behaviours as the fame of your sweet savour goes forth in the Church of God to which I doubt not but this Treatise will be the more welcome because of your worthy name prefixed It is an Orphane and the Widow desires it should be your Ward who in your love can best tender it and by your authority defend it sufficiently The God of heaven increase all heavenly graces and comforts in your noble heart abundantly and adde unto your dayes honours and blessings of all sorts till these shadowes flie away and the true Day-starre arise upon you in glory the hearty prayer of one who is and desires to be reckoned among Isleworth Iune 20. 1635. Your Wo truest friends in every good service WILLIAM IEMMAT TO THE CHRISTIAN READER I Have heard of a demurre made as though something were put forth under this Authors name which it none of his I assure thee in the word of a Minister that for the workes that have my Epistle prefixed and I heare of no other published with his name there is not one note nor notion which is not the Authors owne according to his papers And the like I affirme concerning this Treatise of Types which now I publish The use of it is manifold To open divers places of Scripture To shew the meaning of legall shadows and ceremonies To declare the faith of the Elders who received a good report To manifest our faith one with theirs one faith one Lord one Baptisme one salvation To magnifie and commend Christ to every soule that it may be saved and he honoured To discerne and bewaile the blindnesse of Gods ancient people the Iewes and pray for their returne to the truth not catching at shadowes Of whom in present I may say with detestation of their madnesse as he said against the Philosophers Nos qui non habitu c. Wee Christians whose excellencie stands not in outward things but spirituall glorie that we have found what they with all their diligence have sought and could not finde Why are we unthankâ—full Why doe we stand in our owne light if the truth of the Deitie hath in this our age attained to maturitie Let us enjoy and make use of our owne good and follow the truth in truth avaunt superstition be packing all impietie let true religion be preserved and flourish Yet withall seeing there is a promise that all Israel shall be saved let us pray for the performance and that with all earnestnesse as that converted Iew gave exhortation to his sonne So long poure forth thy prayers for the remnant of Israel till God looke from his high habitation and see and have mercy on his people for the Lords sake his Anointed that in our daies Iudah may be saved and the children of Israel may dwell safely in their owne land and spend their daies in good the Lord making his good Spirit to rest upon them William Jemmat A Table of the Contents of this Treatise I. THe Introduction containing five Propositions of the Church salvation covenaÌ„t of grace Christ the ancieÌ„t ceremonies p. 1 Five reasons for those ceremonies 2 Grace in the New Testament specially how 3 Ceremonies called shadowes for foure reasons 4 Threefold use of them to the Iews 5 Gods wisedom in appointing them three wayes ibid. II. The Treatise shewing Christ prefigured by holy persons and things 5 I. Adam a type of Christ in creation office soveraignty conjugation propagation 6 The Ministery reverend for antiquitie 8 Antiquity of the doctrine of free grace ibid. Seeke life by Christs death ibid. Get into Christ the second Adam as thou art surely of the first Motives 9 II. Noah a type for salvation righteousnesse preaching Arke repairing the world sacrifice of rest and a dove sent out of the Arke 10 Preserve integrity in the worst times 14 Sinnes which are signes of judgement approaching 15 Comfort to bee had in Christ our Noah 16 III. Melchizedek a type in Etymologie office originall excellency of person and Priesthood 17 Christ greater than Abraham 20 Comfort by Christ our Melchizedek ibid. We are blessed by our Melchizedek 21 By our Melchizedek the Church abides for ever 22 Excellencie of Christs Priesthood above the Leviticall eight waies ibid. Sin not to be accounted slight whose sacrifice is so costly 24 IV. Isaac a type in birth suffering offering escape marriage 24 A patterne of obedience in 5. things 28. Two rules 29 A type of our resurrection 31 Matter of sweet consolation 32 Look for helpe though the case bee desperate ibid. V. Joseph a type in his person actions passions advancement 33 No newes for good men to be hated for their excellencie 37 All sufferings of the godly come of God ordained and ordered 37 Comfort by Christ our Ioseph foure wayes 38 Do to Christ as Iosephs brethren to him 39 VI. Moses a type in person estate office suffering sundry actions 40 Our doctrine is of God 45 Be faithfull in doing thy office 46 Shew faith in the fruit of it contrary to foure sorts of men 47 Assurance of our resurrection 47 VII Joshua a type in saving calling miracles valour actions 48 A fearfull thing to be an enemy of the Church 51 Comfort in our salvation accomplished 52 Duties wee owe to Christ our Joshua 53 Conditions to be observed in going to heaven 53. Six 54 VIII Sampson a type in person condition actions sufferings stratagems victories 55 Iudge none by outward calamities 58 Strange meanes used by God for the Churches good 59 Our victorie stands in patience and passion 60 Fourefold comfort to Gods people ibid. In Gods cause contemne greatest perill and prepare for death approching 62 IX David a type in person vocation warres kingdome office Propheticall and Priestly 62 Enter upon no office without assistance of the Spirit A note of it 70 Christ the true King of the Church Nine wayes more excellent than David 71 How God brings his servants to honour 74 Church ever pestered with home-bred enemies 75 Comfort to the Church in 3. things 76 X. Salomon a type in person condition peace-making wisedome glory temple justice 77 Duties to Christ our Salomon two 83 Fourefold comfort in our Salomon 84 XI Jonah a type in name office death buriall resurrection 85 Repent at the Ministery of Christs servants 87. Motives 88. Vocation of the Gentiles 89 Our resurrection assured to us 89 Power and wisedome of God to bee admired 90 Terror of sin euen in Gods own children and comfort 91 XII The First-borne types as Gods peculiar fathers of the family preferred before brethren double portion 92 Every mercy is the greater engagement unto God 95 Honour Christ as the first-borne of God and how 96 Threefold comfort in the birthright 97 Forfeit not the birthright by sin 98 Resemble Christ our elder brother 99 XIII Priests types in deputation to office and execution choice consecration apparell actions 100 A cover for us in Christ for all deformities of soule and body
In the building 1. Salomon according to the wisdome and large heart which God gave him built God an house wherein he dwelt at Jerusalem for God kept house and fire in Sion Isa. 31. 9. and Salomon set him up a standing house Our true Salomon builds an house for God even for the blessed Trinity to dwel in Not a materiall house of stones or of gold silver wood marble but a spiritual house of living stones And as the house is spirituall so are the meanes and instruments he useth His rule is the word of God Psa. 19. 4. Their line is gone forth through all the earth and their words into the ends of the world The hammer by which he hewes and polisheth these rugged stones is the same word or doctrine of the Law The cement by which he couples them to the head is faith and to the members is love and charity 2. Salomon being to build his Temple could not find matter enough for his building in his owne country of Judea but sent abroad to Hiram a Gentile and to Pervaim now Peru as some thinke and to other farre and remote parts for supply So our Salomon for his spirituall building gathers matter not onely out of Judea his owne ancient people but contracts friendship with the Gentiles and these come in out of the most remote parts of all the world to set forward that building therefore the Church is now Catholike 3. Salomon prepared great stones to lay in the foundation of the house 1. King 5. 17. but as great and costly as they were they could not uphold that house but it must fall to ruine and destruction Our true Salomon by inimitable art layes himselfe a foundation in Sion an elect precious and chiefe corner stone Vpon which firme foundation he so aptly layes and knits every living stone that is every beleever that all the gates of hell cannot prevaile against any one of them Mat. 16. 18. 4. Salomon in that building prepared and hewed stones in Mount Lebanon 1. King 6. 7. and being so squared and fit not an axe or hammer nor any toole of Iron was heard while the house was a building Our Salomon admits no stone into his building which is not first prepared and initiated by the word and Sacraments and being fitted layes them on the foundation without any more shaking by hammer or hatchet and knits them to the other stones by the durable cement of Christian love and charity so as now the noyse of contention nor blowes of bitternesse and hatred are heard among them any more 2. In dedication of the Temple 1. Salomon consecrated that house to the service of God by solemne prayer imploring his eye of protection upon it and his presence with it upon all occasions and necessâ—ties 1. King 8. 14. Our Salomon hath also dedicated his house and by solemne prayer commended it to the care and custody of his heavenly father Nothing needfull for his Church hath hee forgotten to procure for it not onely by that most effectuall and meritorious prayer but also by his continuall intercession now in heaven for it 2. In that dedication Salomon framed a most excellent prayer the forme of which is registred in Scripture but our Salomon hath delivered us a forme and patterne of prayer which is a great part of the riches of the new Testament above the old 3. In ordering the Temple that is in the constitution of Gods true and publike worship in that Temple in appointing the severall offices and officers of it A type of Jesus Christ who ascending on high appointed the officers of his Church some Prophets some Apostles some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the building up of the body of Christ Eph. 4. 11. 12. 1. Cor. 12. 5 there are many administrations but the same Lord. VI. Salomon was a type of Christ in wise dispensing and administring justice 1. in respect of gifts 2. of execution or manifesting them 1. For the gifts they are notably signified in Salomons Throne which was exalted above all the Thrones of all Princes described 1. King 10. 18. 1. The matter was Ivory and gold wherewith it shined Signifying the sincere and upright disposition of Salomon to justice and equity shunning all corruption and by-respects which make men pervert Justice And as these vertues made Salomons throne to shine so the royall throne of Christ is a throne of Justice a great white Throne Rev. 20. 11. Nothing but sincerity and purity proceeds thence Hee justifies no wicked person or cause nor takes the ungodly by the hand 2. The state of it The King ascended to it by sixe stayres signifying that the King riseth above all his subjects many degrees in practise of many vertues wisdome prudence justice fortitude piety So Christs Throne is infinitely exalted above all Princes above men Angels dominations principalities thrones and set at the right hand of God and himselfe as infinitely transcendeth all creatures in practice of all graces in perfection of all holinesse 3. The figure was round signifying the perfection and simplicity of the minde in the Judge discerning causes who could not abide any deceitfull fraudulent or hypocriticall courses or corners Such is the Throne of Christ in whom was never found guile nor deceit neither can he abet or not hate it in any 4. There were two pillers or barres to beare up the armes of Salomon signifying the rewards and defence of good men and the punishment and repressing of evill men by the power of his arme whereby Kings and kingdomes are sustained So our Lord Jesus upholds his kingdome by reward and punishment and in the last day shall set the sheepe at his right hand and the goats on his left 5. Two Lyons of gold standing by the stayes noting the power and fortitude of the King whose strength is as the strength of Lyons against enemies and to put in execution wise and soveraigne counsells But Salomons strength was weakenesse to the strength of Christ who as a couragious Lyon of the tribe of Judah shall teare and spoyle his enemies and none shall rescue Hos. 5. 14. 6. The foote stoole of it was of gold 2. Chr. 9. 18. to note the freedome of the King from covetousnesse that he ought to have his wealth under his feet and so master them as they neither overcome nor corrupt him So Christ the Judge of the world most perfectly despised the world and at his appearing shall set it under his feet and burne it 2. For administring according to those gifts Salomon did with such admirable wisdome judge betweene the two harlots for the living child as all Israel hearing the judgement feared the King for they saw that the wisdome of God was in him to doe justice 1. King 3. 28. But our Salomon is the just Judge of all the world who shall passe a righteous sentence betweene the godly and the wicked in that great
body cast into Elishaes grave quickned so our soules and bodies IV. The wonderfull power and wisdome of God that can draw light out of darknesse Ionahs casting over board into the sea was the occasion of converting the Mariners Even so Christs death converted many of them that were causes and authors of it Acts 2. 36. 41. And as the Mariners lives were saved by casting Ionah into the sea so all beleevers by the death of Iesus Christ. 1. Let us not measure Gods workes by carnall senses This made the two disciples going to Emaus Luke 24. to make but a bad argument Hee is crucified and behold this is the third day therefore though we thought he should have redeemed Israel wee are deceived Whereas faith would have made a cleane contrary conclusion He is crucified and this is the third day therefore he is the Redeemer The Iewes not knowing the Scriptures and power of God are hardned against Iesus Christ expecting a great Emperour as Iulius Caesar or some great Monarch not able to see that by so base a death life could be procured The carnall protestants are held off from the true imbracing of Christ because they see the truth and sincerity of Christ every where so resisted and hated by great Rulers and Doctors as if it had not been so in Christs owne person and Ministery or as if Christ was not set as a sign or butt of contradiction whereas therefore it must needs be he 2. Let us admire Gods power and wisdome and patiently with Ionah expect after darknesse light And seeing God can turne the greatest evill into the greatest good of his Church let us labour to make benefit of all evills hapning to our selves and others 1. Even of our sinnes themselves to make us more humble and watchfull for time to come 2. Of our sufferings as Ionah and Christ learned obedience by the things they suffered V. In the type and truth we have first terror on the one hand secondly comfort on the other 1. Wee see the waight of sinne committed pressed Ionah into the deepest sea of evils and sinne imputed thrust Christ into a deeper sea even the deepest hell Both seem left of God in the hands of death both cry out as left in the depth of hell 1. Doe thou run from God and duty and though thou beest Gods childe thou maist finde God pursuing thee as if he were an utter and irreconcileable enemy 2. Make as light a reckoning of sinne as thou canst the least of them shuts us or Christ out of heaven Doth Christ undertake thy sinne he sees not heaven till he die for it Sinne imputed will not let Christ enter into heaven but by his owne blood yea through Hell Thy sinne repented of held Christ an innocent out of heaven till he dyed for it but where shall ungodly and impenitent sinners appeare 2. This same collation affords us sundry grounds of comfort 1. Both seeme forsaken neither of them was so but both of them goe to his God There is no time nor place wherein the childe of God may not boldly goe to God and pray to his God and say My God my God 2. No deepe is so deepe but Gods hand can reach help into it even into the Whales belly and heart of the earth 3. The extreamest misery and death it selfe worke to good to the godly See it in Ionah Where was feared pâ—rdition there was found preservation The Whales belly was a prison indeed but to preserve him alive a deep gulfe and a sea but to save him froÌ„ drowning Can any man save a man from drowning by casting him into the sea but God can 4. When the case seemes most desperate then the Lord steps in to help when no helpe can bee expected any other way after three dayes and three nights Ionah must be cast up and Christ raised up Never feare extremities but then exercise thy faith most for then is God the nearest however trust in him though he kill thee Iob 13. 15. 5. The deepest sorrowes of Gods children end in greatest joy God hath a dry ground for Ionah after a sea of misery a glorious ascending for Christ after his lowest descent Whatsoever the sorrowfull songs be that Gods people sing here in Aegypt or Babel they shall end in songs of joy and victory and be changed into the songs of Moses and the Lambe Rev. 15. 3. CHAP. XIII The first borne Types of Christ 4. wayes HAving spoken of holy types in sundry special persons now of personall types in some rankes and orders of men sanctified and specially seperated to the Lord. Of whom 1. Some were sanctified by birth the first-borne 2. Some by office Priests especially the High-Priest 3. Some by vow as Nazarites 4. Some by ceremony as cleane persons legally cleansed from uncleanenesse Of these the first borne were speciall types of Iesus Christ. I. As they were Gods peculiar Exod. 13. 2. Sanctifie unto me all the first borne for it is mine Quest. How were they Gods Answ. 1. By common nature But so were all both first and last borne through the world For all the world and inhabitants of it are his Psal. 24. 1. 2. By common grace So all the people of the Jews by reason of common grace were his with whom God had plighted his gracious covenant which was made to Abraham and all his seed wheresoever they were borne of whom hee made choice as his peculiar though all the earth was his Exod. 4. 22. Israel is my first borne that is not only the first people and nation that first professed the true worship of God and had priority of the Gentiles who were yonger brethren but the first borne by a speciall election and choice of that from all other people whom hee would accept as his beloved in the Messiah the first born of all creatures and among whom he would stablish his covenant and raise up his worship thus hee dealt not with other nations 3 By a speciall right The first borne of Israel were Gods by a singular right as no other childreÌ„ of any other family were namely by right of that singular deliverance of all the first borne when he destroyed all the first borne of Aegypt And therefore presently after that destruction he makes challenge of them Exod. 13. 2. Thus is Jesus Christ the Lords first borne by a singular right not common to man or Angell whether we respect his nature or office 1. In his nature he is first born as sonne of God the first begotten of all creatures Col. 1. 15. begot before all Creation And thus he is not onely the first begotten before whom there was none but the onely begotten after whom is none Iohn 1. 14. the onely begotten Sonne of the Father the first borne without a second or brother 2. In his office hee was first borne by speciall prerogative 1. for the kinde 2. for the undertaking 3. for the accomplishing
stuffe out of earth but ours are spirituall and heavenly What the glorious robes of the Church are see Isa. 61. 10. I will greatly rejoyce in the Lord for he hath clothed me with garments of salvation and covered me with a robe of righteousnesse and decked me as a bride with Iewels What is gold silver silke pearles to righteousnesse holinesse life immortality and glory 3. Those were corruptible and soone cast off but these never weare not teare For all the sonnes and daughters of God are clad with incorruption and immortality and are heires of eternity Now it were no small comfort that we being so naked and foule wallowing in our blood and filthinesse or covered with filthy clouts and raggs of sinne and the apparell of death should have these taken away Zach. 3. 4. But to be thus arrayed and covered yea decked and adorned with such beautie and glory is more cause of joy and comfort II. In their parts they assure our happinesse and seale up our comfort I. The Pectorall shews how God esteemes of beleevers that they are the precious parts of the earth signified by the twelve precious stones 1. For price A great summe of money will not buy one of these precious stones For wee are not redeemed with gold silver or corruptible things but with precious blood Hee must bee some great King that must buy an Vnion but hee must bee the great God that can purchase one of these precious stones Act. 20. 2. For shining and beauty If a man were clothed with the Sunne he must needs shine gloriously The meanest beleever is clothed with the Sunne Revel 12. 1 and shineth in the firmament of the Church with the beames of Christs righteousnesse as the Sunne in his strength 3. For hidden vertues and secret operation The godly have not a shine and shew but the true substance of many vertues and graces secretly laid up in their hearts and working mightily in them the stones out of common Quarry that is common men have not such things 4. For rarenesse It is an hard thing to find a godly man these are rarer then most precious stones Elias could not see one in the world besides himselfe though there were many 5. For their estimation and the reckoning of them with God and good men Although the world out of ignorance and malice scorne this pearle and as swine tread them under foot yet the Jeweller knows them our high Priest placeth them upon his breast And a wise Merchant knowes that a pearle troden under foot is a pearle and in it selfe a pearle lying in the quarry or sands unknowen or trampled in the dirt or myrâ— is as good at when it is taken out Thou that art an enemy to good men 1. See how farre thou art from Gods judgement 2. If thou knewest their worth where now thou tramplest them thou wouldest take them into thy heart 3. One day thou shalt desire their glory but too late II. The robe of the Ephod hath comfort for the poore despised members of Christ whose estate is figured by the Pomegranats Which 1. In themselves have no great beauty without or on the outside 2. Their place is below and they hang in the skirt of the garment But within 1. They carry the colour of blood are washed in the blood of Christ. 2. They are full of excellent juyce and liquor of grace and pietie 3. They cast a sweet smell from them and leave a pleasant savour behind them And therefore Christ fastens them to himselfe inseparably as the Pomegranats were fastened to the high Priests garment Be thou a fruitfull Christian no matter what place thou art in or in what account among men Our high Priest hath use of thee and must not goe into the Sanctuary of heaven without thee though thou hangest in the skirt of his garment III. The Miter or crowne of our high Priest assureth us that we by his anointing shall attaine the like crowne For hee hath troden all our enemies not onely under his feet but under ours also Rom. 16. 20. Let us not cast downe our hopes and hearts our high Priest is stronger then all the enemies that can rise up against the Church And we may couragiously combat against sinne errours hereticks being sure of victory through the Crowne and Miter of Jesus Christ. This Miter of Christ shall fetch downe the Miter of Antichrist for us This Crowne of our high Priest shall shake downe his tripple Crowne and hath already blasted him And though these Babylonians begin to wriggle as a snake deadly wounded with hope to raigne in these Churches as sometime they did and for the sinnes of the land they may recover power by their craftinesse to surprize some ignorant silly and unstable persons yet shall they prevaile against none whose names are written in the booke of life but by the power of our Captaine wee shall tread downe both Satans and Antichrists kingdome and prevaile against all that riseth up against the power of Christ. Sect. VI. Priests types in the execution of their Office Having declared how the high Priest and priests of the old Testament resembled our high Priest of the new Testament Jesus Christ in respect of his solemne inauguration and investiture into his Office Now wee are to shew how he farther typified our Lord in respect of his administration and execution of iâ— Many are the speciall Lawes which the Lord gave to the Priests concerning their carefull cariage of themselves above others and these may be reduced to two heads 1. As concerning their common actions 2. As concerning their actions ministeriall Concerninig his common actions hee was prohibited diverse things which were lawfull in other men I will mention three I. The Priests must keepe an holy abstinence from wine and strong drinke for the time they entred into the Tabernacle Levit. 10. 9. a Law was made for all the Priests upon occasion of Nadabs and Abihues punishment who being as it seeme drunke offered strange fire and were burnt by fire before the Lord. And the Lord gives a reason of this law lest their mindes or sences might be distracted or disturbed so as they could not rightly discerne or execute the things pertaining to God and things pertaining to men Heb. 5. The use of the Law was 1. Typicall shadowing out the most holy and sober course of our high Priest Jesus Christ who was never unready or unfit for any part of his Office but in all perfection of judgement and understanding faithfully performed and fulfilled all righteousnesse 2. Perpetuall carrying in it a perpetuall equity for all Christian Pastors and Ministers who must use such creatures and liberties sparingly as they helpe their naturall infirmities by them and helpe themselves forward in the exercise of prayer study preaching and other Ministeriall duties but not to dull or to make themselves grosse or distempered by them And hence is the same law
supply enough of all grace without labour and gathering when Christ shall be all in all to all Israel gathered unto him Sect. II. Now wee are to consider this miraculous food both in the Jews gathering of it as also in their use of it I. In their gathering are three things the place the time the measure 1. The place where It was about the campe and tents of the Jews in the wildernesse signifying that Christ the heavenly Manna is given to us in this our wildernesse and while we are in this world wee must procure him to our selves or never And farther that his grace is rained downe in the Church and no where else is saving grace ordinarily to bee found Onely the Israel of God enjoy Christ in the meanes his abode is among the tents of shepherds 2. The time of gathering is 1. The weeke day the sixe dayes not the Sabbath for it came not on the Sabbath but as knowing and distinguishing times it would as feed them so teach them namely to rest on the Sabbath day as it did and signified that in that eternall Sabbath wee shall enjoy Manna without meanes and shall eate our fill of that hidden Manna laid up and prepared for the Saints Revel 2. 17. 2. Every day in the weeke to signifie that we must daily feed on Christ and his grace and that wee must daily renew the care of the salvation and sustenance of our soules 3. Every morning of every day early must they gather it the first thing they did To signifie that wee must embrace Christ speedily while the meanes last and offer themselves Christ is worth our first care and his commandement is first to seeke the kingdome of God The foolish virgins sought Oile and Manna too late 3. The measure 1. Every man hath a measure out of the common heape signifying that Christ is the same treasury to poore and rich small and great and every beleever and Israelite hath his portion and measure measured out unto him for he must live by his owne faith and a severed measure of knowledge and sanctification from others 2. Every man hath the same measure There was one measure for all a Gomer for every person So every Christian hath his Gomer and the same measure For although there is difference in the graces of sanctification some being in the higher formes of knowledge some in lower some of little faith some of great faith some whose zeale is as a smoaking flaxe in some a bright flame yet justification by Christ is equall to all and doth not admit a more or a lesse The youngling in grace is as truely and fully justified as the ancient beleever though not so fully sanctified 3. Every man hath a full Gomer a full measure to signifie that in Christ is no want but wee are compleat in him Col. 2. 10. And as the gathering Israelite though he gathered lesse then some other had his Gomer full so hee that hath the weakest grace and weakest faith if true and sound shall attaine the same salvation which the stronger beleever attaines For the same precious faith attaines the same common salvation II. Wee must consider this Manna in the Jews use of it 1. In respect of the dressing It must be ground and baked before it could bee fit food for the Israelites signifying that Jesus Christ must first be ground and broken upon the Crosse and pounded with passion before hee could become a â—it food and Saviour of his Church Every graine of Manna must be ground and broken so must Christ bee broken and bruised in the wine presse of Gods wrath Every graine of Manna must bee baked in the Oven so must Christ bee parched and baked yea and dried up in the Oven of his Fathers displeasure And this was extraordinary and above nature in it that one heate namely of the Sunne melted it another heate namely of fire baked it very strange but significative of the same in Christ. The heat of his love to mankind melted him but the heat of his Fathers wrath as hot as fire baked him and fitted him for our spirituall food 2. The Manna being dressed must be eaten that is applied to their substance and digested for their nourishment signifying Jesus Christ who although like the Manna he must be gathered in common and must bee received whole as Manna must bee gathered whole yet he must be eaten in severall that is specially applied to every beleever for his food and strength by which application hee becomes food in our hunger and physicke in our weakâ—â—esse as the Manna was to them and other had they none 3. They must use it all and reserve none till the morning for if they did it putrified and wormes grew in it vers 19. 20 To signifie that not the profession of Christ profits any thing without faithfull applying of him Yea and as Manna reserved putrified so Christ becomes a scandall and a rocke of offence to the unbeleeving of the world that content themselves to heareof Christ and have the word among them but apply it not to their hearts and lives The sweetest Manna becomes a rottennesse and a favour of death to carnall professours Quest. But why did the Lord cause the Manna daily to putrifie if kept Answ. 1. He will have them daily depend upon his hands and provision that was no time nor place to shift covetously for themselves neither was there any need seeing every day supplied them with a new harvest 2. To signifie to them that man lived not by bread onely but by every word of God How could they thinke that such corruptible food could preserve them that it selfe could not be preserved above a few houres but by Gods institution 3. That they might acknowledge God a free and extraordinary worker in all his administration with them For even this Manna which kept an houre beyond a day suddenly rotted if God command to keep it two dayes every weeke for his worship sake it shall bee miraculously preserved sweet and savoury Yea if for a monument of his mercy he shall command to lay a sample of it in the Arke it shall last and bee kept in the Holy of holies many ages yea many hundreds of yeares sweet and savoury as at first And all this not without signification that although Jesus Christ was in his flesh and humane nature subject to sorrow death and passion yet even in that humanity now glorified he is set in the Holy of holies as the Manna in the golden pot before the Lord for ever Exod. 16. 33. and abides for ever in the heavens for all eternity not subject to corruption any more as that golden pot of Manna was Sect. III. II. Now let us see how Christ is infinitely preferred before this type or figure in sixe severall advancements 1. That Manna had no life in it selfe but this hath Ioh. 5. 26. As the Father hath life in himselfe so hath he