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conscience_n	draw_v	faith_n	sprinkle_v	1,168	5	10.6414	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A37483	Tropologia, or, A key to open Scripture metaphors the first book containing sacred philology, or the tropes in Scripture, reduc'd under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each / partly translated and partly compil'd from the works of the learned by T.D. The second and third books containing a practical improvement (parallel-wise) of several of the most frequent and useful metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes of the Old and New Testament / by B.K.	De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685.; Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704.	1681 (1681)	Wing D895; ESTC R24884	855,682	1,006

Death of the High-Priest the Slayer shall return to the Land of his Possession By the High-Priest's Death an Atonement was made for him saith Mr. Ainsworth XXIV The High-Priest brought the Bodies of those Beasts whose Blood was brought into the Sanctuary to be burnt without the Camp Parallel I. CHrist was of the Race of Mankind of the Seed of David according to the Flesh Forasmuch as Children are Partakers of Flesh and Blood he likewise took part of the same but was altogether pure spotless without the least Stain of Sin II. So Christ glorified not himself to be made an High-Priest but he that said unto him Thou art my Son c. and in another place Thou art a Priest for ever c. The Father invested him in this Office Him hath God the Father sealed He was baptized and the Spirit came down visibly upon him when he was about thirty Years old III. Christ was anointed with the Oil of Gladness above his Fellows How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy-Ghost and with Power He had also immaculate Sanctity and Purity in him IV. Christ was said to be glorious in his Apparel cloathed with the Divine Nature as with a Garment he was adorned with perfect and compleat Righteousness V. Signifying saith Mr. Guild the Deity of Christ which as a Circle hath neither beginning nor end and the Royal Dignity whereby he is advanced to be the Supreme Head in all things to his Church or his Kingship See Goodwin's Moses and Aaron VI. Christ's Humanity is cloathed with true Holiness which is compared to fine Linnen clean and white VII The Lord Jesus as our High-Priest presents ●●or bears the Remembrances of all his faithful People upon his Heart when he appears before God to make Intercession for them He knows his own Sheep by Name VIII Christ hath in him the Perfection of true Light Beauty and Holiness Vrim and Thummim signified Christ's Prophetical Office whereby He as a standing Oracle to his Church answers all Doubts and Controversies whatsoever IX Christ is the real Antitype of this engraven Plate in likeness of a Signet Holiness to the Lord in that the Father hath actually communicated to him his Nature who is the express Image of his Person a glorious Representation of him to us being able to bear and hath born our Iniquities The Lord hath laid on him the Iniquities of us all X. Christ is the Mouth of the Father to the Sons of Men He is called the Word of God God hath spoken unto us by his Son XI Christ's Church must be a pure Virgin chast unstained with Superstition or Idolatry giving neither Love nor Worship to any other Christ owns none but such a People for his Spouse XII Christ offered up his own Body as a Sacrifice for our Sins He appeared to put away Sin by the Sacrifice of himself Christ was once offered to bear the Sins of many c. XIII As Christ was offered upon the Cross for the Sins of Mankind as a propitiatory Sacrifice so must his Blood in a spiritual manner be sprinkled upon our Consciences that we may be cleansed from our Sins and accepted in the sight of God Let us draw near with a true Heart in full assurance of Faith having our Hearts sprinkled from an evil Conscience c. For if the Blood of Bulls and Goats and the Ashes of an Heifer sprinkled the unclean sanctified to the purifying of the Flesh how much more shall the Blood of Christ who through the eternal Spirit offered himself to God purge your Consciences from dead Works to serve the living God But ye are come to Mount Zion c. And to Jesus the Mediator of the new Covenant and to the Blood of Sprinkling that speaks better things than the Blood of Abel XIV Christ's Righteousness remains for ever to cloath and adorn all true Believers 'T is the Wedding-Garment whosoever hath it not shall be shut out of the Marriage-Chamber and cast into utter Darkness XV. Christ sounds the great Trumpet of the Gospel for the assembling and gathering together of his Elect to himself from all the four Quarters of the Earth and will sound an Alarm at the last Day to the general Judgment The Trumpet shall sound and the Dead shall be raised c. XVI Christ is the great Teacher of God's Law 't is he that gives us the knowledg of Salvation that guides our Feet into the way of Peace We must seek the Law i. e. the Mind and Will of God at his Mouth who shews us plainly of the Father His Tabernacle is only standing not Moses's not Aaron's not Elias's but Jesus's This is my beloved Son hear him He is the last and only Teacher sent from God XVII Christ is Judg concerning the Plague of every Man's Heart what Sin is deadly and what not Tho there is no Sin venial as the Papist's affirm yet there is much more danger and evil in some Sins than in others As for example 'T is worse to have Sin in the Affection than in the Conversation to love it than to commit it The best of Saints have not been without Sin Infirmities have attended them yet they loved them not 'T is a loathsom thing to a true Believer That which I hate that do I. The Priest was to pronounce a Man utterly unclean if the Plague was got into his Head So if a Man's Judgment Will and Affection are for the ways of Sin if they chuse and love that which is evil Christ the High-Priest in his Word pronounces such unclean When Men approve not of God's ways because they forbid and give no toleration to their beastly Lust and Sensuality and from hence secretly contemn Religion in the strictness of it these surely have the Plague in their Heads XVIII The Lord Jesus makes and anoints many to be Kings for besides his acting towards Men in bringing of them to their Thrones and Kingdoms as 't is said By me Kings reign he makes all his Saints Kings and Priests and they shall reign on Earth XIX Christ hath the absolute Power of appointing what Officers should be in his Church He gave some Apostles some Prophets some Evangelists some Pastors and Teachers Those that make any other spiritual Office or Officer than Christ hath ordained will be found grand Criminals in the great Day XX. Christ was sent to bless the People by turning every one of them from the evil of their Ways to give Pardon yea the holy Spirit and eternal Life to as many as believe on him XXI Christ entred into Heaven it self alone for us as Mediator through the Merit of his precious Blood shed to make Atonement once for all there to appear in the presence of God for us Neither by the Blood of Goats and Calves but by his own Blood he entred in

Spirit your Sin will cleave to you 3. This River is large enough and yet as 't is large 't is free All may come and partake of these Waters none are excepted Whoever will may come and take of the Waters of Life freely 4. This River is near the Streams thereof run by your Doors VI. Moreover from hence let Professors try themselves whether they have been washed and bathed in this River and have tasted of its Waters yea or no. Art thou mollified Is thy Heart made tender Art thou cleansed Is thy Life and Heart made holy Art thou healed of the Sores and Wounds of Sin These Waters have a healing Virtue in them they will heal a wounded Spirit a gauled Conscience they are good to clear the Sight causing one to see far off Are the Eyes of thy Understanding enlightned Dost thou prize the Ordinances of God that convey these Waters of Life unto thy Soul Is the Water of this R●●ver sweet to thy Taste Is this River thy chief Element Dost thou live in the Spirit and walk in the Spirit VII VVhen you remove from one Place to another from one Country to another from one Land to another be sure to plant your selves near the Chanel of this River go not from these VVaters Labour to live near the Ordinances of God and where the VVater of Life is to be had VIII Pray fervently that God would never turn the Course of this River another way VVhat would become of God's Church in England were it not for this Chrystal Stream The Holy-Spirit compared to Water Ezek. 36.25 Then will I sprinkle clean Water upon you c. Joh. 7.38 39. He that believeth on me as the Scripture hath said out of his Belly shall flow Rivers of living Water But this spake he of the Spirit which they that believe on him should receive c. In both these places and divers others the Holy Spirit is compared to Water METAPHOR WAter for its rise is from the Ocean thence it comes and thither it returns II. Water cleanses from Filth and Pollution Cloaths and other things that are defiled are usually washed and made clean in Water It is indeed the Bath of Nature which the God of Nature hath appointed for the cleansing of things or Creatures that are polluted III. Water hath a cooling Virtue it cools the Earth after a vehement hot and parching Season so the sweating Travellor cools himself by washing in Water When the Sun by its scorching Beams hath made a Room hot wash it with Water and 't is brought immediately into a cool Temper IV. Water makes the Earth fruitful 't is of a fructifying nature How barren how unprofitable is it in a great Drought The Grass fadeth withereth and is dried up but when a soaking Shower falls upon it how green and flourishing is it immediately made thereby V. Water softens and mollifies the Earth David speaking of the Earth saith Thou waterest the Ridges thereof and makest it soft with Showers VI. Water hath a healing Virtue in it Some great Wounds have been healed only by washing in Water Some Waters in England are soveraign good to cure many Distempers and Diseases of the Body like the Pool called Bethesda VII Water is so necessary a thing that we cannot live without it many have perished for want of it VIII Water is good to quench ones Thirst to allay the heat of our Stomacks and to satisfy the longing Desire and remove the intolerable Pains that rise from an excess of Drought IX Water is free and cheap easy to come at it doth not cost us much 't is a common Element none are barr'd from it X. Water is necessary to quench Fire when by Treachery of Enemies our Houses have been set on fire over our Heads how serviceable have we found Water to be to quench it Parallel THe Spirit flows from God the Ocean of all Fulness But when the Comforter is come whom I will send unto you from the Father even the Spirit of Truth which proceedeth from the Father he shall testify of me Joh. 15.26 II. The Spirit of God purges and washes the Conscience from the horrid Defilement of Sin I will sprinkle clean Water upon you and ye shall be clean from your Filthiness And such were some of you but ye are washed but ye are sanctified but ye are justified in the Name of our Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God The Spirit cleanseth by applying Christ's Blood and by creating clean Dispositions in the Soul See River III. The Spirit hath a cooling Virtue in it The Heart of a Man is subject to great Heats sometimes its sweltered with Temptation Satan by shooting his fiery Darts puts a Believer into violent Heats As the Hart is by the Hunter put in a foaming Sweat and brays after the Water-brook so Satan that Blood-Hound makes the Soul thirst after the Water of Life Sometimes Men are put into great Heats by prevailing and raging Corruptions They are saith the Lord as an Oven heated by the Baker The Spirit cools this Heat partly by subduing the lustings of the Flesh and partly by strengthning the renewed part Jesus Christ opens the Oven of a distempered Heart and by casting the Water of the Spirit upon it brings it into a cooler Temper When Saul was in that hot and raging Heat to shed the Blood of the Saints the Spirit quickly allays his Rage and Fury IV. The Spirit where e're it falls makes the Soul fruitful Men's Hearts naturally are barren and like the parched Heath in the Desert but when this sacred Rain comes down upon them they quickly look green and in a glorious manner fructifie and bring forth the Fruits of Righteousness as appears in the Case of Zacheus no sooner did he receive of this divine Water and Salvation was come to his House but he crys out Half my Goods I give to the Poor V. The Spirit softens the hard and flinty Heart by applying the Blood of Christ. No sooner doth the Water of the Spirit come down upon a stubborn and rocky-hearted Sinner but he is made tender and pliable thereby Lord saith Soul what wilt thou have me do He was soft mollified and melted willing to do what ever the Will and Pleasure of God was VI. The Spirit heals all the Wounds and Diseases of the Soul Lord be merciful unto me and heal my Soul saith David for I have sinned against thee He sent forth his Word and healed them No Soul that ever took down one draught of these Waters but was cured of whatsoever Disease he had It searches to the bottom of every Sore and purges out the Corruption and then by applying the Blood of Christ it heals the Soul of all its Wounds perfectly VII The spirit is of absolute necessity without it we cannot live to God can't live the Life of Faith the Life of Holiness many perish and are utterly lost for

Eternity and 't is that which God Rejoyces in as being exceedingly pleased with it seeing his honour is made up in this Reconciliation 6. It is an abiding firm and everlasting Reconciliation there is nothing can make a breach between God and his People any more the Union cannot shall not be broke 't is beyond the power of Devils Men Sufferings nay or Sin either to do it Who shall be able to seperate us from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Fifthly Gospel Reconciliation is glorious in respect of the Fruits Effects and Consequences of it 1. In that all that Enmity that was between God and the Soul comes hereby to be removed and man consequently to have peace with God For he is our peace who hath made both one and hath broken down the middle wall of Partition between us having abolished in his Flesh c. and that he might Reconcile both unto God in one body by the Cross having slain the Enmity thereby and came and preached peace Being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. Peace of Conscience is another fruit and effect of this Reconciliation 3. There is also as the effects of this Reconciliation Peace and sweet Harmony in the Soul between all the Faculties they do not fight as formerly one against another the Conscience drawing one way the will another the Will opposing that which Conscience would have done the Judgment may be convinced in some measure as Balaams was who cryed out that Gods wayes were best how Goodly are thy tents O Jacob and thy tabernacles O Israel and yet the Affections may be for sin and love the wages of unrighteousness 4. The next thing that I might mention is joy in the holy Ghost when once a Soul knows he is reconciled to God then he comes not only to have Peace but also to be filled with joy in beleiving the Kingdom of God is not meat and drink but Righteousness and peace and joy in the holy Ghost 5. Free access to God is another fruit and effect of Gospel reconciliation such may go with boldness to the Throne of Grace through him we both i. e. Jews and Gentiles who believe have access by the spirit to the Father 6. Hence there is a free and blessed Trade open between heaven and earth between God and the Soul as in Countries that are in war one with another there can be no Trade nor Traffique between them but when Peace is made and a sure League concluded betwixt them Trade is open again so is it between God and the Soul when Reconciled 7. By this means we come in a special manner to be under the Care and Protection of God there shall not one hair fall to the ground without the Leave and Permission of God he has hereby Interested himself in all our concerns and many other blessed effects attend our Reconciliation with God which are elsewhere insisted upon See Mediator Eightly The gospel is glorious in respect of remission or Pardon of sin gospel remission is glorious Remission 1. By Considering who it is that is Pardoned or who they are that God forgives 1. Rebels such that had broke an holy and just Law 2. Rebels to God such that had conspired against him joined and sided with Satan against the Majesty of Heaven 3. Such that were greatly in Debt owed ten thousand Talents and nothing to pay See Metaphor Poor 4. Such that were liable to eternal Wrath. II. By considering the Causes and chief ground or way of Pardon Christs blood must be shed to procure it without shedding of blood there is no remission of sin III. By considering the Nature and Effect of Pardon 1. All sins that ever the poor sinner committed are promised to be forgiven 2. For ever forgiven 3. The Pardoned Person is not only forgiven but Justified also 4. None can condemn such 5. They have Peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. IV. And Lastly Gospel Remission Is glorious in respect of God that gives forth the Pardon I am he that blotteth out thine Iniquity this antidotes the Soul against the Venom of Satans Temptations 1. He Pardons the sinner that hath Power to do it who but God can forgive Sin 2. Who can accuse the Soul I will saith Satan thou art a sinner VVhat then saith the Soul see what I have here behold a Pardon from the King himself 3. None can Revoke this Pardon or make it ineffectual 4. God himself never repents the giving them to any poor Believer as others cannot so he will never revoke free gospel pardon and remission himself Ninthly The gospel is glorious in respect of Peace the fruit and effect of grace Not Peace with God for that we have already spoken off but Peace of Conscience Great peace have they that love thy law c. My peace I leave with you my peace I give unto you let not your hearts be troubled let the peace of God rule in your hearts c. Tenthly The gospel is glorious in respect of the Ordinances and Institutions of it which we shall insist upon under its proper head Particularly that of Baptisme and the Lords Supper which will be made appear to be glorious Ordinances Eleventhly The gospel is glorious in respect of the Promises thereof The Promises of God in the gospel given through Christ are great glorious and exceeding precious The Promises may be compared to the Land of Promise they flow with Milk and Honey they are like a Rich Mine abounding with precious Treasure the further you dig the more precious gold you will find Or they may be compared to a lovely and choice Garden that abounds with all sorts of rare and excellent Flowers but 't is a garden alwaies green and flourishing flowers that knows no drought nor winter that never decays not only for Pleasure but for Profit A gospel Promise is something that God hath engaged to give to Christ or unto us through Christ or for his sake And they consist either in his free bestowing of good or his gracious removing of Evil. In his bestowing of good here or good hereafter or in removing of evil here or evil hereafter And they either are Absolute or Conditional Gospel Promises are glorious Promises called precious Promises and better promises than those of the Law or first Testament 1. This appears if we consider who it is that makes and gives these Promises forth viz. the great God Men think they have enough when they have the Promise and VVord of a King touching this or that to rely upon but what is the Promise or VVord of an Earthly King to the Promises of the King of Heaven and Earth they oft-times fail in their Promises but this King never did 2. Glorious if we consider the time when given and that was before the Foundation of the VVorld In hopes of Eternal Life