Lev. 12 Laws touching the uncleanness of women in child-bearing. Of a son seven days, and her purification thirty-three days, Lev. 12:1–4. Of a daughter fourteen days, and her purification sixty-six days, Lev. 12:5.

From uncleanness contracted by the touching or eating of external things, he now comes to that uncleanness which ariseth from ourselves. She shall be unclean; not for any filthiness which was either in the conception or in bringing forth, but to signify the universal and deep pollution of man’s…

Which law is here repeated, because the woman’s uncleanness lasting for seven days, was one, though not the only, reason why the child’s circumcision was put off till the eighth day.

She shall then continue, Heb. sit, i.e. abide, as that word is oft used, as Gen. 22:5, Gen. 34:10, or tarry at home, nor go into the sanctuary. In the blood of her purifying; in her polluted and separated estate; for the word blood or bloods signifies both guilt, as Gen.

The time in both particulars is double to the former, not so much from natural causes, because the purifications in female births are longer and slower, which if it were true, yet doth not extend to any such time as here is mentioned, as for moral reasons; either to be as a blot upon that sex for…

For a son, or for a daughter; for the birth of a son, or of a daughter; but the purification was for herself, as appears from the following verses. For a sin-offering; either because of her ceremonial uncleanness, which required a ceremonial expiation; or for those particular sins relating to the…

For though there was a difference in the time of her uncleanness for the one and for the other, yet both were to be purl fled one and the same way; to note, that though all sins and sinners were not equal, yet all were to be cleansed by the same means, to wit, by Christ, and by faith. See 1 Cor.