of a river
near Beirut. This supposition is, however, very doubtful.

749 The modern Banias, one of the sources of the Jordan. It is situated
under Mount Hermon, close to the remains of the ancient Caesarea
Philippi.

750 Literally, "from time to time."

751 The meaning is, that if the greater part of the ashes be legal,
purification would follow; but if the greater part be ordinary
ashes, there would be no purification.

752 The dispute is now about what constitutes "a clean place."

753 Heb. ix. 13, 14.

754 Num. xix. 15.

755 Maimonides translates "lattice-work."

756 Or trelliswork.

757 This doctrine of intention has also been adopted into the system of
Romanism. The Council of Trent (Session vii. Canon xi.) teaches that
"Whoever shall affirm that when ministers perform and confer a
sacrament, it is not necessary that they should have at least the
intention to do what the Church does; let him be accursed." It
follows, that if, for example, in the sacrament of orders, any
bishop in any age failed in due intention, all the orders which
flowed from him are invalid.

758 Chap. ix. 9; viii. 5.

759 Another rendering is, "in his garment."

760 A log is about half a pint.

761 Before eating ordinary food the hands must be washed once. Before
eating consecrated food they must be washed twice.

762 Num. xix. 15.

_ 763 I.e._, from the uncleanness of a dead reptile.

764 And consequently does not purify the place covered by the splinter
or stone, which remained unwashed by the first water.

765 Those that were legally clean continue clean, and those legally
unclean continue unclean.

766 His hands render unclean what they touch.

767 His hands render sacred things unclean.

_ 768 I.e._, the putting his hands into a house infected with leprosy.

769 Literally "father of uncleanness," such as a corpse or dead reptile,
etc.

_ 770 I.e._, uncleanness not containing the principle of uncleanness.

771 An object unclean in the secondary degree cannot make another
unclean in the same degree.

772 Num. x. 35, 36. The rabbis count these verses a distinct book of the
law.

773 When R. Eleazar, the son of Azariah, was made president of the
school in Jamnia.

774 A cab is about three pints.

775 And could not contain water enough to wash o