length of the Temple-courts c. make 100. Cubits as Haffenrefferus exactly demonstrates Of the signification of this Temple Some make the Court belonging to it to represent the World and the Temple to represent Heaven It may be considered whether the Porch do not point out the common Professor the Temple true Saints who are Temples of the Spirit and the Sanctum Sanctorum the Saints in glory the condition of those made perfect The true representation of this Temple I take it is the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ both his Body Natural and his Body Mystical viz. the Church 1. It 's a representation of his Natural Body Solomons Temple and Zorobabells or the 2d Temple was so Joh. 2.19 saith Christ Destroy this Temple and in three days I will raise it up And why Ezekiels Temple should not type out Christ I see no cause There be many things wherein it fitly doth so 1. This Temple was holy vers 3. This is the most holy place hence it 's evident the other part of the Temple was holy The Hecal was holy though not so holy as the Devir and the body of Christ was holy Luk. 1.35 That holy thing c. Act. 13.35 Thou shall not suffer thine Hâ—ly one c. 1 Pet. 2.22 Chap. 1.19 Heb. 7.26 He was holy harmless undâ—filed separate from sinners 2. It was very lightsome and beautiful within it was adorned with Cherubims and Palm-trees vers 18.19 so the Lord Christ was full of light Col. 2.3 In him were hid all the treasures of wisdome and knowledge He was adorned with all the graces of the Spirit He was full of grace and truth Joh. 1.14 Cant. 5.10 Psal 45.2 Thou art fairer then the children of men 3. By the Temple they came to know the mind of God one part of it was call'd Devir the Word or Oracle there God spake so by Christ we come to know the mind of God Joh. 1.1 He is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Word He brought the mind of God to us and declared it to the world Heb. 1.2 God hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son Christ was an Embassador sent from God to acquaint us with the mind of the King of Nations and he did it faithfully Joh. 15.15 All things which I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you 4. The Temple was God's delight it 's call'd an House for God dwelt in it and manifested his glory there Ezek. 43.4 5. The glory of the Lord came into the house yea the glory of the Lord filled the house And Psal 29.9 In the Temple doth every one speak of his glory There God's glory is seen Is not Christ such a Temple Did not God come into the Temple of his Body 1 Tim. 3.16 Col. 2.9 There the glory of God was seen fully Joh. 1.14 The Word was made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld his glory the glory as of the only begotten of the Fathâ—r full of grace and truth The glory of God never appeared so evidently as in this Temple and God delighted therein Mat 3.17 This is my belâ—ved Son in whom I am well pleased See Rev. 3.12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the Temple of my God and he shall go no more out And I will write upon him the Name of my God and the Name of the City of my Gâ—d which is New Jerusalem God is establishing and will establish New Jerusalem with Pillars daily more and more and therein is strength to be found not in the World or in Babylon 1 Tim. 3.15 5. There were Cherubims and Palm-trees in the Visional Temple vers 18 19 20 25 26. and in the Church of Christ there are Cherubims and Palm-trees These Cherubims may note the presence of the Angel in the Church 1 Cor. 11.10 There were Angels in the Church of Corinth And so in the Temple John speaks of Rev. 14.15 17. Each Cherubim had two faces one of a Man another of a Young Lion to signifie the wisdome strength and zeal of the Angels which are imploy'd for the good of the Church Or by Cherubims understand those Christians who were wise stout and zealous for the truth and cause of God such as loved not their lives to the death Rev. 12.11 But were beheaded for the Witness of Jesus and for the Word of God Rev. 20.4 These Cherubims looked to the Palm-trees they were patient under all crosses afflictions in hope of certain victory Rom 8.35 36 37. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ shall tribulation or distress or persecution or famine or nakedness or peril or sword c. Nay in all these things we are more then Conquerors c. Their eyes were upon the Palm-trees And Rev. 9.7 they had Palms in their hands they were certain of victory whereof Palms and Palm-trees are emblems There be several things wherein the Saints do resemble Palm-trees 1. They are always green and growing so are the Saints Psal 92.12 14. The righteous shall flourish like the Palm-tree They shall still bring forth fruit in old age 2 Palm-trees cannot endure dung Magnopere abhorrent à fimo they hate it So the Saints they hate Superstition Idolatry and all sin as dung they will dye rather then worship the Beast or his Image rather then receive his Mark in their foreheads or their hands Rev. 20.4 they watch and keep their garments undefiled 3. The Palm-tree bears up against all weight laid upon it and the Saints do the like in all their troubles and afflictions Paul met with sharp tryal's yet he fainted not but found more strength 2 Cor. 4.16 And Chap. 7.4 He saith I am filled with comfort I am exceeding joyful in all our tribulation And Rom. 5.3 We glory in tribulation 4. These Cherubims and Palm-trees were the ornament of the Temple and Christians who are wise couragious and patient under all tryals are the ornaments of the Church of Christ 5. This Temple with the Porch and Buildings belonging to it was great and large vers 12 13 14 and 15. 100. Cubits in breadth 100. Cubits in length So the Church of Christ is great and large In the Apostles times there were thousands of the Jews believed Act. 21.20 It was Prophesied in Isays days that all Nations should flow unto the Mountain of the Lord that is the Church Isa 2.2 And in Daniels days Chap. 7.14 That all people languages and nations should serve Christ And John in the vision saw it made good Rev. 7.9 I beheld a great multitude which no man could number of all nations kindred people and tongues which stood before the Throne and the Lamb. 2. It 's the representation of Christs Body Mystical and that in several things 1. All things in this Temple were measured as in the 40. also the 41 42 43 and 47. Chapters appears So in the Church the Mystical Body of Christ Ephes 2.21 Paul tells the Ephesians that the Saints are a
so orders his judgements that they shall affect others and be had in remembrance This is the lamentation wherewith they shall lament her the Daughters of the Nation shall lament for her Destruction of great Kings and Kingdomes have many thiags considerable in them there is much of Gods power justice and severity in the same which God will have to be observed and remembred in the world Ezek. 19.14 When God destroyed the Princes of Israel and laid the Land of Judah waste what then This is a lamentation and shall be for a lamentation Verses 17 18 19 20 21 22 23. It came to passe also in the twelfth year in the fifteenth day of the month that the word of the Lord came unto me saying Son of man wail for the multitude of Egypt and cast them down even her and the Daughters of the famous Nations unto the nether parts of the earth with them that go down into the pit Whom dost thou passe in beauty go down and he thou laid with the uncircumcised They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword she is delivered to the sword draw her and all her multitudes The strong among the mighty shall speak to him out of the midst of hell with them that help him they are gone down they lie uncircumcised slain by the sword Ashur is there and all her company his graves are about him all of them slain fallen by the sword Whose Graves are set in the sides of the pit and her company is round about her Grave all of them slain fallen by the sword which caused terrour in the land of the living AT this 17. verse begins the second prophesie and general part of the Chapter in which these things are considerable 1. The Time of this Prophesie vers 17. 2. The Funeral of Egypt with the solemnity thereof which is commanded declared and confirmed vers 18 19 20 21. and so on to the 31. 3. The Conclusion of the prophesie vers 31 32. Vers 17. In the twelfth year the fifteenth day of the mouth It was in the twelfth year of their captivity and the fifteenth day of the twelfth month as it is vers 1. fourteen dayes after the former prophesie and upon the third Sabbath as Junius observes then came this Prophesie unto Ezekiel Vers 18. Wayl for the multitude of Egypt The word Nahah to lament signifies internal grief The Prophet is bid not to feign a grief or a Funeral complaint but to be reall to mourn or to prophesie what mourning should be at the Funeral of Egypt Cast them down even her and the Daughters of the famous Nations The Prophet was to do this Prophetically as Jeremy was to root out pull down to destroy and cast down Jerem. 1.10 He prophesied such things and thereupon was said to do them and so Ezekiel was to prophesie the casting down of Egypt her King and People and the Daughters of famous Nations those that did confederate with her Cityes or People and because of this he is said to cast them down its Gods work to cast down to throw into the grave and pit but his Prophets declaring what shall be are said to do the same Vnto the nether parts of the Earth The Hebrew is El Erez tachtijoth in terram inferorum into the Land of hell or into the lowest part of the earth Vers 19. Whom dost thou passe in beauty Egypt thou thinkest thy self more beautiful than other Nations that thou hast some excellency beyond them suppose thou hadst that must not exempt thee from the common condition of Nations but thou hast not any beauty excellency beyond them nay thou art short of them therefore lay aside such thoughts they who were more beautiful and pleasant than thy self they are gone down into the pit therefore Go down and be thou laid with the uncircumcised Thou must not look for any priviledge above other Nations thou mayest conceit thy counterfeit circumcision will advantage thee Erant Egyptii circumcifi ut Herodotus in Euterpe docet Junius but thou art deceived away down to the Grave and lye with the uncircumcised thy portion must be with the profanest The word for be thou laid signifies to sleepe also and may be thus rendred sleep with the uncircumcised Vers 20. They shall fall in the midst of them that are slain by the sword They that were confederate with thee and thou with them shall fall by the Chaldaean sword which hath commission to cut you all off and to send you to the state of those that formerly were slain by the sword you think your self invulnerable but you shall find the points of the Chaldaeans swords be sharp and will enter She is delivered to the sword Egypt or the multitude of Egypt is delivered to the sword appointed to be slain The Hebrew may be rendred thus The sword is delivered or given viz into the hand of the Babylonian to destroy the Egyptian withall Draw her and all her multitude Draw her Egypt and her People into the grave The Babylonians slay her and hers the sword is in their hand and then drag them into the pit But these and the former words may be taken otherwise as to note out the stately Funeral of Egypt She is delivered to the Sword or the Sword is laid under her head or by her side to shew that she was warlike Draw her and all her multitude Let her body being put into a Chariot be drawn in pomp and state Vide-Junium like unto the bodies of great Ones First Observe God made known his mind to his Prophets by degrees something they had in one year given out somewhat in another year sometimes in one month sometimes in another God spake unto them Here in the twelfth year the fifteenth day of the month the word of the Lord came unto Ezekiel God had appeared to him the first day and again the fifteenth day Secondly Observe There be seasons to mourn in as well as to rejoyce in Son of man wail for the multitude of Egypt The providence of God doth not act constantly in one way but it makes changes and alterations which afford occasion to mourn and to laugh When God carryed the Jewes into Babylon there they hung up their Harps and wept Psal 137. and when he brought them back again it was with singing Isa 48.20 Thirdly Observe That at the appointment of God we may lament for the sins and juâ—gements of God upon the Churches enemies secret or open The Egyptians were never reall friends to the Jews but were their secret if not their open enemies and now when Gods hand was heavy upon them for their sins the Prophet is commanded to wail for them When the Churches enemies suffer we are to rejoyce but if God calls to mourning for their sufferings we must do it Fourthly Observe The greatest in the greatest Kingdomes have no cause to glory and lift up themselves above others seeing they must come to the common
thing causeth that signifying they must do nothing may justly cause an ill savour Their loyns must be girt with sincerity and their conversations such as may be in offensive before God and men Of putting off their garments and putting on others when they go out from their ministration wss spoken Chap. 42.14 And they shall not sanctifie the people in their garments Common things were made holy by the touching of holy things according to the Law Exod 29.37 The Priest's therefore put them off lest going out in them the people might touch them and so being sanctified be necessitated to leave their callings Vid. Diodate OEcolampad saith Sanctificare hoc loco est velle haberi sanctum And so the Priests were not to go forth in their garments that the people might esteem them holy The Chalde is Non commiscebuntur cum populo They shall not mingle with the people being in those holy garments and so profane them Pintus hath it to good purpose thus Non exibunt in vestibus sacerdotalibus ad benedicendum populo They shall not go out in their Priestly garments to bless the people but do it in their common garments They must be in another frame of spirit in their approaches to God than in common dealings with the people The 2. Rule given them is concerning their heads They must not shave them nor wear long locks but poll their heads Ths Heathens used to shave their heads especially their idolatrous Priests and God would not have those ministred unto him to conform unto idolaters His must not shave their hair then it would be too short nor nourish it then it would be too long but poll the same keep a medium between both The Ministers of Christ must not shave their heads lest they shouid symbolize with Anti-christian Monks and Friars nor wear it long which is the garb of luxurious barbarous and military men they must neither neglect their hair nor be effeminate in the length powdering or curling of the same but have such a care of that and their habit as becomes the Gospel and the servants of Christ A 3. Rule is the prohibition of Wine nor simply but when they enter into the inner Court This was a law laid upon Aaron and his sons Levit. 10.9 Do not drink wine nor strong drink thou nor thy sons with thee when ye go into the Tabernacle of the Congregation lest ye die It shall be a statute for ever throughout yâ—ur generations Notwithstanding this law the Priests and Prophets were faulty and complaint is made Isa 28.7 The Priests and theProphets have erred through strong drink they are swallowed up of wine they are out of the way through strong drink they erre in vision they stumble in judgement The Jewish Priests were absolutely forbidden wine it 's conceiv'd lest it should cause them to speak or do undecently in their ministrations but wine is not wholly prohibited to the Ministers of the Gospel Paul bids Timothy drink wine 1 Tim. 5.23 Here temperance and sobriety are commanded and commended unto the Ministers of Christ they must not be men given to wine Titus 1.7 but sober vers 8. A 4. Rule is touching their marriage they are not forbidden to marry but are caution'd about the same and shew'd who they must not marry not a widow or one dâ—vorced And Moses mentions two more Levit. 21.14 a profane one and a harlot which they might not take a Virgin or a Priest's widow they might and these must be of the seed of the house of Israel Strange virgins or strange widows they might not joyn themselves unto The scope of the words is that they should marry them were modest chast pious sober and well educated that so they might be a comfort aâ—d an honour to their husbands in that office The Preists were Types of Christ and the Ministers of the Gospel are in Christ's stead unto the people and marriage represents the mystical union and marriage between Christ and his Church therefore of all men they should see to it what wives they take even such as will be subject in all things as the Church is unto Christ Ephes 5.24 and so mind others of their duty Vers 23 24 25 26 27. 23. And they shall teach the people the difference between the holy and profane and cause men to d scern between the unclean and the clean 24. And in controversie they shall stand in judgement and they shall judge it according to my judgement and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies and they shall hallow my sabbaths 25. And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves but for father or mother or for son or for daughter for brother or for sister that hath had no husband they may defile themselves 26. And after he is cleansed they shall reckon unto him seven days 27. And in the day that he goeth into the Sanctuary unto the inner Court to minister in the Sanctuary he shall offer his Sin-offering saith the Lord God MOre Rules are prescribed here for the Priests of this new Temple The 1. is that they putting difference in things and persons between the holy and profane the clean and the unclean should teach the people the same This was the Priest's duty of old Levit. 10.10 11. And because it was neglected God complains of the Priests Ezek. 22.26 They have violated my law they have profaned my holy things they have put no difference between the holy and profane neither have they shewed that is to the people difference between the clean and the unclean But now it should be otherwise the Ministers of the Gospel should teach the people sound and discriminating doctrine so that they should know truth from error men sound in the faith from such as were corrupt and heretical Paul taught Timothy to discern between men having a form of godliness and the power of it 2 Tim. 3.2 3 4 5 6 7 8. And Titus he taught to distinguish of persons Chap. 1.10 11 12 13 14 15 16. And John put difference between the clean and the unclean Rev. 21.27 And Christ taught his Apostles and in them all others that holy things must not be given unto dogs Mat. 7.6 The 2. Rule is about Controversies and what they are to do therein When controversies arise they are to hear judge and determine them by the law of God vers 24. In controversies they shall stand in judgement and shall judge according to my judgements not according to their own wills desires of others or laws of men but as God's laws direct and command Christians should bring their differences to theis Ministers and Church-officers that they may make and maintain peace between them judging and determining their controversies according to the Word of God Paul blamed the Corinthians that brother went to law with brother and that before unbelievers and brought not their cases unto the Church 1. Cor. 6.6 Ecclesiastical differences onght to be
upon his people 595. bears long with the worst of men 420. determines things most free and contingent 208. discovers plots of enemies ibid. knows infallibly things to come 217. when God manifests his love and wrath 225. can easily raise forces against his enemies 229. and easily ruine Armies 227. hath various ways to do it 228. convinces the wicked when in afflictions 266. whom God will honor 391 Godly No condition so grievous to them but shall end comfortably 375 Godliness To whom a delight 361 Gog whom 488 489. whence he came 212. prophesied of before 216. not Antiochus 224. Dreadful judgement upon him 226. great 232. where buried 247 Goodmen must be good before they can do good 366 Gospel Christs voice in it strong irresistable efficacious 394. earth shines with the glory of it ibid. it preserves order is not levelling 405. like waters and wherein 550 551 552. into what parts it went first 555. it goeth where Christ wil 556 557. gradually 558. hath depths in it 560. its pure and sufficient of it self 561. brings men unto God 569. runs like waters 570. without it what men are ib. it cures and quickens 571. fruitful 572 Grace will appear where it is 367. work of it free 403 â—ikened to water and wherein 550 551 552. gradualness in graces 559. all in the Church of free grace 〈◊〉 it recals sinners 588 589 Great ones have no cause to glory 84. Greatest go the wrong way 93. shall bear their shame though after death ibid. those that joyn with them in evil must suffer 228. may lie unburied 260 Guilt an heavy and consuming thing 121 H HAnd stretching out what it imports 348 249. lifting up what 284 Gods hand in mens acting against the Church 237. filling the hand what it imports 376 Hailstones fire brimstone 223 224 Har-el and Hanriel what 371 372 Hatred the nature of it 253. twofold 263. it sets other affections on work 264 Hearers how they carry it oft towards them they hear 164. 165. what the preachers are to them 170 not rest in hearing ibid. Heart most looked at in worship 165 carnal in spirituals 166. Heart and new what they note 317 318. old by nature 322. it s like a stone wherein 330 331 332. the evil of it 333. how cured 336 Heart It s God prerogative to alter hearts 337. its great mercy to have stony hearts removed 338. excellency of a tender heart 340 mistakes about a tender heart 342 343. legal natural tenderness 24â— 244. characters of a tender heart 345 346. how to keep it tender 347 348. its a great mercy it s the gift of God 341 Heathens what convinces them 310 Hell poor comfort there â—5 96 High those highest meet with most storms 328 329 Hin How much it contained 420 Holy things to be laid in holy places 332 333. those who have charge of them must be exact 387. not to be bought and sold 392 Holiness the law of Gods house 368 Hope what 439 Horns of the Altar what they signifie 371 House of Israel 242 408 Husbandry Gods work 396 397 Hypocrites will be discovered 164 I IDols ruine States 25. defile 298. Idolatry loathsom to God 300. it defiles more then other sins 316. they are karcasses 355. a wall between God and man 357 Jealousie to speak in the fire of it what 282. what is in jealousie 225. it breaks through all 269 Jerusalem highly esteemed by the Lord 352 353. in new Jerusalem shall be no invention of men c. 357. no night there 358 New Jerusalem exceeds Ezekiels City 604 Jews there conversion we may expect and pray for 462. shall repossess their land 463 480. given to Idolatry 465. shall be fully gathered 270 271 there is a day of mercy for all the Jews 272. for lasting mercies 275 offers of mercy to them first 584. shall come to Sion 589 Ignorance remedy for the sin of ignorance 417 418 Impenitency excludes from Temple mercies 364 Impossibles to man not so to God 374 Infamous they that make so shall be made so 286 287 Inheritance one to Jew and Gentile 585 Institutions of God like posts and thresholds 356. men must not make any like them ibid. Interrogations argue not ignorance in God 426 Judgements publick troublesom to neighbour nations 13. they make God known 12. in the forest some escape ibid 143. former not to be forgotten 13. suitable instruments execute them 17. nothing can s cure from them 26 157. they convince of the equity of Gods ways 158. threatned take place 172. they are oft lengthned out answerable to the time of mens sinning 258. what ever they be God is righteous 301. end of them 230 262. they begin but end not at Gods house 395 396. God executes some signal judgement 258. impartial 259. judgements upon the wicked are ingaging mercies to the godly 263 Justification what 315 K KAdash notes sanctifying and polluting 546 Kings and Kingdoms there flourishing and perishing in from the Lord 34. tyrannical Kings oft have bad ends 35 Kings are apt to be lifted up with their greatness 38. 39. must be told of their sins 39. its the Lord makes them great 246. have need of money to uphold them ibid. what brings dreadful judgements upon them 53â— why destroyed 55 69. They are lights and when put our sad events follow 73. 74 Kingdom No succession in Christs Kingdom 479 Subjects of it holy ibid. Knowledge not all a â—once 553 564. L LAmentations for siâ—s and ruines of others are from the Lord 65 Land Land in league 6. God hath ways to empty lands 16. They are his to dispose of 18 261 262 376. he can deprive them of their princes 26. made exemplary with judgments 27. what wastes lands 157. what ever condition it s in God is there 262. your own sins brings desolation 274 301 3â—2 their fruitfulness depends upon the Lord 293. desolate shall not always lye so 39â— God hath a peculiarity in some lands 214 Last made first 587 588. Law what 363. of Gods house why to be made known 366. chiefly to be observed 368 Liberty of speaking is from God 145 Life in the hand of God and death also 112. what is the principle of spiritual life and motion 365. its short 539 Liâ—e 285. what 291. mens lines must not be in Temple measurings 292 Lion of God who 372 Loath what in it 384. when men loath themselves for their sins 385 Looks forbidden to priests 393 Lybia whence so called 5 Lydia whence so named ib. M. MAgistrates good what they are 413 Magnifie when God magnifies himself 229 Mathematicians who fit for spiritual ones 261 Man though spared long shall suffer 101 Marriage whom the Priests were and were not to marry 394 Materials of the Church must be holy 368 Means what ever used God doth all 434 435 Mercies temporal not merited 308. choice mercies make men renounce former defilements 468. mercies gradually carried on 450. work more then judgements 384 Messiah upon what account