For  he  w  holy  unto  his  God.']  Confecrated,  after  a
fpecial  manner,  to  the  Service  of  the  Divine  Majefty  $
and  therefore  was  not  to  diflionour  his  Priefthood  by
inch  Marriages  as  were  not  of  good  reputation.  If  he
did,  he  was  not  to  be  fuffered  to  Minifter,  until  he
had  given  fuch  a  Wife  a  Bill  of  Divorce  5  as  Maiwo-
nides  faith  in  Biath  Hamikdafch,  cap.  6.  An  example
of  which  there  was  in  Mana/eh  the  Brother  of  Jad-
dua  the  High-Pried  ^  who  marrying  contrary  to  the
Law,  the  Daughter  of  Satiballat  the  Samaritan,  was
commanded  either  to  put  her  away,  or  not  to  come  to
the  Altar.  SeeSelden,  Lib.ll.de  fucceffioxe  m  Pontifi-
catuM,  cap.  6.  p.  238.
Ver.  8.  Thou  Jhah  fan&ifa  him  therefore.  ]  This  Verfe  3.
feems  to  be  fpoken  to  Mofes,  and  to  all  that  (hould
fucc«,jd  him  in  the  Supream  Authority^that  they  (hould
take  care  the  Priefts  (hould  not  marry  with  fuch  Per-
fons  ^  or  if  they  did,  not  be  fuffered  to  Minifter  in
the  Prieft 's  Office,  till  they  had  put  them  away.  Ac
cordingly  we  find,  that  to  keep  the  Priefthood  pure,
and  to  avoid  all  fufpicionof  any  fuch  pollution,  the
Names  of  the  PrielVs  Parents  were  carefully  preferved
in  the  Genealogical  Tabto,  as  we  learn  from  II  Ezr*
61.  VII  Nehewiah  64.  See  Selden  dt  Succejfion.  in
Pontif.  Lib.  II.  cap.  3.  TJxor  Hebr.  Lib.  I.  cap.  7.
For  he  offereth  the  bread  of  thy  God.  ]  Miniftreth  at
the  Altar.  See  v.  6.
He  flail  be  holy  unto  thee.  ]  Keep  himfelf  pure,  that
he  may  not  be  unfit  to  offer  Sacrifice  for  the  People,  as
need  (hall  require.
