resemblances Sacrifice of testification and of satisfaction Mat. 3. 16. Vse 1. Preserve integrity in the worst times Math. 5. 16. Sinnes which are signes of Judgement approaching Matth. 24. 38. 2. Pet. 3. 20. Comfort to bee had in Christ our Noah Psal. 46. 2. Arca tandem ex diâ—uvio liberata sic Ecclesia Arca cessante diluvio in mâ—nte requievâ—t Ecclesia mundi fluctibus ceâ—â—antibus in câ—eleâ—â—imente Melchizedek a type of Christ in 4. respects Peace by Christ most excellent Hebr. 7. Heb. 7. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Apoc. 1. 11. Melchizedek quoad Scripturam Christus quoad naturam Ego reficiam vos Preheminence of Christs Priesthood above Aarons Psal. 110. 4. Vse 1. Christ greater then Abraham Vse 2. Comfort by Christ our Melchizedek Magnum in 〈◊〉 habemus patronum Vse 3. We are blessed by our Melchizedek Vse 4. By our Melchizedek the Church abides for ever Vse 5. Excellency of Christs Priesthood above the Leviticall Sin not to be accounted 〈◊〉 whâ—se sacrifice is so costly Isaac a type of Christ in five respects 1. Et Isaac Christus erat aries Christus erat Isaac sibi â—igna portabat Christus cruceâ— propriaâ— baâ—ulabaâ— Pro Isaac aries c. Aug. Act. 2. 4. Cerva matutina Ob molis magnitudinem Ob peccatorum molem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Similitude of Rebekahs marriage and the Churches How Christ meets his Church Vse 1. A patterne of obedience Non ad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 sic Christus tantuÌ„ tamen quoad 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 etiam propter 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Two rules for our obedience Vse 2. A type of our resurrection Vse 3. Matter of sweet consolation Vse 4. Looke for help though the case be desperate Luke 24. Genâ— 22. Deus providebit Ioseph a type of Christ 4. wayes Gen. 30. 24. Luke 1. 28. Decâ—rus facie pulcâ—rior mente Gen. 41. 38. Gen. 49. 22. Isai. 53. 10. Gen. 37. 15. Gen. 41 42. Joh. 6. 37. Gen. 45. 24. Vse 1. No newes for good men to be hated for their excellency Vse 2. All sufferings of the godly come of God Ordained by him Ordered and how Vse 3. Comfort by Christ our Joseph manifold Vse 4. Do to Christ as Iosephs brethren to him Moses a type of Christ 4. waies Similes non pares Office of Moses and of Christ. Execution faithfull for matter and manner Non redemptionis sed relationis Dum extendebat manus Moses prae se â—erebat typum eius qui crucifixus est pro nobis nam Quemadmodum servo extendente manus ce cidit Amaâ—â—ch ita cum dominus manus extendit dissoluta est acies diabel Theodoret. in Exod. Suffering of Moses and of Christ. Actions of Moses and of Christ. Vse 1. Our doctrine is of God Vse 2. Bee faithfull in doing thy office Vse 3. Shew faith in the fruit of it Vse 4. Assurance of our resurrection Ioshua a type of Christ 5. wayes Saviours Calling Miracles Valour Vterque magnus miraculis magnus triumphis Ambr. de offic lib. 2. cap. 20. Moses non pugnat cum Amalecitis sed Ioshua Exod. 17. 10. sig quod non lex nos ab hostibus libeâ—â—et sed Iesus Christus Actions Vse 1. A fearefull thing to be an enemy of the Church Vicisti Galilaee Qui non faciunt Dei voluntatem de iis fit Dei voluntas Vse 2. Comfort in our salvation accomplishâ—d Vse 3. Duties we 〈◊〉 to Christ our Ioshua Vse 4. Conditions to be observed in going to heaven Vincenâ—i dabo Rev. 2. Sampson a type in 4. respects Conception Nazarite Growth in Spirit Actions Christianorum processit extmen instar aepum August ser. 107 de temp Sufferings Stratagems and victories Vse 1. Judge none by outward calamities Or inward Psal. 73. 15. 22. 1. Vse 2. Strange means used by God for the Churches good Vse 3. Our victory stands in patience and passion Illic qui caedit superat hic qui caeditur perfert Illic qui vicissim ferit hic qui alteri maxillam praebet non in ultione led patientia victoria ponderatur Vse 4. Fourefold comfort to Gods people Christ a mightier and better Deliverer then Sampson in six things Psal. 37. 3. Vse 5. In Gods cause contemne greatest perill Injussu Dei privato assectu And prepare for death approaching Five things specified in which David was a type of Christ. 1. Person 2. Calling 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Psal. 18. 44. Foure graces wherein David and Christ excelled Confilium sine fortitudine magnanimitate iâ—e Sanctification eminent in Christ 3. wayes 3. Warres Followers Enemies open and secret Victories 4. Kingdome Entrance Psal. 118. 22. Administration Eternity Ps. 132. 12. 18. 49. 5. Office Propheticall and Priestly 1. Math. 5. and 6. and 7. Vse 1. Enter upon no office without assistance of the Spirit A note of it Rom. 8. 9. Vse 2. Christ the true King of the Church And 9. waies more excellent then David 1. Originall Vnction Titles Rexregâ— Dominus dominantium Scepters Rev. 19. 15. State Absolutenesse Prov. 8. 15. Iustice. Exallegatis probatis Meanes of upholding it 2. Cor. 10. 4. Things to be attained Rom. 14. 17. QuidregiuÌ„ vides videsne coronam aliaÌ„ quaÌ„ spineaÌ„ sceptum aliud quam clavos aliaÌ„ purpuram quam sanguinem aliuÌ„ thronuÌ„ quaÌ„ cruceÌ„ alios ministros quaÌ„ carnifices Vse 3. How God brings his servants to honour Vâ—per angusta ad cugustuÌ„ per spinas ad rosas per motuÌ„ ad quieteÌ„ per procellas ad portuÌ„ per virtuâ—eÌ„ ad gloriaÌ„ per arma ad triumphuÌ„ per bella ad paceÌ„ per cruâ—eÌ„ ad câ—luÌ„ contendamus Vse 4. Church ever pestered with homebred enemies Cant. 4. 8. Comfort to the Church in 3. things 1. Cor. 15. 27. Mat. 28. 20. Six things wherein Salomon typified Christ. Person Pacisicus Isay 9. 6. Luke 1. 74. Wisdome Christ greater then Salomon in wisdome 5. things Joh. 7. 46. Royall glory In Christ farre greater and better Revel 19. 12. In templo 1. aedificando 2. dedicando 3. constituendo Structure Joh. 14. 23. 1 Peter 2. 5. Jer. 23. 29. Isay 28. 16. Dedication Iohn 17. Order set Administration of Iustice. Salomons Throne sixe things opened Premio paena Vse 1. Duties to Christ our Salomon 1 Heare him 2. Wait on him and thinke thy selfe therein happy Vse 2. Fourefold comfort in our Salomon Foure things delivered in which Jenaâ— was a type Name and office Kind of death Egosum Manner And fruit Buriall Matt. 12. 40. Resurrection Vse 1. Repent at the Ministery of his servants Motives Christ a farre more excellent Preacher Vse 2. Vocation of the Gentiles Rom. 9. 6. Vse 3. Our resurrection assured to us Vse 4. Power and wisdome of God to bee admired Vse 5. Terror of sin even in Gods owne children And comfort Vhiputabatur interitus ibi custodia Foure rankes of sanctified ones under the Law The first born types in foure respects Exrationâ— Communis
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
Christ to Moses of grace to the Law and of the new Testament to the Old 2. To the perfections For in the choice of the Priest were requisite many externall perfections Levit. 21. 17. Whosoever of thy seed hath any blemishes shall not prease to offer the bread of his God Hee must not be blind lame nor mishapen Wherein the Lord would not onely provide for the dignity of that calling in that infancy of the Church which otherwise if the Priesthood had beene in outward shew contemptible many might have drawen not their persons onely into contempt but even all such holy things as they handled But especially to signifie Jesus Christ our high Priest to bee without all blemish the onely immaculate Lambe that takes away the sinnes of the world For although no other mortall man could be without some blemish of sinne or other yet it became us to have such an high Priest as is holy harmelesse undefiled separate from sinners Hebr. 7. 26. And as our Lord was spotlesse and without all blemish so also perfect in all parts and perfections He wanted no part no gift no sufficiency to discharge that function too weighty for men and Angels I. In this our unblemished high Priest wee have a sufficient cover for all our blemishes both of soule and body 1. If never so blemished in soule by sinne by infirmity if wee have a thousand wants and eye-sores if we bewaile and resist them here is helpe and remedy in our high Priest against them all For as those persons that had such blemishes might not stand at the Altar to doe duties there yet they were allowed in the Congregation and to eate from the Altar of the sacrifices as the Preists did Levit. 21. 22 So all defects and weaknesses which the Saints carry as a burthen shall not hinder them from participating in the good things purchased by Christs sacrifice nor cast them out of place of the elect neither here nor for ever 2. Be thou never so blemished and deformed or maimed in body now the truth being come God respects not according to the outward appearance And although the honour of the Ministery must bee respected and the choisest of our children are not too good for Gods service yet now it is farre better a good Minister without an eye or a hand or foot then a Congregation without a good Minister II. All these outward perfections of the body in all the Priests high and low point us to such endowments and gifts of minde which the Lord expects in Ministers before they attempt this high calling 1. He of all men must not bee blind or ignorant Hos. 4. 6. Because thou hast refused knowledge thou art rejected from being a Priest to me How should he be a light to others that himselfe is in darknesse If the eye bee darke so is all the body 2. Hee must not have either a blind or a blemished eye an eye filled with envie at another mans gifts and prosperity Nor a squint eye looking indirectly upon every thing not aiming at Gods glory or the building of Christs Kingdome but his owne glory wrath lusts ends 3. He must not be lame or cripled in his feet but make right steps to his feet Heb. 12. 13. Upright in his way not right doctrine onely but right life also 4. Hee must not have a flat nose that is without discretion or judgement to discerne truth and falsehood good and evill things fit and unfit As the nose discernes smells so to discerne companies and courses 5. Hee must not have a crooked backe bended downwards and almost broken with earthly cares hindering his eye from looking towards heaven and interrupting heavenly contemplations and studye And so in the rest Would God such care were had in the choice and permission of Evangelicall Ministers as in the Old We should not see the Churches pestered with so many unworthy illiterate men fitter for any trade then this so holy calling Sect. II. II. His consecration set downe Exo. 29. 1. wherein were three thiâ—gs 1. Washing 2. Anointing 3. â— Sacrificing and purifying with blood And this consecration to continue seven dayes together Which in generall shadowed the surpassing sanctity and purity of Christ above all other men and Angels Whom the devills themselves call that holy One of God Mark 1. 24. In speciall verse 4. the washing did not onely admonish them to cleanse and purge themselves from the inward defilement of their sinnes before they undertooke that holy calling but plainly pointed at the washing and Baptisme of Christ who undertaking his Ministery went into the water and was baptized Mat. 3. The anointing by the holy Oyle verse 7. signified the anointing of Christ with the holy Spirit without measure Isai. 61. 1. The Spirit of the Lord hath anointed me to preach Psal. 45. 7. God even thy God hath anointed thee with the oile of gladnesse above all thy fellowes In which regard Christ was called by eminency the anointed of God and the Priests as types touch not mine anointed In this anointing 1. The matter holy Oile signifying the Spirit of God and his gifts for much similitude and agreement betweene them 1. That was made of the most precious things in all the world Exod. 30. 25 So the holy graces of the Spirit are the best things in the world Luk. 11. 13. there is no gift to this Oile swimmes aloft So the Spirit and graces are highest 2. No stranger had that Oile but onely persons and things sanctified So none but Gods Elect have these precious and saving mercies Ioh. 14. 17. The world cannot receive it that is gifts not common but of sanctification 3. That perfumd all the place where it was It is the Spirit of God that sweetens and perfumes all our actions and natures otherwise most corrupt and loathsome to God 4. That sanctified the thing to which it was applied and set it aside to an holy use Without this Oile the sacrifice of the Jew was as if hee had killed a dog It is the Spirit that sets us apart and sanctifieth to the Lord us our persons our actions 2. Tim. 2. 21. The service that wants the spirit is hatefull to God 5. Oile is cleare and shining and makes other things anointed to shine The holy Ghost within enlightneth the mind and brings in the true light and knowledge of God 1. Ioh. 2. 27. the anointing shall teach you all things 6. Oile hath the force of fire in penetrating and subtly pearcing and is the fuell and feeder of fire and flames So the Spirit of God is a pearcing fire in the heart and kindles and maintaines in it the ardent flames of the love of God Holy thoughts as sparkes flie upward 7. Oile suppleth cherisheth comforteth So the Spirit of consolation anoints with oile of gladnesse Psal. 45. 7. It is he that brings peace and tranquillity into consciences 2. The measure powred in abundance upon Aarons
head Not dropped but powred signifying the abundance of gifts and graces most plentifully conferred upon Christ our head For as it was proper to the high Priest to bee anointed on the head whereas the common Priests were anointed but in their hands not on their heads So was Christ as the head anointed with oile above all his fellowes and received the spirit beyond measure signified by powring on the head 3. The communication of this oile It stayed not on Aarons head but ranne downe his beard even to the skirts of his garments signifying that the Spirit of grace distills from the head unto all the members of his mysticall body the Catholike Church First the Spirit descends and sits on Christs head then on the Apostles in likenesse of fiery tongues running downe as it were by Aarons beard and from them upon other inferiour persons beleeving their word as unto the skirts of his garment Now a threefold Application hereof I. In the anointing of the high Priest the eminency of Jesus Christ above all creatures whose very Name carrieth in it a note of principality being called the high Priest of our profession And in that this whole consecration of the high Priest in most solemne and stately manner was but a darke shadow of his solemne inauguration into his Office And by this anointing Christ is differenced from the most excellent Priests and Prophets that ever were Aaron Moses Elias Some of them had a most glorious vocation as Moses and in the entry of their callings graced with most divine and powerfull miracles but never any had the spirit sitting on his head but hee None of them by their anointing had all graces nor any grace in perfection but onely begunne and in small degree Moses a beleever wanted faith sometime as when he smote the Rocke which he should have spoken to and the meekest man in the world was sometimes to seeke of his meeknesse Aaron though the oyle was powred on his head was weake as in murmuring against Moses and in making the calfe But in our high Priest all graces and vertues were not inchoate onely but perfect In him knowledge of God was most perfect holinesse most perfect and all kinde of graces in highest degrees Grace sits in his lips not only to move the mind but to change it None of them by anointing could receive graces for others but for themselves onely but hee receives such a measure as runnes over to the sanctifying of the lowest and meanest of his members Hence 1. Ioh. 2. 27. the anointing which wee have of him dwells in you and teacheth you all things And 2. Cor. 1. 21 22. It is God that anointeth us in Christ and sealeth and giveth us the earnest of the Spirit Thus our Lord Jesus is advanced above all his oile shines brightest and swims aloft above all others II. In Aarons and Christs anointing and furnishing to their Office Ministers must labour for a greater measure of this ointment then others to runne downe from them to their skirts They must pray by the Spirit watch by the Spirit walke by the Spirit An unconverted Minister may doe another good but hee hath no promise of blessing nor doth any good to himselfe As the holy ointment was kept in the Sanctuary So Christ is the Sanctuary whence this oile comes The pipes are the word preached Sacraments prayer societies of the Saints and Gods people And such Ministers as contemptuously contemne the conduit-pipes through which this oile drops and flowes scorne to come to Sermons and joyne in holy exercises how doth their oile drie away Instead of this oyle that should fall from them a deale of pitch and slime froth and filthinesse falls on their skirts III. In the communication of this ointment unto us the skirts we learne that Christ is not for himselfe but for us And therefore 1. Examine if thou beest anointed This is to bee a Christian to bee anointed as Christ was Scornest thou this holy oile in thy selfe or others Know thou shalt one day wish the mountaines to fall on thee on whom this oile falls not 2. Hence draw strength in temptation Remember If sollicited to sinne Oh I have the anointing I am taken up and set apart to Gods use I am for God and his glory Neh. 6. 11. 3. Use meanes to attaine a farther measure and be liker Christ. Thou missest a Sermon or the Sacrament thou knowest not what drops of oile thou hast missed 4. Have a care to walke as such as are anointed smelling sweet every where in holy lives speaches prayers in all things edifying thy selfe and others Leave a sweet smell every where behinde thee Let it drop downe from us to others round about us The third thing in the high Priests consecration was sacrificing Exod. 29. 1 2. In which 1. Observe in generall that the Priests must be consecrated by offering all sorts of sacrifices for them and therefore they must take a calfe two rammes unleavened bread cakes and oile vers 1 2. 1. Because of the speciall holinesse and honour of their calling who are to come so neere unto God who will bee specially sanctified in all that come neere him 2. Because sinne in them is more hatefull then in any other and in expiating their sinnes as much is required as for the sinnes of all the Congregation 3. Because they were to offer unto God all the gifts and sacrifices of all the people of all sorts and therefore for them must be offered all sorts to sanctifie them not onely in generall but to their speciall services betweene God and his people 2. In particular The first of these sacrifices must be a sinne offering verse 10. For which they must 1. Take a calfe and offer him for the expiation of sinne verse 14. This yong calfe was a type of Christ who onely by his owne oblation expiated our sinne which otherwise made our selves and duties most hatefull 2. This calfe must be presented before the Lord and his Congregation signifying the willingnesse of Christ to offer up himselfe for the sinnes of men Iohn 19. 11. 3. Aaron and his sonnes must put their hands on the head of the calfe verse 10 not onely to confesse they were worthy to die for their own sinnes but to professe also that the death which they deserved was by the death of the Messiah the high Priest of the new Testament removed off them and transferred upon the beast And not onely the imputation of our sinnes upon Christ but also is signified that wee must lay our hand by a true faith upon Christ our head if we expect any comfort from his death and passion 4. The calfe must be killed before the Lord at the doore of the Tabernacle ver 11 signifying both the death and crucifying of Christ as also the fruit of it by the place That by his death as by a doore an entry is made for us into the Church both
shadowes give place Nay there is no private man that is godly but he must weare this white linnen garment having put it on in the laver of regeneration as Gal. 3. 27. whosoever are baptized into Christ have put on Christ. 2. A girdle vers 40. which signifies constancy and stability in the truth both in our high Priest Jesus Christ who was not a reed shaken but a firme rocke as also in his members who are commanded to stand fast their lines girt with verity Eph. 6. 14. Hence followes That the Ministers word must not be yea and nay his course must be constantly gracious and watchfull And for private Christians Heb. 13. 9. Be not carried about with divers and strange doctrines for it is a good thing that the heart bee stablished with grace 3. A bonnet vers 40. A symbole and signe to them of Gods protection still covering them in their faithfull service signifying to us the Lords cover and faithfull protection both over our head and over his members for his sake So as every faithfull Minister hath a bonnet Christ carries him as a starre in his right hand and covers him from the rage of Satan and the world else should he not stand a minute And every faithfull member of Christ is so covered as an haire cannot fal much lesse the head without the will of his heavenly father 4. The breeches ver 42. putting more comelinesse upon the uncomely parts Signifying to them and us 1. What reverence we ought to use in the service of God farre remooving thence every uncomely thing 2. Shadowing out the true and perfect holinesse with which Christs humanity was cloathed and not onely with that but with the Majesty of his deity which highly graced and honoured the despised and fraile humanity which had no forme nor beauty Isa. 53. 2. 3. Not darkely representing that care and respect which our Lord and Saviour Christ hath of his inferiour base and despised both Ministers and members through the world Isa. 41. 14 feare not worme Iacob I will helpe thee To the high Priest belonged sixe peculiar garments First the Ephod ver 4. In which 1. The matter it was not wooll or silke but linnen which riseth out of the earth Ezech. 44. 17. Signifying that holy flesh of Christ which vayled his deity as a garment and that it was taken not from heaven but from his mother on earth as the matter of that garment grew immediately out of earth 2. The forme it was a long white garment signifying the long white garment of Christs absolute righteousnesse white innocent and unspotted and long to cover all our nakednesse without eeking or patching of merits 3. The ornament of it In it were set two Onyx stones and in them the names of the twelve tribes of Israel ingraven which Aaron carryed upon his shoulders signifying 1. That the names of the godly are not lightly written but fast ingraven in the love and memory of Christ as those names were ingraven in very hard stones 2. That Christ doth still carry his Church on his shoulders lifting them up out of dust and misery and bearing them upon the shoulders of his power and providence as on Eagles wings Deut. 32. 11. Or as the good shepheard brings home the sheepe on his shoulders Luke 15. 5. According to his gracious promise Isa. 46. 4 I have made you I will also beare you and I will carry you and deliver you 4. The use of it The high Priest in this garment carryed on his shoulders the names of Israel into the Sanctuary before God so our high Priest in the garment of his righteousnesse presents his Church shadowed by the twelve tribes without spot or wrinckle or any such thing and carries into heaven on his shoulders even into the true Sanctuary not made with hands those whose names are written in the booke of life 5. Distinction As the high Priest carryed the names in severall precious stones and severally ingraven so our high Priest takes speciall notice of every particular member of the Church neglects not the meanest but knowes them by name as the head can name every member of the body and contemnes not the meanest Rev. 3. 4 the Church of Sardi had a few names that is godly persons so well knowne to Christ as men by their names 6. The propriety of it It was not lawfull for any but Aaron and the high Priest to use this garment nor might any imitate it for it was the fall of Gideons house Iudg. 8. 26 27 for making an Ephod like that of the Sanctuary It is true there were ordinary Ephods holy garments common to inferiour Priests as Saul put to the sword foure score and five Priests that wore an Ephod 1 Sam. 22. 18. And used by the Levits as Samuel very young ministred in an Ephod 1 Sam. 2. 18. And it may be there were some garments called Ephods which great men did weare and no holy garment as 2 Sam. 6. 14. David danced before the Arke girt with a linnen Ephod But this Ephod was peculiar to the high Priest and in no garment else might he present the names of the twelve tribes signifying that no garment of righteousnesse may be expected or imitated in which God can behold his Church but this of Jesus Christ. And whosoever seeke elsewhere are abolished from Christ to their destruction Gal. 5. 2. 4. Oh the fearefull case of Papists that seeke to have their names written in another Ephod of their owne weaving and making The second garment peculiar to the high Priest was called the brestplate of judgement ver 15 the most precious part of all his garments I. In respect of the twelve costly and glistering stones which were set in foure rowes according to the number of the tribes ver 17. to the 22. In which 1. The shining of these stones signified the shining purity and innocency of Jesus Christ both in himselfe and in his members If they be pure as the sun faire as the Moone what is he 2. Their price of great value and worth signifying what a price the Lord Jesus valued his Church at He accounteth not beleevers as common and base stones but more precious then his owne life How vile and despicable soever they seeme to men and troden under foot heere below as common pebles yet Jesus Christ sets another price on them 3. Their place or situation They are set in the pectorall and Aaron must carry them on his heart signifying that Christ hath as much care of his Church as if it were inclosed in his heart le ts out his blood to make roome in his heart for them 4. Their number Twelve according to all the tribes noting that there is a roome in the heart of Christ for every one of the elect None can anticipate or prevent other With him is plentifull redemption The former without the latter shall not
be perfected Heb. 11. 40. 5. Their order They stand in foure rowes in a comely quadrangle signifying the comely order that Christ hath stablished in the Church some in higher place some in lower some of one ranke and vertues some of another as those stones but all stand seemely and fitly And this order wee must maintaine keepe our rankes as they did 6. The figure The foure square ver 16 signifying the stability and firmenesse of the Church as a foure square turne it any way is firme Satan and all deceivers shall not pick one stone out of Christs Pectorall The gates of hell shall not prevaile against him that is fixed in that rocke and stone of Israel 7. Their use That Aaron who before bare the names of Israel on his shoulders before the Lord might now beare them on his heart continually for a remembrance before the Lord when he goeth into the holy place ver 29 signifying 1. The ardent love of Jesus Christ towards his Church who beares it not onely on his shoulders as a shepheard nor onely in his armes as a nurse but upon his heart and in his heart never to forget our good If Aaron may forget the names he carries upon his shoulders he cannot the names upon his breast or heart so cannot Christ forget the Church he hath taken into his heart Isa. 49. 15 Can a woman forget her child and not have compassion on the sonne of her wombe though they should forget yet will not I forget thee 2. Bearing of the names continually before the Lord on his heart signifieth the continuall mindfulnesse and intercession of Jesus Christ for his Church in that heavenly sanctuary Heb. 7. 25. By vertue of which all our prayers get audience and acceptance 8. The quantity As all the names of Israell were gathered into a narrow compasse so Jesus Christ our Mediator shall gather together into one all the despersed sonnes of God and present them before God as the most beautifull and precious parts of the world Ioh. 11. 52. He shall make a short account in the earth in comparison of the wicked who will take up more roome II. In respect of the Urim and Thummim which were put in the brestplate of Judgement ver 30. Of which Rabbi David a Jew saith It is unknowne to us what these signifie And what this precious monument was put by Gods appointment into the fold of the Pectorall no man living can tell I take it to be no workemanship of man but a sacred monument immediately received from God But expresly they signified Jesus Christ 1 in their names 2 in their use 1. Their names Urim and Thummim Urim signifieth lights in the plurall number Note that there were not lights and shining before in the Pectorall by the many precious stones but here is a glorious light shining above them all to which their light is obscurity Plainly signifying Jesus Christ in whom are hid treasures of wisdome and knowledge Col. 2. 3. He is the light of the world Ioh. 9. 5. Which enlighteneth every one that commeth into the world Ioh. 1. 9. There are many lights as stones and stars in the world but he is the sun nay he is lights With him is many-folded wisdome And without him is nothing but darkenesse sinne death inner darkenesse and utter Ioh. 8. 12. Thummim signifieth perfections And to whom can this point us but unto Christ in whom alone are all perfections of holinesse and graces There is illumination in the twelve stones the Church but not any perfection there is some purity in the stones but farre from perfection of it In Christ is perfection in all parts and from him alone wee must expect our perfection II. The use of them was to receive by them answer from God when the high Priest consulted with him vers 30. For when the Priest asked counsell of God God is said to answer by Urim that is not by the colour of the stones nor the changing of colour by brightnesse blacknesse or bloodinesse of them as some Jews but the Lord answered by voyce Numb 7. 89. And therefore it is called the Urim of Judgement not because it selfe gave judgement or decided causes but because the Lord answered when the Priest applyed the Urim and Thummim This directly looked at Christ as to whom 1. all secrets and Mysteries are perfectly knowne He is the Lamb with seven eyes which are the seven spirits of God Rev. 5. 6. Onely worthy to open the booke ver 9. because of his abundant grace and wisdome signified by the seven spirits 2. Who makes knowne and continually reveales to his Church and members as their need requires whatsoever is meete for them to know by such meanes as himselfe hath sanctified Now although this was a great priviledge of the first Temple and the second did want it that they might not be kept from desire expectation of the true Urim and Thummim yet we in the new Testament are farre beyond them For as the Oracle by Urim was certaine for direction so Christ is the most perfect rule and direction shadowed by that As the Urim answered by voice so Christ by his word preached As God spake then by Urim to the Priest So now by his owne sonne Heb. 1. 2. Wouldst thou have God answer thee goe to the Urim 1. Frequent his ordinance God then answered when the Priest consulted 2. Pray for wisedome If any want wisedome let him aske of God and it shall be given him Iam. 1. 5. 3. Feare God Psal. 25. 14. The secret of the Lord is with them that feare him 4. Follow and obey the voice Iohn 14. 21. If any love me and obey my commandements I will love him and reveale my selfe unto him Iohn 7. 17. If any man doe the will of God he shall know the doctrine whether it be of God The third peculiar garment of the high Priest was the robe of the Ephod Exod. 28. 5 31 On the skirts of which were fastened 1. The Pomegranats of blue silke and purple and skarlet round about This fruit hath a most pleasant smell sweet in it selfe and sweetning other things round about it and is full of precious iuyce and liquor 2. Bells of gold between them round about a golden Bell and a Pomegranat the use of which was that his sound might be heard round about when hee went into the Sanctuary and holy of Holies The whole garment signified the righteousnesse of Christs humane nature which is 1. Most sweet it selfe having a most pleasant savour as the Pomegranate 2. Full of most precious iuyce and vertue to qualifie and abate the raging heat of Gods displeasure as the iuyce of Pomegranats doth allay the burning heat of an ague that would shake the body to pieces 3. Casts upon us a sweet savour being wrapped in it For wee by nature stinking in our sinnes and rottennesse are loathsome to the Lord but once covered with
that our principall mourning may be for our sinnes and binde up our affections for outward and naturall losses and crosses so as wee may have them loosed in spirituall This law tells us that sorow for our onely sonne or brother or the deare wife that lieth in our bosome ought to be no sorow in comparison of sorow for sinne Which 1. separates from God 2. makes Christ absent and stand aloofe 3. grieves the Spirit and makes him heavy towards us 4. seperates soule from body yea without repentance soule and body from heaven and happinesse Let us who have beene excessive in worldly sorow turne the streame against our sinnes and in all crosses set our heavinesse rather upon some sinne in our selves which might cause the crosse then on the crosse it selfe Sect. VII Now it followeth that we shew how the Priests figured Christ in their ministeriall actions Of these kinde of actions some were common to inferiour Priests some proper to the high Priest I. Common actions were six 1. The Priest must kill the sacrifices and none but he signifying Jesus Christ his voluntary action in laying downe his life for beleevers none could take away his life from him And hee was to be aswell the Priest as the sacrifice Iohn 10. 18. I have power to lay downe my life 2. The priests offred the blood of the sacrifices to God and sprinkled it on the Altar for they were ordained for men in things of God to offer gifts and sacrifices for sinnes No man might offer his owne sacrifice but hee must bring it to the Priest there was no comming to God but by the priest Figuring out Iesus Christ who offers up himselfe a sacrifice for the sinnes of the world upon the Altar of his Deity which gives both vertue and merit unto it No other can offer to God bloody or unbloody sacrifice upon this Altar but himselfe Iohn 17. 19. I sanctifie my selfe for them even as the Altar sanctifieth the gift 3. The Priests prepared the body of the sacrifice Lev. 1. 6. flayed it divided it into severall parts washed the intrailes put fire unto the burnt offering consumed the fat cast the filth and dung into the place of ashes Signifying that Christ himselfe alone did the whole worke of redemption He suffered the heate of Gods wrath and justice he puts away all our filth and covers it in his owne ashes he burnes up our fat that is the senselessenesse of our sin and all that savoureth of the flesh by the fire of his Spirit and inwardly purgeth and wholly washeth us in the fountaine of his owne blood 4. The Priest must teach the people His lippes must preserve knowledge and the people must depend on his mouth signifying the action of this great teacher of the Church who brought to us from the bosome of his father the whole counsell of God concerning the redemption of mankinde which could never have entred into the heart of man but by the teaching of this great Prophet Deut. 18. 15. He hath the learned tongue and Grace is poured into his lippes Hee therefore having the words of eternall life we must depend on him and heare him 5. The Priest must pray for the people and blesse them A forme of blessing is prescribed for Aaron and his sonnes laying their hands on the children of Israel signifying the strong prayers and intercessions of Iesus Christ for his Church who was heard in all things as himselfe witnesseth Iohn 11. 42. Father I knowâ— thou hearest me alwaies And accomplished not only in his holy intercession upon earth and now in heaven but manifestly in that blessing of his disciples by laying his hands upon them which was his last action upon earth Luke 24. 50. 6. The Priests were to preserve the Oyle for lights and the incense and for the daily meat offering and the anointing oyle And the oversight of the whole Tabernacle and all in the Sanctuary and all the instruments belonged to their care for the safety in moving carying standing c. signifying Iesus Christ the preserver of all grace in his Church He onely watcheth for the safety of his Church for the upholding of his holy ministery and all holy constitutions which else would quickly be broken up He plants the Ministery and he removes it at his pleasure He hath the seven stars in his right hand Hee is the great Archbishop of soules to the whole Church and no other in this kinde but hee So much of common actions ministeriall II. Actions more peculiar to the high priest were 1. daily 2. weekely 3. yearely 4. continually I. Hee must daily 1. dresse the holy lamps and lights morning and evening before the Lord Lev. 24. 2 3. to preserve the lights from going out Shadowing Christ the true light by whom the light of true doctrine must ever shine in the Church and never goe out by which the true beleevers shall bee delivered from darkenesse and death This was formerly figured by Goshen there was light when three dayes darknesse was over all Aegypt And this was figured by the pillar of fire that never failed till they came to Canaan 2. he must daily burne incense before the Lord upon the Altar of sweet perfume signifying Christ our high Priest daily offering up 1. our duties and services done by his appointment and which through him smell as a sweete incense acceptable to God 2. our prayers called odours of the Saints and a sweet incense And as no incense pleased God but that which was offered upon that golden Altar so no duty or prayer of ours is farther accepted then offered up by him and from him whose golden purity gives merit and worth unto them And as the incense must be offered up by the high Priest morning and evening so the continuall vertue of Christs merit ascendeth daily before God and perfumeth all the Sanctuary neither is there any other way to the father but by him II. He must weekly make the shewbread and set it before the Lord continually Exod. 25. 30. And more expresly Levit. 24. 5 6. Every Sabbath he must set on the table twelve loaves according to the twelve tribes and take the old away to the maintaining of his family for which use they might well suffice every loafe weighing about seven or eight pounds Here was a figure of Christ the true bread of life who sets himselfe in the preaching of the Gospell and administration of the Sacraments before the face of God that is in the assemblies gathered together every Sabbath the most sufficient food and refreshing of the Church to continue it in life strength and good estate from Sabbath to Sabbath till that eternall Sabbath come III. He must yearely once and that in the day of expiation goe into the Holy of Holies Exod. 30. 10. and Lev. 16. 2. and 34. to make an attonement for himselfe for all his
the blood of this red cow he leads us to the blood of Christ saying If the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling them that are uncleane sanctifieth as touching the purifying of the flesh how much more shall the blood of Christ purge your conscience from dead workes wherein he not onely compareth but infinitely advanceth the truth above the type For 1. that was symbolicall and figurative this spirituall and substantiall 2. that was externall and temporary this internall and eternall 3. that onely a purifying of the flesh this of the Spirit and conscience 4. that cleansed from legall and bodily pollution this from morall called dead works 1. because they proceed from death of sinne 2. because they lead to eternall death For the explaining of this ordinance consider foure things 1. whence the Cow must be 2. the properties or qualities 3. the actions about her 4. the use and end of it I. All the congregation must bring an heifer to Moses out of the heard 1. All the congregation for not one in the congregation but needs a meanes of purging 2. This meanes must be a Cow not an Oxe or Bull. The imbecillity of the sexe noteth the great humility of our Lord Jesus who being the mighty Lion of the tribe of Judah would so abase and weaken himselfe for our sakes 3. They must take her from the heard so our cleanser must be taken from among our selves being true and perfect man taking our nature and our flesh yea our infirmities as the weak sexe importeth in all things save sinne like unto us II. The properties required in this Cow are foure 1. She must be an heifer in her youth and strength Christ offers himselfe and must be taken for a sacrifice in the flower of his strength at three and thirty yeares He offers his best gifts and dyes in his strength and so his offering was more free and acceptable And wee also should offer up our youth strength best times and gifts to Jesus Christ who offered himselfe in his best strength to death for us 2. The Cow must be red Signifying 1. the truth of Christs humane nature being of the same red earth that the first Adams body was 2. the grievousnesse of sinne which he was to undertake and the scarlet staine of it 3. the bitter and bloody passion of Christ and his cruell death The red skin of the Cow resembled the red garments of Christ all besprinkled 1. With his owne blood 2. with the blood of his conquered enemies 3. presented unto his father like the coat of Ioseph all stained with blood 3. The Cow must be without spot or blemish to signifie the purity of our Lord Iesus in whom was never any spot or staine of sinne Though he was contented to be counted a sinner yet he was no sinner And though he had sinne on himselfe he had none in himselfe as the Cow was slain for sin not being sinfull Christ was ruddy through his passion yet most white and spotlesse by his most perfect and absolute righteousnesse She must be without yoke on which never yoke came signifying 1. that Christ not necessarily but voluntarily tooke our nature that he might free us from our yoke 2. his absolute freedome from all the yoke of sinne farther then he voluntarily undertooke the burthen of it 3. that he was never subject to the yoke of humane precepts and commandement being the Law-giver to prescribe Lawes to all not to receive Lawes from any 4. that none could compell him to suffer for sinne but his whole obedience active and passive was a freewill offering hee having power to lay downe his life and to take it up againe 5. he was more free from the yoke then any red heifer could be She indeed must be free in her selfe he not onely free in himselfe but he must free all beleevers from the yoke whom the sonne sets free they are free indeed III. The actions about the Cow were five ver 5. 1. Action 1. The congregation must deliver the Cow to be slaine so was Christ delivered to be slaine by the whole body of the Iews 2. She must not be delivered to Aaron but to Eleazer his successor signifying that the death of Christ serveth all the successions and ages of the Church and must be taught by the ministers of all ages 2. Action She must be led out of the Camp and there burnt whole to ashes her skin flesh blood and dung ver 5. Signifying 1. that Christ must be led out of the gate of Ierusalem to suffer Heb. 13. and there 2. must be crucified by which he was made a whole burnt offering 3. that whole Christ is our comfort his flesh our meate his blood our drinke yea the very base dung of those contumelies cast upon him were a part of his sacrifice offered up in the fire of his passion for us to sweeten and sanctifie ours 3. Action Eleazer must take of the blood with his finger and sprinkle towards the foreside of the Tabernacle of the assembly seven times ver 4. Signifying 1. the purging of us by the blood of Christ sprinkled on the conscience 2. that Christs death profits none to whom it is not specially applyed for the Cowes blood must be not shed onely but sprinkled 3. that onely the people and congregation of God have benefit of the death and blood of Christ for it was sprinkled directly before the Tabernacle 4. the seven times sprinkling noteth 1. that that one oblation hath vertue and merit enough 2. the perfection of justification 3. the need of often application of Christs death 4. the duration of it to all ages 4. Action She must bee burnt with Cedar wood scarlet lace and hysope all which must be cast into the fire with her ver 6. signifying 1. three things in Christ. 1. the Cedar of uncorrupt life 2. the scarlet of fervent love to mankinde 3. the hysope of savoury obedience in all things to his father all which were in all his sufferings and fire of his passion sweetning it 2. they noted three things arising from Christs sufferings 1. immortality signified by the Cedar which is not subject to putrefaction 2. the scarlet the merit of his blood applyed to justification 3. the hysope of mortification healing our corruptions as hysope hath an healing quality All these three properly arise from the passion of Christ. 5. Action A cleane person must gather the ashes of the heifer and lay them without the Campe in a clean place ver 9. signifying 1. the buriall of Christ in a cleane and new tombe wherein never man lay a cleane place never used before 2. that the merit of Christs death is ever laid before God in the highest and holiest heavens 3. the Christians account of Christs merit and passion who layeth them up as his chiefe treasure in the cleane place of a pure heart and conscience an onely fit closet to keep the mystery