is an Orphane 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-star arise upon you in glory the hearty prayer of one who is and desires to be reckoned among Isleworth June 29. 1635. Your Wo truest friends in every good service WILLIAM JEMMAT To the CHRISTIAN READER I Have heard of a demur made as though something were put forth under this Authors name which is none of his I assure thee in the word of a Minister that for the workes that have my Epistle prefixed and I hear of no other published with his name there is not one note nor notion which is not the Authors own according to his papers And the like I affirm 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 legal shadowes 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 soul that it may be saved and he honoured To discern and bewail the blindnesse of Gods ancient people the Jewes and pray for their return to the truth not â—atching 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. We Christians whose excellency stands not in outward things but spirituall glory that we have found what they with all their diligence have sought and could not finde Why are we unthankfull Why doe we stand in our own light if the truth of the Deitie hath in this our age attained to maturity Let us enjoy and make use of our own good and follow the truth in truth avaunt superstition be packing all impiety 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 Jew gave exhortation to his son So long pour forth thy prayers for the remnant of Israel till God look from his high habitation and see and have mercy on his people for the Lords sake his Annointed that in our dayes Judah may be saved and the children of Israel may dwell safely in their own land and spend their dayes 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 Covenant of grace Christ and the ancient Ceremonies p. 1 Five reasons for those Ceremonies 2 Grace in the new Testament specially how 3 Ceremonies called shadowes for four reasons ibid. Threefold use of them to the Jewes 4 Gods wisdome 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. Seek life by Christs death 8 Get into Christ the second Adam as thou art surely of the first Motives ibid. II. Noah a type for salvation righteousnesse preaching Ark repairing the world sacrifice of rest and a dove sent out of the Ark. 9 Preserve integrity in the worst times 13 Sinnes which are signes of judgement approaching ibid. Comfort to be had in Christ our Noah 14 III. Melchizedek a type in Etymâ—logiâ— office originall excellency of person and Priesthood 15 16 17 Christ greater than Abraham 18 Comfort by Christ our Melchizedek ibid. We are blessed by our Melchizedek 19 By our Melchizedek the Church abides for ever ibid. Excellency of Christs Priesthood above the Leviticall eight wayes 20 Sin not to be accounted slight whose sacrifice is so costly 21 IV. Isaac a type in birth suffering offering escape marriage ibid. A pattern of obedience in 5. things ib. How Christ doth meet his Church 25 Two Rules 26 A type of our resurrection 27 Matter of sweet consolation 28 Look for help though the case be desperate ibid. V. Joseph a type in his person actions â—…ssions advancement 29 No newes for good men to be hated for their excellency 32 All sufferings of the godly come of God ordained and ordered 33 Comfort by Christ our Joseph four wayes 34 Doe to Christ as Joseph's brethren to him 35 VI. Moses a type in person estate office 〈◊〉 suffering sundry actions ib. Our doctrine is of God 40 Be faithfull in doing thy office ibid. Shew faith in the fruit of it contrary to four sorts of men 41 Assurance of our resurrection ibid. VII Joshua a type in saving calling miracles valour actions 42 A fearfull thing to be an enemy of the Church 45 Comfort in our salvation accomplished ibid. Duties we owe to Christ our Joshua 46 Conditions to be observed in going to heaven Six ibid. VIII Sampson a type in person condition actions sufferings stratagems victories 48 Judge none by outward calamities 51 Strange meanes used by God for the Churches good 52 Our victory stands in patience and passion ibid. Fourfold comfort to Gods people 53 In Gods cause contemn greatest perill and prepare for death approaching 54 IX David a type in person vocation wars kingdome office Propheticall and Priestly 55 Enter upon no office without assistance of the Spirit A note of it 61 Christ the true King of the Church Nine wayes more excellent than David 62 How God brings his servants to honour 65 Church ever pestered with home-bred enemies 66 Comfort to the Church in 3. things ib. X. Salomon a type in person condition peace-making wisdome glory temple justice 68 Duties to Christ our Salomon two 73 Fourfold comfort in our Salomon 74 XI Jonah a type in name office death buriall resurrection 75 Repent at the Ministery of Christs servants 77 Motives ibid. Vocation of the Gentiles 78 Our resurrection assured to us 79 Power and wisdome of God to be admired ibid. Terror of sinne even in Gods own children and comfort 80 XII The First-born types as Gods peculiar fathers of the family preferred before brethren double portion 82 Every mercy is the greater engagement unto God 85 Honour Christ as the first-born of God and how ibid. Threefold comfort in the birthright 86 Forfeit not the birthright by sin 87 Resemble Christ our elder brother 88 XIII Priests types in deputation to office and execution choice consecration apparell actions 88 A cover for us in Christ for all deformities of soul and body 90 Qualities requisite in Ministers ib. Eminency of Christ above all creatures 93 Ministers must increase their gifts 94 Duties of private believers ibid.
reason which perhaps would count it foolish and ridiculous But the Lord though he might by many other more mighty and likely meanes will by no other meanes effect their deliverance He that brought in the Serpents could as easily have removed them if not that yet he might have hindered them from biting them or he might powerfully of the same poyson have made a remedy but he chooseth most unlikely meanes Quest. Why doth the Lord thus Answ. For three reasons 1. He will have his people look for help at no hand but his own who useth in such meanes to help as whence no help can be expected but onely divine Israel now sees that all the world cannot make a dead Serpent prevail against living Serpents but that God of all the world to whom all creatures obey 2. He will have his people hereby know and acknowledge the power of his Word For it was not the Serpent as it was brasse nor as it was lifted up nor as it was beheld that could heal them but as unto this sign was added the word first of commandement secondly of promise By vertue of which word the infected persons were cured Psal. 107. 20. he sent out his word and healed them Gods word alone can make a Serpent heal and a dead Serpent restore to life 3. He will shew the mighty power of his arme which hath ever by weak things confounded the mighty See this in examples When God was to save Noah from the deluge one would have thought it fit to have reared him up a mighty turret of iron or Adamant or founded him some invincible building upon some mighty Rock to have resisted the waters But Noah must build himself a weak Ark of boards and a little pitch and that must float all the time and sustain all the waves and billowes without mast stern or Pilot or any the like meanes to preserve it When God was by Joshua to demolish the mighty walls of Jericho he bids him not set against it huge engins or warlike Ramms and batteries to batter it seven dayes together but he must cast down the walls with looking on them and win the City by walking about it seven dayes and onely blow upon it with Rams hornes but not lift an hand or weapon against it Josh. 6. When God sends Gideon against an huge army of Midianites to overcome them a man would have thought he would have furnished them with armour of proof and munition fit for the warre but he puts into their hands trumpets and pitchers and lampes within the pitchers and bids them not fight but onely make a noyse and so they conquer Judg. 7. 17. When God is to foyle that mighty Giant Goliah a warriour from his youth who alone at the sight of him made all Israel run away 1 Sam. 17. 24. he chooseth not a man of war and prowresse but a poor shepheard David a boy as Saul calls him ver 33. and he not armed with sword and spear as Goliah was but with a sling and a scrip and five stones with which when he had overthrown him he borrowed his own sword to cut off his head These instances instead of many may serve to shew Gods ordinary custome and delight to effect the greatest matters by weakest meanes and to advance his own power in weaknesse This doctrine may be fruitfully applyed to our present times in which we see such tumults raised against the Church such insolencies of the enemy such hopes yea and triumphs before victory If God give his Church a check and his people receive a foyle oh how the enemy laughs and boasts and blasphemes as if all were theirs but let us raise our faith and confidence in considering these grounds I God can and doth often work by unlikely and contrary meanes When he was to multiply Abrahams seed as the starres of heaven he begins his promise with that precept Abraham take thy son thy onely son and slay him in sacrifice What seemed more diametrally or directly contrary to this promise yet hindered not but furthered it 2. Gods word and promise for the present causes of the Church shall be accomplished either with meanes or without them yea against them God hath determined and in his word foretold the fall of Antichrist and destruction of Babylon Isai. 60. 12. the kingdome that will not serve the Lord shall be destroyed much more that kingdome which is most opposite to the Lord as this is More specially 2 Thes. 2. 8. whom the Lord shall consume and abolish There is both a consumption and an extinction The former we have seen the second as certainly remaines in short time to be done Rev. 19. 20. 21. The Beast and the false Prophet shall be taken and their flesh made meat for the fowls of the air There is more strength in this word of God than in all Antichistian limbes and captaines All Babylons Physitians shall not heal her for great is the Lord who will destroy her If this be the time it shall forward apace if deferred not forgotten 3. The cause in hand is Gods cause against a Kingdome 1. Contrary to Christs whole Kingdome 2 A Kingdome destinated to destruction by God 3. A Kingdome against which Christian Princes are called to sanctifie their swords and to fire her and to return double according to the whores workes 4. A Kingdome in which every member is an high blasphemer and ought to dye no eye pittying them 5. A Kingdome an infinite encroacher upon Christian Kings and Kingdomes and disturber of all their common and publike peace by claimes to all Crowns Scepters Lawes subjection but God is with his cause and therefore it is strong enough 4. The cause is not therefore at an end because foyled nor farther from victory because the party seemes weaker and the meanes incomparable Judges 20. Israel had the better cause than Benjamin and more number of souldiers and were prudent and expert in war as it appeares by some stratagems set against the enemy yet was foyled and broken twice because although God had been sought yet not so seriously as was fit If the Israel of God had sought the Lord so seriously by fasting prayer and sound humiliation the powers of Antichrist could not prevail But great are the sinnes of the Church which must be corrected and God will be more earnestly sought to be found in so great mercy Again Salomon observed that the race was not alwayes to the swift nor the battail to the strong nor for their strength Gideons Army may be too many for God to give victory by Meanes are to be used not trusted in and whether they be likely or unlikely God will save his Church either by them or without them Therefore let the Church look back to that of Moses Exod. 14. 14. The Lord shall fight for you and yee shall hold your peace Sect. IV. II. Moses having a commandement shuts his own eye and makes a
himself and all his members All the bonds of death and sinne with which he was bound in our steed he shooke off as Sampson did the seaven green cords and broke their power as towe is broken when it feeleth fire 5. Sampson never had help from any other in slaying the Lyon the enemies but with his own hands without any other second or weapon So Christ in the wildernesse alone in the garden at prayer alone before Pilate alone all the disciples fled on the Crosse alone No other must tread the winepresse none must share in the honour nor conquest with him 1. Not to judge of the piety or impiety of Gods children by their calamities Sampson hath many enemies many conslicts many dangers by the Lyon the Philistims the Azzhites and his own wife his life painfull his death violent Jesus Christ himselfe beset with enemies on all sides as the sunne with moats never free from conflicts with the Lyon the devill with his owne Jewes with Pharaoh Sadduces Herodians his person despised his miracles traduced his life painfull his death shamefull and accursed Yet may we not judge either of them forsaken of God who still assisted them with his own strength and was strongest in them when they seemed weakest Neither may we mis-judge the generation of Gods children in their conflicts with satan with temptations with sinners or with the terrors of their own hearts If they shall cry out My God why hast thou forsaken me waite a while and Gods strength shall do great things in their weaknesse II. God can and usually doth use strange weake and unexpected meanes to overthrow his enemies and the enemies of his Church his strength is most seen in weake things his wisedome working by the most foolish When a thousand enemies set upon Sampson at once without any weapon or meanes of defence he can use a jawbone to kill a thousand of them when they thinke him farre enough from any weapon and if Sampson wants a better and readier meanes against Gods enemies he can by two hundred Foxes a most unexpected meanes burne up their graine and fields at harvest time Our Lord by the foolishnesse of preaching can doth overcome his enemies nay God can and doth by contrary meanes wrack his foes Sampson shall marry a wife among the Philistims to be an occasion of warre and revenge and this came of God whereas marriages among Princes ordinarily are made to compose and make up differences not to make them Our Lord Jesus overcomes sinne death hell grave by suffering by death by descending into hell by lying in the grave most unlikely or contrary meanes Let Gods enemies fear revenge by every thing even where no fear is An enemy of God and his Church is never safe seeme he never so secure An Army of frogs shall drive Pharaoh out of his bed chamber in the middest of his greatnesse a fly shall choake Pope Adrian if other meanes be wanting and proud Herod shall be eaten up not by any army of men but of lice III. The greatest victory against the enemies of the Church is by passion and patience submitting our selves meekly unto God in obedience walking in our callings and doing the work of God Thus did these two mighty Sampsons most overcome their enemies when they seemed most overcome by them Our warre saith Isidore is contrary to the striving of the Olympicks There he gets the garland which striketh and overcommeth here he which is strooke and suffereth There he which being strooke striketh againe here he which offereth his cheeke to the striker And thus he concludeth Our victory consisteth not in revenging but in suffering Oh let the children of the Church lay aside worldly weapons clamour reviling revenging speeches or actions and betake themselves to the weapons of the Church prayers teares patience weapons mighty under God The power of a Christian is patience who must overcome evill with goodnesse IV. In that Christ is the true Sampson here is much consolation and many comforts to the Israel of God 1. Comfort As Sampson revenged the wrong offered him in his wife So will Christ Matth. 25. In that ye did it to one of these little ones ye did it to me And though Sampsons wife may be taken from him and given to another Christs cannot Ioh. 10. 28. none shall pluck them out of my hand 2. Comfort A mightier deliverer is here than Sampson for Israel For 1. Though Sampson was strong to overcome a Lyon our Sampson is stronger to overcome the Devill not in himselfe onely but for us in us and by us 2. Sampson was stronge but might abuse his strength as he did in whoring and wantonnesse which in prison he repented But Jesus Christ used all his strength for God against sinne and his enemies 3. Sampson abusing it might loose his strength for it was not the parting with his haire but his sinne grieving the Spirit that weakned him but Christ could not loose his strength because he could not loose his obedience 4. Sampson was so strong as the Philistims thought it bootlesse to assay him with power but by pollicy and indirect meanes they conquer him but our Sampson cannot be conquered neither by power nor by pollicy for he is stronger than all and in him are treasures of wisdome 5. Sampson overthrew the enemies but that was his owne overthrow but Christ not so his conquest was to his most glorious exaltation 6. Sampson as a type onely began the deliverance of the Church but hindered by death could not perfect it Our Sampson perfected the deliverance and salvation of the whole Church and did more after death than in his life or death and will most fully perfect it for all his members in the resurrection 3. Comfort The glory of Gods children appeares not yet but shall when he shall appeare 1 Ioh. 3. 2. Sampsons strength for a time lurked in the prison the glory of Christs Deity lay hid a while in the grave but both most powerfully brake forth So shall the glory of the despised Saints Psal. 37. 6. 4. Comfort We shall never doubt of meanes to comfort and supply us in want The same God that supplied Sampson a jawbone against his enemies supplied him out of the same jawbone a well of water to drinke when he was ready to faint Trust thy selfe with God in thy wants reserve to him all meanes instruments and wayes of bringing thee help If thou see no apparant or great meanes of thy comfort and supply he can use weak and unexpected meanes onely walk in thy calling and the rock shall yeeld thee water rather than thou shalt be destitute in Gods way or work V. In both learne to contemne the greatest and extreamest perill in Gods causes Sampson offered himselfe to death so did Christ he went out to meet his enemies so must thou learne not to love thy life to the death Revel 12. 11. and with Paul
a materiall house of stones or of gold silver wood marble but a spirituall 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 Psal. 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 Jer. 23. 29. 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 own countrey of Judea but sent abroad to Hiram a Gentile and to Pervaim now Peru as some think and to other farre and remote parts for supply So our Salomon for his spirituall building gathers matter not onely out of Judea his own 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 Upon 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 Matth. 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 lays them on the foundation without any more shaking by hammer or hatchet knits them to the other stones by the durable cement of Christian love charity so as now the noyse of contention nor blowes of bitternesse and hatred are heard among them any more Secondly in dedication of the Temple 1. Salomon consecrated that house to the service of God by solemn prayer imploring his eye of protection upon it and his presence with it upon all occasions and necessities 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 he 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 form of which is registred in Scripture but our Salomon hath delivered us a forme and pattern of prayer which is a great part of the riches of the new Testament above the old Thirdly 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 excution 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 virtues 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 He justifies no wicked person or cause nor takes the ungodly by the hand 2. The state of it The King ascended to it by six stayres signifying that the Kingriseth above all his subjects many degrees in practise of many vertues wisedome prudence justice fortitude piety So Christs Throne is infinitely exalted above all Princes above men and 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 sheep 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 soveraign counsels But Salomons strength was weaknesse to the strength of Christ who as a couragious Lyon of the tribe of Judah shall teare and foyle 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 covetuousnesse 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 wisedome judge between the two harlots for the living child as all Israel hearing the judgement feared the King for they saw that the wisedome of God was in him to do justice 1 King 3. 28. But our Salomon is the just judge of all the world who shall passe a righteous sentence between the godly and the wicked in that great and terrible day Matth. 25. when all flesh shall see and admire the wisedome and power of God in him to do justice For applycation briefly I. A greater than Salomon is here Luk. 11. 31. 1. Hence our Saviour perswads to come to him to partake of his wisedome wealth peace grace But the Queen of the South shall rise up
it from the spirituall servitude of sinne death the devill and damnation 2. It shadowed herein its successor in the new Testament for the Sacrament of the Supper was therefore instituted to keep in remembrance the death of Jesus Christ 1 Cor. 11. 26. As often as yee shall eat this bread and drink this cup yee shew the Lords death till he come 3. To be a rule for all Sacraments wherein it is necessary that the word be joyned to the Element I mean the word of Institution and if it may be conveniently of exhortation that the seal may goe with the Charter as even in these shadowes the Lord himself straitly enjoyned these were the Lawes prescribed for the Anniversary Passeover both in Exod. 12. 14. and Numb 9. in neither of which is any mention of any of the former Laws proper to the first Passeover The last condition in eating concerned the measure The Lambe must be whole eaten signifying 1. Our perfect communion with Christ who are as nearly united unto Christ as the meat we eat which is turned into our own substance 2. That nothing in Christ is unprofitable 3. That Christ must be received wholly without dividing of his natures or destroying any of his offices Arrius divides the Lambe in denying his Godhead Manichees impugned his humanity Neither eat the whole Lambe The Papists destroy all his Offices Whosoever deny any fundamentall Article of Religion they divide the Lambe To eat the whole Lamb is to believe whole Christ according to the rule Faith is but one yet a copulative Deny one overthrow all Hitherto served that Injunction that no part of the Lambe must be reserved till the morrow but if any remained it must be burnt with fire verse 10. The Lord in his infinite wisdome would prevent all the occasions of idolatry which is easily admitted in the reservations of holy things As in Popery what a deal of idolatry is crept into the Church by reserving superstitious relicks and especially their consecrated or conjured bread as if this condition did not condemn expresly that Popish reservation of the hoast or breaden god Add hereunto that the Jewes requiring the body of Christ on the Crosse to be taken away that night before the Sabbath Joh. 19. 31. fulfilled against their knowledge this Prophecy Nothing of the Paschall Lambe must be left till the morning Sect. V. V. The Paschall Lambe is an expresse type of Christ in respect of the fruit and use of it which is security and safety from Gods revenge ver 23. For as by the sprinkling of the bloud and eating of the flesh the Jewes were defended from the revenging Angel and the destroyer passed over the house where he espied the bloud sprinkled So the bloud of Christ applied to the conscience causeth the wrath of God to passe by those that are so sprinkled And as they could sit in the house safe and not fear the stroke of the destroyer because of the bloud sprinkled so whosoever by true faith feeds upon Jesus Christ and are died with his bloud rest secure and fear not the destruction and revenge due to wicked men Heb. 10. 22. Let us draw near with a true heart in assurance of faith sprinkled in our hearts from an evill conscience 1. As the Jewes dwelling in Egypt were in great danger of the revenging Angel who was to passe through the land So all the Israel ot God dwelling in the midst of the Egypt of the world and too too much tainted with the fashions of it have no small cause to fear the judgements and revenge of God which must pursue the sinnes of it and also to use meanes for their own safety in the night of trouble and revenge as the Israelites did Quest. What meanes Answ. The same that Israel did We must 1. Sprinkle the house of our hearts with the bloud of the Lambe Heb. 10. 22. sprinkled in our hearts c. Whosoever were sprinkled with the bloud of the Lambe were safe Was there so much power in the bloud of the type and not much more in the bloud of the truth 2. Get into the house of the Church and fellowship of the faithfull for such as are true members of the Church which is the house of Saints are secure from the plagues of wicked men Isai. 27. 3. I the Lord doe keep the vineyard I will water it every momâ—nt lest any assaile it I will keep it night and day and â—sai 37. â—8 My people shall dwell in the Tabernacle of peace and in sure dwellings and in safe resting places Noah can be safe no where in the deluge but in the Ark And out of the Church is no salvation or safety 3. Thou must abide in the house all night and goe not forth Except the Israelites abide in the house they cannot be safe except thou abidest in the ship of the Church thou canst not be safe no more than any of Noahs company if they had stepped out of the Ark. We must adhere constantly to the true Church and not forsake the fellowship or depart from it by Apostacy or revolt which brings certain shipwrack of faith Consider Heb. 10. 25. 4. Patiently wait for the morning even the bright rising and appearing of Jesus Christ the Sunne of righteousnesse coming again to our deliverance whether publikely to generall judgement or personally in speciall to our selves For he shall bring health under his wings Mal. 4. 2. II. In the whole precedent discourse is a fruitfull direction for Christians for their holy use of the Sacrament of the Supper which is come in place of the Passeover 1. As he must be circumcised that must eat the Passeover so must he be baptized that must be admitted to the Supper that is a reverent professed Christian. For holy things must not be cast to dogs Mat. 7. 6. The Word and Sacraments are childrens bread and must not be cast to dogs that is obstinate enemies scorners blasphemers to men of uncircumcised lips and eares who wilfully repell the meanes of their cleansing So much the more pity is it that all sorts of notorious evill men thrust into the presence chamber of the great King yea sit down at the Lords Table and like swine swill in his cup without controul or any rebuke in many places Open blasphemers common-drunkards scoffing Ishmaels noted adulterers obstinate sinners And where is the care to preserve the holythings of God from pollution contempt and prophanation Would a man spread a table for dogs or swine If the shadows of these holy things might not be cast to dogs is it nothing to expose to them the body and substance it self 1 Cor. 11. 30. for this cause many are weak and sick among you and many sleep 2. As the Lamb was taken in the tenth day but was not slain till the fourteenth that it might be before their eyes all the four dayes before for the helping of their meditation and due