went to burn Incenfe daily. There stood the Golden Candlestick, the Table of Shewbread, and the Altar of Incense.

Moft Holy Place, The inner Part of the Tabernacle where the Ark ftood, and into which only the High-Prieft entered, and that but once a Year.

The Vail, A Curtain which divided the Holy Place from the Moft Holy.

Court of the Tabernacle, A large Court round about the Tabernacle, inclosed with a Row of Pillars and Curtains on the four Sides: There ftood the Altar of Burntoffering and the Laver.

Sabbath-Day, Every feventh Day appointed as a Day of Reft from worldly Bufinefs.

Sabbatical Year, Every feventh Year, when the Land was neither plowed nor fowed.

Paffover, A Feaft upon the Sacrifice of a Lamb, appointed yearly in Remembrance of God's paffing over the Families of Ifrael, when he destroyed all the Firstborn of Egypt.

Pentecoft, A Feaft kept in Remembrance of the giving of the Law at Mount Sinai, and alfo in Thanksgiving

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at the Beginning of Wheat-harvest every Year.

Feast of Tabernacles, A Feaft kept towards the End of the Year, wherein the Jews dwelt in Booths made of Boughs of Trees, to keep in Remembrance their dwelling in Booths or Tents in the Wildernefs.

Jubilee, One Year in fifty, when the Debtors and Servants were all released.

The Temple, A glorious Building raised by King Solomon for the Worship of God, and wherein God dwelt, as he did before in the Tabernacle.

Sanctuary, The Tabernacle or the Temple.

Feaft of Purim, A Feaft appointed to give Thanks to God for the Deliverance of the Jews from a general Murder in their Captivity by the Interceffion of Queen Efther.

Feaft of the Dedication, Kept in Remembrance of the Building or Restoration of the Temple, and Dedication of it to God.

Synagogues, Places built in feveral Parts of the Land of Canaan, and in other Countries, for the Jews to meet in, and worship God.

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Phylacteries, Stripes of Parchment with fome Sentence of the Law written on it, and worn on the Garments of the Jews.

Church, A larger or leffer Collection of People who profefs the true Religion; as the Church of the Jews of old, A&ts vii. 38. Matth. xviii. 17. The Chriftian Church, Matth. xvi. 18. Eph. v. 24. The Churches of Afia, Rev. i. 11. The Church in Philemon's House, Philem. 2.

Lord's-Day, Rev. i. 10. The first Day of the Week, whereon Chrift arose from the Dead, and which was appointed for publick Worship among Chriftians.

Baptifm, Washing with Water, in token of Regeneration and Remiffion of Sins.

The Lord's Supper, Eating and drinking Bread and Wine in the Church in Remembrance of the Death of Chrift.

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SECT. XIV. Hebrew or Syriac Words, &c. ufed in the New Teftament.

ACA, A leffer Term of Reproach,

R meaning a vain or worthlefs Fellow;

whereas the Word Fool fignified a vile wicked Fellow, Matt. v. 22.

Rabbi, A Title of Honour given to the Jewish Doctors or Teachers of the Law..

Abba, Signifies Father.

Corban, A Gift dedicated to God. Anathema Maranatha, Accursed till the Lord come.

The Lord of Sabaoth, The Lord of Hofts....

Hallelujah, The Song of Praise to God. Hofanna, The Song of Salvation to Chrift.

Amen, A hearty Confent to what is faid, or a Wish that it may be so as is defired.

SECT. XV. The Names of feveral of the Books of Scripture.

Note, The five firft Books are written by Mofes.

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ENESIS, An Account of the Beginning of all Things, the Creation of the World, the Generations of Adam and Noah, and the Family of Abraham.

Exodus, An Account of the Ifraelites going out of Egypt, and the giving of the Law, and the building of the Tabernacle.

Leviticus, The Account of Sacrifices and other holy Things to be performed by the Family of Levi.

Numbers, The Register and Ranks and Order of the Tribes of Ifrael, with an Account of fome Events that fell out in their 'Travels.

Deuteronomy, A Repetition of the Law, and of many other Things in the former Books of Mofes,

Chronicles, An Account of the Generations of Men from the Beginning of the World, but chiefly of the Kings of Judah and Ifrael.

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