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have_v horn_n on_o the_o four_o corner_n thereof_o overlay_v with_o gold_n which_o be_v not_o only_o for_o ornament_n 3.4_o ezek._n 43.16_o heb._n 3.4_o but_o to_o keep_v thing_n from_o fall_v off_o the_o altar_n for_o the_o horn_n be_v upward_o and_o horn_n usual_o signify_v power_n and_o may_v these_o four_o horn_n say_v the_o learned_a ainsworth_n signify_v the_o power_n and_o glory_n of_o christ_n priesthood_n for_o the_o salvation_n of_o his_o church_n gather_v from_o the_o four_o corner_n of_o the_o earth_n iii_o the_o incense_n be_v only_o to_o be_v offer_v upon_o this_o altar_n to_o show_v that_o all_o our_o prayer_n and_o service_n must_v be_v perform_v in_o christ_n name_n 5._o reâ—_n 8.3_o 4_o 5._o or_o offer_v up_o upon_o the_o golden_a altar_n of_o his_o mediation_n iv_o the_o incense_n be_v to_o be_v first_o beat_v make_v fit_a and_o well_o prepare_v before_o it_o be_v to_o be_v put_v on_o the_o altar_n 51._o psal_n 41.2_o psal_n 51._o note_v how_o our_o prayer_n which_o be_v compare_v to_o incense_n ought_v to_o proceed_v from_o a_o humble_a contrite_a and_o break_a spirit_n which_o we_o offer_v up_o in_o the_o name_n of_o jesus_n christ_n v._o the_o incense_n be_v kindle_v by_o fire_n upon_o the_o altar_n so_o must_v our_o prayer_n be_v holy_a and_o fervent_a we_o must_v pray_v with_o much_o zeal_n or_o be_v set_v on_o fire_n by_o the_o spirit_n and_o powerful_a heat_n and_o operation_n thereof_o if_o we_o will_v have_v they_o accept_v upon_o the_o golden_a altar_n etc._n etc._n 5._o rev._n 8.3_o 4_o 5._o vi_o the_o incense_n be_v offer_v up_o by_o the_o priest_n so_o be_v the_o prayer_n of_o all_o the_o saint_n make_v acceptable_a to_o the_o father_n through_o the_o oblation_n and_o intercession_n of_o our_o high_a priest_n vii_o no_o strange_a incense_n be_v to_o be_v offer_v upon_o this_o altar_n this_o figure_v the_o prayer_n of_o the_o saint_n must_v be_v according_a to_o the_o will_n of_o god_n 8.26_o mat._n 21.22_o 1_o joh._n 5.14_o rom._n 8.26_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o in_o faith_n not_o in_o a_o vain_a or_o formal_a manner_n after_o the_o tradition_n of_o man_n we_o must_v not_o intermix_v they_o with_o any_o superstitious_a and_o idolatrous_a device_n or_o human_a invention_n we_o must_v offer_v up_o no_o strange_a prayer_n no_o prayer_n to_o saint_n nor_o angel_n 8._o the_o perfume_n be_v to_o be_v perpetual_o before_o the_o lord_n which_o signify_v not_o only_o the_o continual_a exercise_n of_o prayer_n which_o daily_o we_o shall_v use_v 7.25_o heb._n 7.25_o but_o also_o the_o perpetual_a intercession_n of_o our_o saviour_n in_o the_o heaven_n for_o we_o 9_o the_o high_a priest_n only_o make_v this_o perfume_n and_o it_o may_v not_o be_v apply_v to_o any_o other_o use_n than_o to_o burn_v before_o the_o lord_n teach_v we_o that_o christ_n
true_a christian_n have_v of_o it_o viii_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n must_v be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o lintel_n and_o side_n of_o the_o door_n of_o the_o israelite_n which_o hold_v forth_o that_o the_o blood_n of_o christ_n must_v be_v apply_v by_o faith_n for_o our_o justification_n stand_v not_o only_o in_o the_o shed_n of_o christ_n blood_n but_o also_o in_o the_o sprinkle_n of_o it_o upon_o our_o conscience_n ix_o it_o must_v be_v sprinkle_v upon_o the_o post_n and_o door_n so_o as_o the_o israelit_n can_v neither_o go_v out_o of_o door_n nor_o come_v in_o but_o they_o must_v see_v on_o all_o side_n the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n signify_v that_o they_o and_o we_o shall_v both_o at_o home_n and_o abroad_o go_v forth_o and_o come_v in_o and_o on_o all_o occasion_n have_v the_o passion_n of_o jesus_n christ_n before_o our_o eye_n in_o holy_a meditation_n and_o contemplation_n x._o it_o be_v not_o enough_o for_o the_o jew_n to_o have_v the_o lamb_n slay_v and_o the_o blood_n shed_v within_o the_o house_n but_o the_o blood_n must_v be_v sprinkle_v without_o door_n signify_v as_o some_o observe_v if_o christ_n blood_n i._n e._n the_o merit_n of_o it_o be_v receive_v into_o our_o heart_n for_o justification_n the_o sprinkle_n of_o it_o will_v appear_v and_o be_v see_v outward_o in_o a_o holy_a life_n and_o real_a sanctification_n 22._o verse_n 22._o xi_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o lamb_n be_v to_o be_v sprinkle_v with_o a_o bunch_n of_o hyssop_n dip_v in_o it_o which_o may_v signify_v that_o such_o who_o will_v be_v sprinkle_v with_o christ_n blood_n must_v obtain_v true_a faith_n for_o hyssop_n bear_v a_o resemblance_n to_o faith_n in_o threee_v thing_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o ground_n low_a and_o weak_a herb_n faith_n in_o itself_o and_o as_o it_o be_v in_o believer_n be_v weak_a and_o teach_v humility_n 2._o it_o will_v grow_v on_o a_o rock_n or_o wall_n so_o faith_n root_v itself_o in_o christ_n that_o true_a spiritual_a rock_n 3._o hyssop_n have_v a_o cleanse_n and_o heal_a quality_n so_o faith_n purify_v the_o heart_n and_o life_n of_o a_o sinner_n and_o heal_v all_o the_o sore_n of_o a_o wound_a conscience_n xii_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v the_o flesh_n of_o the_o lamb_n to_o signify_v that_o we_o must_v spiritual_o feed_v upon_o jesus_n christ_n viz._n believe_v on_o he_o which_o be_v call_v a_o eat_n of_o his_o flesh_n and_o drink_v of_o his_o blood_n xiii_o every_o particular_a lamb_n be_v to_o be_v eat_v in_o one_o house_n signify_v the_o unity_n of_o the_o church_n of_o god_n or_o the_o spiritual_a conjunction_n and_o agreement_n of_o all_o the_o faithful_a in_o one_o bread_n and_o one_o body_n 10.17_o 1_o cor._n 10.17_o fourteen_o only_a israelite_n and_o not_o stranger_n be_v to_o eat_v of_o it_o to_o show_v that_o none_o but_o the_o true_a seed_n viz._n believer_n have_v right_o to_o christ_n and_o the_o bless_a rite_n of_o his_o house_n xv._o they_o be_v to_o eat_v it_o with_o bitter_a herb_n to_o signify_v that_o repentance_n and_o godly_a sorrow_n for_o sin_n aught_o to_o be_v in_o those_o who_o come_v to_o receive_v and_o partake_v of_o jesus_n christ_n and_o that_o they_o shall_v remember_v with_o grief_n of_o soul_n what_o their_o sin_n bring_v upon_o their_o saviour_n and_o what_o the_o filthy_a and_o bitter_a nature_n of_o sin_n be_v xvi_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v it_o with_o unleavened_a bread_n to_o signify_v that_o those_o who_o come_v to_o the_o true_a passeover_n shall_v keep_v that_o feast_n with_o the_o unleavened_a bread_n of_o sincerity_n and_o truth_n hate_v false_a doctrine_n hypocrisy_n and_o every_o evil_a work_n xvii_o they_o must_v eat_v it_o in_o remembrance_n of_o their_o deliverance_n out_o of_o egypt_n so_o those_o who_o come_v to_o the_o true_a passeover_n aught_o to_o remember_v how_o god_n have_v by_o christ_n blood_n deliver_v they_o from_o wrath_n and_o hell_n xviii_o they_o be_v to_o eat_v it_o with_o their_o loin_n gird_v and_o their_o staff_n in_o their_o hand_n and_o their_o shoe_n 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in_o the_o first_o volume_n and_o the_o parallel_n of_o the_o first_o and_o second_o temple_n we_o have_v insist_v upon_o under_o the_o head_n of_o metaphor_n concern_v the_o church_n of_o god_n to_o which_o we_o refer_v you_o and_o find_v to_o what_o a_o bigness_n this_o second_o volume_n be_v swell_v i_o must_v be_v force_v to_o break_v off_o and_o leave_v these_o my_o poor_a labour_n to_o the_o blessing_n of_o god_n pray_v they_o may_v prove_v to_o the_o advantage_n of_o his_o despise_a and_o afflict_a church_n desire_v what_o profit_n any_o christian_n may_v receive_v here-from_a they_o will_v not_o forget_v to_o give_v the_o honour_n to_o god_n who_o only_o deserve_v it_o to_o who_o be_v glory_n in_o the_o church_n by_o christ_n jesus_n throughout_o all_o age_n world_n without_o end_n amen_o finis_fw-la philologia_fw-la sacra_fw-la the_o second_o part_n wherein_o the_o scheme_n or_o figure_n in_o scripture_n be_v reduce_v under_o their_o proper_a head_n with_o a_o brief_a explication_n of_o each_o together_o with_o a_o treatise_n of_o the_o type_n parable_n allegory_n etc._n etc._n in_o the_o old_a and_o new_a testament_n chap_n i._o of_o the_o figure_n of_o a_o word_n the_o word_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d schema_fw-la principal_o and_o proper_o signify_v the_o garb_n habit_n or_o ornament_n of_o the_o body_n and_o by_o a_o metaphor_n be_v translate_v to_o signify_v the_o beauty_n or_o ornament_n of_o speech_n as_o 8._o as_o lib._n 3._o rhet._n cap._n 8._o aristotle_n and_o perf_n and_o in_o bruto_fw-la &_o orat._n perf_n cicero_n say_v the_o latin_n render_v it_o figure_n as_o some_o say_v because_o stage-player_n by_o the_o variation_n or_o shift_v of_o their_o habit_n represent_v divers_a figure_n of_o man_n these_o figure_n be_v call_v rhetorical_a light_n and_o ornament_n and_o do_v not_o change_v the_o sense_n of_o word_n as_o trope_n do_v but_o give_v a_o embellishment_n or_o beauty_n to_o speech_n there_o be_v figure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o word_n and_o figure_n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d of_o a_o sentence_n the_o first_o belong_v to_o the_o matter_n or_o as_o it_o be_v the_o body_n of_o a_o oration_n the_o latter_a to_o the_o form_n or_o as_o it_o be_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o sentence_n the_o former_a be_v when_o a_o speech_n be_v figure_v in_o word_n repeat_v in_o a_o certain_a order_n or_o that_o mutual_o agree_v in_o sound_n for_o emphasis_n or_o ornament_n sake_n the_o latter_a be_v such_o who_o emphaticalness_n consist_v not_o in_o word_n single_o but_o in_o the_o thing_n themselves_o give_v weight_n and_o gravity_n to_o the_o speech_n 1._o speech_n lib._n 5._o instit_fw-la orat._n c._n 1._o vossius_fw-la say_v that_o a_o scheme_n proper_o signify_v two_o thing_n viz._n the_o exterior_a garb_n and_o the_o gesture_n of_o the_o body_n as_o dancer_n who_o caper_v at_o the_o noise_n of_o musical_a instrument_n for_o scheme_n of_o word_n may_v in_o this_o be_v resemble_v to_o habit_n or_o garb_n 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