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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	aaron_n	dead_a	rod_n	36	3	9.4548	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A97360	The works of the judicious and learned divine Dr. Thomas Taylor, part 1. sometimes preacher of Aldermanbury, London. Published by himself in his life time, in several smaller volumes, now collected together into three volumes in fol. two of which are here bound together. The first volume containing, I. An exposition on the 32. Psalm ... The second volume containing, I. An exposition of the parable of the sower and seed, on Luk. 8. ... The third volume is in the press, and will containe in it, I. The progress of sts, to full holinesse ...	Taylor, Thomas, 1576-1632.	1659 (1659)	Wing T560A	683,147	498

was the Sanctum Sanctorum and in it the Oracle called the inner house of God into which only the High Priest went alone once a year and that in the Feast of expiation wherein all the Jews must fast and afflict themselves A most notable type of Christ for as it was called an Oracle because God thence gave answer in doubtful cases so who is the Fathers Oracle but his Son who is the word of his Father by whom he speaks to us by whom we speak to him and through whom the Father heareth us In this Holy of Holies was the Ark of the Covenant and in this holy place stayed the Ark almost four hundred and thirty years signifying Christ the author of the Covenant between God and us In which Ark or Chest were kept three things 1 The Tables of the Covenant written with the finger of God signifying Christ who is the fulfilling of the Law 2 The Rod of Aaron which had budded a type of the Priesthood of Christ who in the world seemed a dead branch and dry but after his Death and Resurrection began again to flourish and bring fruits of life to Jewes and Gentiles 3 The Pot having Manna a holy type of Christ the bread of life and that Manna that came down from heaven Joh. 6.35 In this Holy of Holies over the Ark was the holy cover called the Propitiatory prefiguring the Lord Jesus whom the Father hath made our Propitiatory by faith in his bloud Rom. 3.25 Here also were the two glorious Cherubims set like Angels on either side the Ark looking upon the Ark figuring the holy Angels ministring to Christ and earnestly desiring to look into the mystery of our salvation 1 Pet. 1.12 These were the chief holy things established in the Temple at Jerusalem but not all for there were besides these the observation of all holy Rites appointed by God the Chair of Moses and in it the Law read and expounded there were the holy persons the High Priest with all his holy garments with Urim and Thummim and on his fore-head Holiness to the Lord there were other the holy Ministers of the Lord who had the Lords holy Oyl upon them of Gods own composition with straight charge that no other should make or use it out of this use Yea here had lived the ancient Kings and Prophets David Salomon Josiah Hezekiah who were special types of Christ In which regard Ierusalem the seat of God and Gods worship is called the City of perfect beauty the joy of the whole earth 3 It is called an holy City by comparison unto other great Cities of the neighbour Countries wherein Idols and Devils were worshipped in stead of God as Babylon or whose worship was the devise of mans brain and no institution of God as Samaria Cesarea and others 2 King 17.33 4 It is called holy in type two waies 1 As it was a type of the Church militant of which the members are holy in part at least in profession For the whole Church of God was gathered together three times every year before the Lord at the feasts of Passeover Pentecost and Tabernacles Psal 122.4 Thither the Tribes of the Lord go up and appear before the Lord. 2 As it was a type of the Church triumphant even that Celestial Jerusalem which is above that new Jerusalem into which no unholy thing can enter but is the eternal habitation of the holy God the Holy Angels and Saints 5 It was called holy or the holy City because it was the fountain of Gods holy Religion which being first seated there by God must be derived thence and sent out to all other Nations Micah 4.2 The Law shall go out of Sion and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem Therefore was it the Metropola and mother City the heart of the earth placed in the midst of Nations by Gods own confession Ezek. 5.5 Nay there must the pretious blood of the holy Son of God be shed which must stream and run out to the salvation of all Nations and himself Preached the King of the Jews upon the Cross as upon the theater in Hebrew Greek and Latine and that in the time of the Passeover when there was a concourse of all the people of Jews and other Nations There the Apostles must give their first witnesse of Christ and thence must carry it into Judea Samaria and all nations to the utmost parts of the earth Act. 1.8 And 8.1 the Church of the New Testament was first gathered at Jerusalem and thence by persecution scattered into all Nations In this regard it was called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the Holy City for all the holinesse of all other Cities was derived thence Doct. 1 Wee learn out of this title what it is that makes places and persons holy even the presence of God of his word and worship Thus the ground was called holy Exod. 3.5 and the place where Joshua stood when the captain of the Lords Host appeared unto him chap. 5.15 1 Whatsoever was in the Law separated to God and his service was called holy the Sabbath was holy the Priests Garments holy Exod. 28. Thou shalt make holy Garments for Aaron thy brother Holy both because they were peculiar to the holy Priesthood for none else might put them on and because they were to bee used in the holy place for when they came forth of the Tabernacle they must put them off and thirdly consecrate to holy uses and to bee an holy type of Christs righteousnesse a precious robe wherein all our Sacrifices are offered The flesh was holy which was offered to the Lord in sacrifice Hag. 2.13 For places Bethel was an holy place when Jacob saw the vision of the Ladder there and the Temple was holy For people the Jews were called an holy Nation and Christians an holy Priesthood and Saints by calling 1 Pet. 2.9 For persons some are sanctified in the wombe to some special service as Jeremy chap. 1.5 and John Baptist Yea every faithful mans heart is as it were an Ark of God in which are kept the Tables of the Law yea the Tabernacle of God and the Temple of the Holy Ghost where hee pleaseth to dwell And thus was Jerusalem an holy City so long as it continued in the true worship of God 2 This appears by the contrary seeing his holinesse was no further annexed to this place than God tyed his presence to it for when as the Jews had crucified the Lord of glory both the Temple and City as prophane were destroyed and delivered into the hand of the Romans and are now in the hands of the Turks a nest of unclean and Idolatrous beasts most savage enemies of Christ and Christian profession 3 That place must needs bee holy where the Lord dwelleth as a master in his house teaching ordering and supplying all necessaries where Christ the Holy Son of God walketh in the midst of the seven Golden Candlesticks being conversant among the flocks of Shepheards where the Holy