raced.
79. qu. How the Lord is said to have a book.
80. qu. Whether any can indeed be raced out of the book of life.
81. qu. Of the two ways, whereby we are said to be written in the book of life.
82. qu. Whether Moses did well in wishing to be raced out of the book of life.
83. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I will put out of my book.
84. qu. What day of visitation the Lord meaneth here.
85. qu. When the Lord plagued the people for the Calf.
86. qu. Of the difference between the act of sin, the fault, stain, and guilt.
87. qu. How God may justly punish twice for one sin.

Questions upon the three and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. At what time the Lord uttered his commination.
2. qu. Whether the narration of Moses Tabernacle in this Chapter be transposed.
3. qu. How God saith he will send his Angel, and yet not himself go with them.
4. qu. Why the Lord saith, he will not go with them himself, lest he should consume them.
5. qu. What ornaments they were, which the people laid aside.
6. qu. Why in public repentance they used to change their habit.
7. qu. Why the Lord thus spake unto Moses.
8. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, I will come upon thee.
9. qu. Whether the people put off their ornaments twice.
10. qu. In what sense the Lord saith, That I may know.
11. qu. Why it is said, They laid aside their good raiment: From the mount Horeb.
12. qu. What Tabernacle Moses removed out of the campe.
13. qu. Why Moses pitched his Tabernacle without the host.
14. qu. How far from the campe this Tent was removed.
15. qu. What is called the Tent of the Congregation.
16. qu. Why the people stood up unto Moses, and looked after him.
17. qu. Whether there were two clouds or one, to cover and conduct the host.
18. qu. Why the Lord spake to Moses in a cloud.
19. qu. How the Lord spake to Moses, face to face.
20. qu. Why Joshua is here called a young man.
21. qu. Whether is here understood Joshua, not to have departed from the Tabernacle.
22. qu. When the Lord thus said to Moses.
23. qu. How Moses desireth to know, whom the Lord would send with them, seeing he had promised before to send his Angel.
24. qu. Whether the sole government and leading of the people, were here given to Moses, without the administration of Angels, as Burgensis thinketh.
25. qu. When and where God thus said to Moses.
26. qu. How the Lord is said to know Moses by name.
27. qu. What Moses meaneth, saying, Shew me the way.
28. qu. In what sense Moses saith, That I may find grace, &c. which he was assured of.
29. qu. What is understood by God's presence.
30. qu. What rest the Lord promised to Moses.
31. qu. Whether Moses here rested in God's answer, or begged anything further.
32. qu. Why Moses addeth, Carrie us not hence, seeing even in that place they had need of God's protection.
33. qu. Why it is added, people upon the earth: People upon the earth, Gen. 25.
34. qu. Whether Moses desired to see the very divine essence of God.
35. qu. What emboldened Moses to make this request.
36. qu. Whether Moses shown any infirmity in this request to see God's glory.
37. qu. What the Lord meaneth by All my good.
38. qu. How the Lord is said to pass by, and why.
39. qu. How the Lord is said to proclaim his name.
40. qu. Why these words are added, I will show mercy, &c.
41. qu. Why the Lord is here doubled.
42. qu. Of the divers kinds of mercy, which the Lord showeth.
43. qu. Of the divers visions and sights of God.
44. qu. Whether God may be seen with the eyes of the body in this life.
45. qu. Whether we shall see the divine nature with the eyes of our bodies in the next life.
46. qu. Whether the divine essence can be seen, and comprehended by the mind of man in this life.
47. qu. Whether the Angels now, or the souls of men, shall fully see the divine substance in the next life.
48. qu. Whether Moses had a sight of the divine essence.
49. qu. Of the meaning of these words, No man shall see me and live.
50. qu. What place this was in the rock, which the Lord here speaketh of.
51. qu. How the Lord is said to cover Moses with his hand.
52. qu. Why the Lord covered Moses with his hand.
53. qu. Why the Lord put Moses in the cleft of the rock.
54. qu. What is here understood by the Lord's back-parts.
55. qu. What manner of visible demonstration this was, here shown unto Moses.
56. qu. Where the Lord promised, that Moses should see his back-parts.

Questions upon the four and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Wherefore the second tables were given.
2. qu. Why the Lord saith to Moses, Hew thee.
3. qu. Whether the Lord or Moses wrote in these tables, and why.
4. qu. Whether Moses was to be ready the next morning and why.
5. qu. Why none are suffered to come up now with Moses.
6. qu. Why their cattle are forbidden to come near the mount.
7. qu. Who is said here to descend, and how.
8. qu. Who proclaimed the name Jehovah, God or Moses.
9. qu. Why the name Jehovah is doubled.
10. qu. Of the twelve names and epithetes here given unto God.
11. qu. What the Lord visiteth for in the posterity of the wicked.
12. qu. How the children are punished for their fathers sins.
13. qu. Why the posterity of the wicked are punished for their fathers sins.
14. qu. How Moses and Ezekiel may be reconciled.
15. qu. How a thousand generations are to be counted.
16. qu. The fathers merits are not extended to their children, only Christ's merits are extended to infinite generations.
17. qu. After what manner God showeth mercy to thousands, and visiteth iniquity to the third and fourth generation.
18. qu. Why Moses made haste.
19. qu. Of Moses prayer, the manner thereof, and of Moses persuasions used in his prayer.
20. qu. What covenant the Lord reneweth with Moses.
21. qu. Of the divers kinds of marvels.
22. qu. What marvels those are which the Lord saith he will do.
23. qu. Why the Gangashites are here omitted.
24. qu. How it stood with God's justice to destroy all the inhabitants of Canaan.
25. qu. Why they were to make no compact with the Canaanites.
26. qu. Why their images were to be broken down.
27. qu. To what use images being pulled down may be converted.
29 qu. To whom it belongeth to pull down images.
30. qu. How the Lord is said to be a jealous God.
31. qu. Why they are commanded to cut down the groves.
32. qu. Why idolatry is called fornication.
33. qu. How far it is lawful and unlawful to eat of things consecrated to Idols.
34. qu. Why marriages with the idolatrous were forbidden, and in what cases.
35. qu. Why the images are called molten gods.
36. qu. Why the principal feasts of the Israelites are here rehearsed.
37. qu. Why some feasts and not all are here rehearsed.
38. qu. Of the Passover, the right ends and use thereof.
39. qu. Why the first borne males were only due unto God.
40. qu. Why mention is made only of ashes of unclean beasts.
41. qu. Whether the Israelites were absolutely bound to keep the rest of the Sabbath in earing time and in harvest.
42. qu. Whether now Christians are necessarily tied to keep the Lord's day in seed time and harvest.
43. qu. Why the people were charged to go up thrice in a year to the feasts.
44. qu. Who were bound to go up to the feasts.
45. qu. Whether all the males were bound every year to go up thrice to the Sanctuary.
46. qu. Whether Moses were twice or thrice forty days in the mount.
47. qu. Of the shining of Moses face.
48. qu. Why it pleased God to give such great glory to Moses countenance.
49. qu. Why Moses face shined more now at his second being in the mount.
50. qu. Why the people were afraid to come near Moses.
51. qu. Whether Moses covered his face before he spake to the people, or after.
52. qu. What the vailing of Moses face signifieth.
53. qu. How long the shining of Moses face continued.
54. qu. Whether Moses face continually shined, or only at certain times.

Questions upon the five and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Why the precept of keeping the Sabbath is so often inculcate.
2. qu. Whether it were simply forbidden the Israelites to kindle a fire upon the Sabbath.
3. qu. Why the Lord would have his Temple built sumptuously.
4. qu. Whether one may offer himself to the calling of the Ministry.
5. qu. Of the liberal and frank offering of the people.
6. qu. Why the women offered by themselves.
7. qu. Why the workmen are named.

Questions upon the six and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. Wherefore Moses maketh such a large rehearsal of those things before named.
2. qu. Why the same order is not kept in the making of the Tabernacle, which was observed in the prescription.
3. qu. Whether the middle bar were only in the west end.
4. qu. To what purpose the hooks upon the pillars served.

Questions upon the seven and thirtieth Chapter.

1. QUest. How the rings are said to have been in the sides of the Ark.
2. qu. Why it is said, He made, where the Lord said before to Moses, Thou shalt make.
3. qu. In what form the branches of the candlestick went up.

Questions upon the eight and thirtieth Chapter.

Commentary on Genesis and Exodus