Sermons upon Deuteronomy

According hereunto therefore let us mark, that when the people of Israel came out of Egypt, their sacrificing was not after the manner of the Heathen, according to the invention of man: but after a heavenly order, that is to say, according to the order which God had appointed. Yet notwithstanding it is true that there was not as yet any such particular declaration made of the Sanctuary, and of all the appurtenances and things belonging thereunto, as we see is set down in Exodus and Leviticus. These things (say I) were not so particularly set forth: it was not yet said unto them, You shall have but one altar, which shall be of such a measure, of such a height, and of such a breadth: you shall have a Tabernacle of such manner of stuff, of thus many pieces, thus long, and thus broad: You shall have fire burning continually in the Sanctuary: Your sacrifices shall never be offered without Salt: there shall always be light and perfume in the Temple: The cakes that shall be offered in the Temple shall be of such a fashion: There shall be bread continually before the Lord, and it shall be renewed day by day: Again there shall be a high Priest, which shall enter once a year into the narrow Sanctuary, and there shall be an Altar of burnt sacrifices for him to offer upon from day to day. These things were not yet thus set out: & that is the thing which Moses meaneth in this text when he saith, Ye shall not do after the same manner ⟨p. 502⟩as we do this day. For there was greater liberty before such time as God had set forth his commandments to bridle the people withal, and to hold them in such awe as they should not attempt any thing upon their own head, nor step aside to the right hand or to the left; but follow the things roundly which were contained in his Law.

According hereunto therefore let vs marke, that when the people of Israel came out of Egypt, their sacrificing was not after the maner of the Heathen, according to the inuention of man: but after a heauenly order, that is to say, according to the order which God had appointed. Yet notwithstanding• it is true that there was not as yet any such particular declaration made of the Sanctuarie, and of all the appurtenances and things belonging thereunto, as wee see is set downe in Exodus and Leuiticus. These things (say I) were not so particularly set forth: it was not yet sayd vnto them, You shal haue but one altar, which shalbe of such a measure, of such a heigth, and of such a breadth: you shall haue a Tabernacle of such manner of stuffe, of thus many peeces, thus long, and thus broade: You shall haue fire burning continually in the Sanctuarie: Your sacrifices shall neuer bee offered without Salte: there shall alwayes bee lyght and perfume in the Temple: The cakes that shall bee offered in the Temple shall bee of such a fashion: There shall be bread continually before the Lord, and it shall be renewed day by day: Againe there shall bee a hygh Priest, which shall enter once a yeere into the narrowe Sanctuarie, and there shalbe an Aultar of burnt sacrifices for him to offer vpon from day to day. These things were not yet thus set out: & that is the thing which Moses meaneth in this text whē he saith, Ye shall not doe after the same manner