evidently expressed in the preparation of the Paschall Lamb wherein the Jewes were tyed to six observations I. Observation The Lamb must be severed from the flock v. 6. to signifie Jesus Christ separated by God the Father to the office of mediator and that two waies I. By Gods eternall decree he was a chosen servant of God to the most excellent service in heaven and earth Isai. 42. 1. My elect servant And thus is called a Lamb separarated from before the foundation of the world 1 Pet. 1. 20. 2. In due time actually separated from all the rest of the flock by 1. A supernaturall conception by the holy Ghost whereby he became an high Priest separated from sinners all the rest of Mankind remaining sinners 2. By a miraculous birth of a Virgin being the seed of the woman 3. By an unconceiveable union of the two natures divine and humane in one person by which he became our Immanuell God with us 4. By a solemne and heavenly inauguration into his office at the brinke of Jordan by which he was openly proclaimed the chiefe Doctor and Prophet of his Church Thus it became this Lamb of God to be actually separated from all the rest of the flock because for all the rest he was to pay a greater ransome and price than any other that could be found amongst all mankind II. Observation The Lamb thus separated must be reserved and kept alive four daies even from the tenth day of the first month till the fourteenth day of the same month vers 6. Wherein was signified the very particles of time of Christs both Ministery and passion 1. For his Ministery Christ must not be sacrificed presently so soon as he was born nor so soon as he is baptized and separated but after that separation must live about four years to preach the kingdome of God and then be offered up that his death might not be a seale to a blancke but might confirme all that holy doctrine delivered by his owne mouth and Ministery to the world 2. For his passion The time of it depended not on the will of man for his enemies sought many a time before to slay him as Herod in his infancy Matth 2. 16. the Jewes took up stones to stone him Joh. 8. 59. The Nazarites would break his neck from an hill Luk. 4. 29. And many other attempts were made against his life but his time was not then come the lamb must be reserved four daies And this very moment of time was determined and registred in Gods most certaine and unchangeable computation Act. 2. 23. being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God Whose wisdome so ordered that 1. As the lamb was taken in the tenth day of the first moneth so Christ came into Jerusalem about the tenth day of the same month to suffer as appeares Joh. 12. For upon the sixth day before his passion he came to Bethany vers 1. and the next day he went to Jerusalem which was the fifth day before his passion ver 12. 2. As the lamb must be slaine the fourteenth day of the first month which answereth to our March and at the full of the Moon So that no man might be deceived in our Paschall lamb he must be sacrificed at the Passeover the same day that the lamb must be slaine In the full Moon to note the fullnesse of time now come which was so long before appointed and in such a month as when light prevailes against darknesse and every thing revives and springs to signifie that Christ by his suffering chaseth away our darknesse and death and brings in light and life and a blessed spring of grace and glory III. Observation The Lamb must be slaine vers 6. signifying that Jesus Christ being as that Lamb of a year old in his vigour and strength who by reason of his age and strength might have lived longer must not onely die but by a violent death and that by Israel Noting 1. That Christ must be put to death by the Jewes 2. That the benefit aad merit of his death redounds to his Church onely The Redeemer must come unto Zion Isa. 59. 20. Objection How was he then a Lamb slaine from the beginning of the World before the Jewes were in being Sol. Two waies 1. In regard of Gods decree whereof a promulgation was made in promises and types and an acceptation as if it had been already done 2. In regard of man He was slaine onely one time as to the act but in all times as to the fruit because the perpetuall power and efficacie of Christs sacrifice was begun with the world and extended to all believers of all ages who onely diversly apprehend it IV. Observation The lamb must be slain between two evenings 1 To put them in remembrance of their deliverance in Egypt which was in the evening 2. To note that our Paschall lamb should be slain towards the evening of the world that is in the last times Heb. 9. 26. 3. that Christs sacrifice was to succeed in the same time of their evening sacrifices which were daily to be offered Exod 29. 41. and so to put an end to them Dan. 12. 4. to note the very houre as well as the day of Christs suffering on the Crosse. To understand which we must know that the Jewes distinguished their artificiall day into four parts From six to nine from nine to twelve from twelve to three from three to six This last part was counted the evening of the day and the next three houres the evening of the night In this fourth part of the day used the Paschal lamb to be slain and the rest of the time was little enough to dresse it whole for Supper even so the true Paschal lamb must be sacrificed the very same day and houre that the Mysticall lamb was For Christ at the third houre that is at three of the clock in afternoon between the evenings with a great voyce gave up the Ghost Matth 27. 50. V. Observation The lamb must be roasted with fire not raw not sod baked boyled or otherwise but all thoroughly roasted with fire vers 9. 1. Not eaten raw to signifie that we must not grossely conceive nor unpreparedly receive Christ in the Sacrament as the Capernaites did of the flesh of Christ Joh. 6. and the Papists of eating the raw flesh of Christ as it was born of a Virgine with their teeth 2. Roasted to Signifie two things 1 The manner of Christs death he was to be crucified and peirced As the lamb must be thrust through and fastened to a spit so must the lamb of God be peirced and fastened to the Crosse. As the brazen Serpent was fixed to a pole Joh. 3. 14. 2. That Jesus Christ was made fit food as that lamb for his people by enduring the fire of affliction but especially by suffering the hot burning fire of his Fathers wrath which had burnt up
even in that humanity now glorified he is set in the Holy of holies as the Manna in the golden pot before the Lord for ever Exod. 16. 33. and abides for ever in the heavens for all eternity not subject to corruption any more as that golden pot of Manna was Sect. III. II. Now let us see how Christ is infinitely preferred before this type or figure in six severall advancements 1. That Manna had no life in it self but this hath Joh 5. 26. As the Father hath life in himself so hath he given to the Sonne to have life in himself Joh. 6. 35. I am that bread of life 2. That Manna not having life in it self cannot give to others what it self hath not it could onely preserve life given of God But this can convey and give life to others John 6. 33. The bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven and giveth life unto the world 3. That Manna preserved onely natural and temporal life as other bread but this preserves spiritual and eternal life in the soul and inward man 4. That Manna could not preserve this temporal life for ever Joh. 6. 49. Your fathers did eat Manna in the wildernesse and are dead nay it could not keep them from hunger above one day to an end But this bread once tasted makes a man live for ever he shall not die ver 50. yea he shall never hunger more verse 35. 5. If a man were dead that Manna could not raise him again to life but this raiseth dead to life as Lazarus which all the food physick and meanes on earth cannot doe Joh. 11. 25. He that believeth in me though he were dead yet shall he live 6. That Manna did corrupt it melted daily when the Sun arose it lasted not beyond a day it continued not beyond the wildernesse and that small portion which the Lord reserved in the Holies of holies perished and was lost after the captivity But this Manna is not subject to corruption but abideth sweet and precious to every hungry heart nor subject to violence but abides in the Holy of holies without all change or fear of danger nor onely lasts in this journey through our wildernesse but is the sweetest and most delicious in our Canaan when he shall be food physick raiment delight and all in all to all the Saints and sonnes of God Sect. IV. Now to Application I. To note God in four things 1. Patience and love 2. Watchfulnesse and care 3. Bountifulnesse and beneficence 4. Wisedome and judgement And all these to his Church both Jewish and Christian and to all the Israel of God Legal and Evangelical Every one of these affordeth us special matter of instruction I. His grace and patience appears in the time of his giving both the typical and the true Manna from heaven Then he pleased to give the Manna to Israel 1. When Israel had great need of Gods help and had no power to help themselves when they were even ready to starve Even so when the Church was in extream need of Christ and altogether helplesse in her self it pleased God to give his Sonne from heaven to save and refresh her Which the Apostle notes Rom. 5. 6. For Christ when we were yet of no strength at his time died for the ungodly 2. Then God gave Israel Manna when Israel murmuring had deserved nothing but wrath and vengeance when they could look for nothing but fire from heaven he gives them food from heaven and such food as was Angels food sweet as honey Oh what a tender Nurse is the Lord become to a froward people he will still the frowardnesse of his first-born rather with the breast than with the rod Even so when by our hateful sinnes of many sorts we could neither deserve nor expect any thing but revenge from heaven God sent his Sonne from heaven the true Manna and bread of life who hath more sweetnesse in him than the honey comb which one gift sweetneth all blessings which else had been so many curses For what had the Israelites deliverance victory lives been worth in the wildernesse without food and Manna which kept them in life and strength Even so had all our outward blessings been to us without Jesus Christ onely a lingring death and misery Oh who would deal thus with his enemy but he that hath an Ocean of mercy Which the same Apostle in the same Chapter ver 8. leadeth us unto where he magnifieth and heightneth Gods love unto us that while we were yet sinners Christ died for us yea while we were yet enemies ver 10. he sent us this Manna by whom he reconciled himself unto us Let this consideration be of use 1. To stir up in us a fervent love of God who loved us with a pittifull love when we were in so pitifull a case as also with so seasonable love when our extream need urged us yea with such effectuall love as spared us the greatest gift of love and the richest mercy that heaven and earth can contain to relieve our want 2. To labour to love our enemies as God did us being his enemies For naturall men and hypocrites can love those that love them Mat. 5. 45. but if we love them that hate us we shall be the sonnes of our heavenly Father 3. To move us to cease from our sinnes for who would goe on to provoke so good a God that still prevents us with love and mercy And if he please to reserve love for us while we are yet in our sinnes and in love with them how sweet will his love be when we cease to love them How strong will it be and how constant For doth he not cast us off when we are enemies and deserve hatred and will he ever cast off those whom he thus loveth This love shall be stronger than death for that shall not quench it II. See the watchfulnesse and care of God over his Church The Manna fell with the dew and while the people of Israel slept the Lord watched to spread a table for them because 1. He that keepeth Israel slumbreth not nor sleepeth The eye of the Lord saith Basil is without all sleep ever watchfull 2. Because he is a tender father and Israel is his son and first born A carefull father is waking for his childes good while it sleeps and takes no care In like manner hath this watchful eye kept it self waking from the beginning of the world till this day How did it watch over Abraham and all his believing posterity whilest he and we were all in the night of sin and death And whilest we were in a dead sleep how carefully did he provide this heavenly Manna and spread it about the tents of the Church in all ages 1. In the promise of the blessed seed 2. In the types and shadowes signifying and exhibiting Jesus Christ. 3. In the holy Ministery of Prophets and Apostles in which it was plentifully showred 4.
vocari Begin with the heart why How the heart may be cleansed Proceed in cleansing the life Avoid occasions of defilement Ut saliva â—re excutitur sic serme 3. Leper two waies cleansed Use. 1. No easie matter to be rid of sin Separate between the precious the vile Use. 2. Christ discerns the leprosie of sin 2. Onely they are cleansed from sin whoÌ„ Christ accounts so to be Marks of one cleansed from sin 3. 1. What is to be done before this cure 2. And what afterwards Luke 17. Use of legal ceremonies Fitnesse to the Iewes nature Ends of ordaining them Substantial things point ing at Christ Sacraments and Sacrifices Differences What Sacraments are in generall Word and Sacraments go together Sacraments ordinary extraordinary Antitypes Definition of Circumcision expounded in parts 1. Mandato 2. Promisso Circumcision a figure of Christ. Rom. 4. 11. How a seal of righteousnesse As every Sacrament is likewise 3. Things foreshewed Rom. 15. 8. DemoÌ„strats wound and cure How Christ cures us Use. 1. Be humbled for naturall corruption And for imperfections of grace Use. 2. Be circumcised spiritually Col. 2. 11. What the Evangelicall circumcision is Difference from legall circumcision Nascentium Renascentium Qui signum destruxit veritatem induxit Notes of inward and spiritual circumcision Speciall parts to be circumcised True mortification is painfull Motives to get the spirituall circumcision 1 Sam. 17. 1. Paschall Lamb a type in the choice Christ a Lamb. Denominatione Qualificatione Adumbratione Choice Christum fuisse 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 amici pariter inimici testati sunt Perfection of Christ. His excelleency Christus in medio aetatis flore immolatus cujus conditionis rationem vid Iun. in Exod. 12. Paschall Lambe a type in the preparation Where six Observations Christ two wayes set apart to be a Mediator The time of his Ministery and passion ordered Quia Dominus decima die ejâ—sdem mensis hoc est ante quinque dies paschae in Civitatem in qua pateretur erat ingressurus Ansem in Math. 21. 3. Christ must die a violent death How from the begining of the the world Sâ—mel actu semper fructu 4. The time of Christs death noted Iewes division of the day into 4. parts 5. How Christ is to be conceived and received 6. A bone of Christ not broken And why Use In all worship look to Christ. V. Buxtorf Syn. Iudaic. c. 12 13 14. Paschall Lamb a type in effusio of bloud Actions The preciousnesse of Christs bloud Bloud of Christ sprinkled or applied 3. Faith resembled by hyssope how Hyssopus fides est Aug. in 4. Num. 33. Herba bumilis Râ—dicibus haerens in peâ—ra Purgans sanans Prae caeteris recipiendo et aspergendo liquori valde apta Use 1. Christs bloud to be highly prized How Precious things procured by it On earth In heaven Use. 2. Prophane not the bloud of Christ. How that may be done Tu per Thomaesanguinem quem prote impeudit c. Mat. 25. 40. Pascâ—â—ll Lamb a type in the eating 5. Conditions 1. Time 2. Place 3. Persons 4. Proper manner of the first Passeover Manner common to all Passeovers Ut accedat verbum ad elèmentum 5. Measure of eating it Fides est unaÌ„ Copulativa Paschall Lamb a type of Christ in the benefits Use. 1. Danger of the scul and how it is to be avoided Use. 2. Directions for receiving the holy Communion Mat. 22. 13. Similitude of purging out leaven and sin Entire purging of the soul. Eccles. 5. 1. Esay 19. 18. Sursuns corda Whole Christ must be received Note 1. Popish abuses taxed And how we may receive whole Christ. Cloud and fire types Ground 1. What cloud it was 4. constant miracles to Israel in the wilderness 2. How it differed from other clouds Nubes Ichovae 3. What was the use of it 4. How it vvas a type of Christ. Use 1. Comfort by Christ as our guide Use. 2. Confidence and security by Christ. Use. 3. Notes of them that receive comfort by this Pillar And how this comfort is to be esteemed Use. 4. Mercy and justice met in this type Mat. 17. 5 6 Use. 5. Follow Christ as a guide And how Red Sea a type of Christ. Miracles in the miraculous dividing of it Psa. 106. 9. How signified Christ. In three conclusions Segmenta Benefits sealed up by baptisme Use 1. Observe the power of God Use. 2. The way to heaven filled with difficulties And why Use. 3. Many comforts by this great work of God Use. 4. Duty of them that will enjoy these comforts Manna a type of Christ. Matters of resemblance Six qualities of Manna Dominus Jesus ipse conviva convivium 〈◊〉 ipse comedens qui comeditur Jeron Ep. ad Hedibiam 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Quantity of Manna figurative in 4. things 1. Three things in the Jewes gathering Hab. 2. 4. Non suscipit magis minus 2. Their use of it Why Manna putrified if reserved 2. Christ infinitely better than Manna Use in respect of God 1. Gods patience and love to be noted And how it should work in us 2. Gods watchfulnes and care over his Church to be noted Comfort thereby Instances 1. Gods bounty towards his Church to be noted Gods wisdome in ministring to his Church to be noted Manna why given daily Why not on the Sabbath day Measure thy desires in naturall things How to know Gods measure Use in respect of our selves Man of himself senselesse of the things of Jesus Crist. Reason 1. Application Our duties in respect of this Manna 1. Hunger and thirst for Christ. Motives 2. Take pains for him Motives 3. Observe times and places to meet with Christ. 4. Apply and feed on Christ. And how this may be 5. Be never weary of this Manna Motives 6. Prize and magnifie this Manna Water out of the Rock a type The fact it self The thing ours as well as theirs Reasons Propter miraculosum effectum propter futuri signum Aquin. Non per substantiam sed per significantiam The Rock a type in three respects 1. In nature five resemblances 2. In respect of the waters issuing forth Three things 3. In the manner of obtaining it 5. Resemblances 5. How the Rock followed the Jewes 1 Cor. 13. 7. Petra consequente eos 1. sequenâ—e vel satisfaciente coruâ— voluntari Aquin. Veritatem sequentem significante Aquin. 1. Uses in respect of God Christ ever present with his Church Our duty by vertue thereof An almighty power in Christ for his Church Our duty Gods mercy to his people admirable 2. Uses in respect of our selves See the fountain of grace opened Far better than that in the wildernesse 7. wayes Do as Israel at the Rock Thirst for Christ. Conditions Continue still this thirst Rules Have recourse to Christ. Motives Quench thy thirst and be satisfied Three Motives Rom. 14. 17 Meanes to get watâ—â— out of this Rock Hindrances Helpes The brazen Serpent a type of Christ. The disease of Israel at this time The occasion of it Which leadeth to Gods Justice And the equity of it And teacheth not to be weary of Manna The kind of it Why Serpents The devill so termed why Why fiery Serpents Why stinging Serpents Temptations called fiery darts why 3. The mortal effect of it Observations The remedy of that disease 1. God appoints the meanes of health to soul and body A brazen Serpent not golden five reasons Ipsum 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 gloriae Dei Serpents form notes Christ how 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 End and use of it what to us 2. Application of the remedy 3. The saving effect By Christ farre more excellent Observation 1. God helpes his people by weak unlikely and contrary meanes And why he doth so 〈◊〉 1. 〈◊〉 2. Promissioâ—… 3. Examples Useful to us in these times Grounds for faith in these troubles of the Churches 1. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 3. Kingdom of Antichrist how fit for destruction Observation 1. The eye of faith must shut the eye of reason Without which four things cannot be obtained 1. The true knowledge of divine things 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 2. Faith as in six particulars Mat. 27. 46. 3. Obedience which God will accept 4. Heaven and the glory thereof Use. 1 Believe the word absolutely Use. 2. Pray for eye-salve and what it is Use. 3. Captivate thy own reason and wisdome 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Moti◠〈◊〉 Ridiculous instance of Popish obedience to Superiours Mans reason the mother of heresies Instance in â—he Papists Proved in parts And in the whole 5. Natural reason an 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the power of godlinesse Instances Observation 3. What is to be done to be cured spiritually 1 We must see our selves stung and wounded As with deadly poyson in 4. things 2. Come for counsel to spiritual Physitians 3. Confesse special sin 4. Goc wholly out of thy self and all creatures I. Lambert 5. Look onely unto Christ. Two wayes 1. Ratione Ligni 1. Ratione Regni gratiae gloriae How this looking cures us By faith Act. 16. 31. And how by faith 2. Marks of one cured by looking to Christ. Four qualities of the eye that looks to him 3. Motives to look up to our Serpent Rom. 4. 11. Gal. 6. 10. Use of comfort in five particulars