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John Gill's Exposition on Ezekiel 44:19
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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when they go forth into the utter court, &c.] Out of the inner court where they minister, when they have done their service: even into the utter court to the people; out of the church into the world, where the people are, doing their business, whether good men or bad: they shall put off their garments wherein they ministered, and lay them in the holy chambers; the north and south chambers; (see Gill on “<264213>Ezekiel 42:13”), (see Gill on “<264214>Ezekiel 42:14”): and they shall put on other garments; which are their outward conversation garments, which are proper to appear in before men, for the honour of religion; though not sufficient to appear in before God, and render acceptable unto him: and they shall not sanctify the people with their garments; the garments of the priesthood were reckoned holy, whatsoever was holy, that which it touched accounted holy also; and therefore, to preserve a difference between the priests and the common people, they were not to wear their holy garments but in the time of service; or lest any superstitious notion should obtain among the people, that they were sanctified by touching their clothes; as the Papists give out, that if a man is buried in a monk’s cowl, he shall be saved: or the sense is, that they should not possess the minds of the people with a notion of any real sanctity in their garments; or that their conversation garments, or good works, can be of any service to them: this may be opposed to works of supererogation.
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