had falsely accused him Lu. 23 5. After Abels death till Seth and Enosh true worship and Religion by Cains seede was long time suppressed Gen. 4. 26. So after Christs death was Christianitie vnder the Heathen Emperours long persecuted Reu. 12. Euseb. 6. And as after the restauration of true worship corruption of life crept in and brought the deluge vpon the Primitiue world Gen. 6. So after the truth was by Lawes established vnder Christian Emperours open persecution ceasing secretly and slyly corruption of life and doctrine crept in and brought a deluge of miseries and darknes vpon the visible Church Centuriae Ecclesiae The Disparitie ABels sacrifice was onely for himselfe but that of Christs for the sins of the world Abel was priuily murthered but Christ publikely suffered Abels bloud cryed to the Lord for reuenge wrath but the bloud of sprinkling shed by Christ speaketh better things then that of Abel Heb. 12. 24. 4. Enoch Gen. 5. 21. 1. ENOCH dedicate So was Christ dedicate and decreed to be that Sauiour of mankinde Isai. 25. 9. 2. Enoch walked with God Gen. 5. 22. So did Christ in all perfection of sanctimonie and righteousnes Isay 53. 7. 3. Enoch pleased God and was beloued of him Wisd. 4. 10. So did Christ his Father and is declared to bee his welbeloued in whom he was well pleased Math. 3. 17. 4. Enoch was matchlesse in his age so that none was like him Ecclus. 49. 14. So was Christ through all ages and euer shall bee peerelesse none daring to compare with him Iohn 3. 35. 5. In order of Historie take those that dyed first he is reported and brought in as one that saw not death but was translated Gen. 5. 24. To yeeld that comfort to the Church type Christ therein who should make death to be swallowed vp in victorie and immortalitie and to assure vs also of the Resurection Col. 1. 18. Rom. 4. 25. The Disparitie ENoch's righteousnes did not auaile others but that of our Sauiours doth auaile vs and becommeth others His translation likewise was comfortatiue and typicall but the Resurrection of Christ to vs is operatiue and effectuall Note also that Enochs translation before the Law and Eliahs vnder the Law are types and pledges as it were of that last translation of them vnder the Gospell that shall be found aliue at the Lords second Comming Noah Gen. 5. 32. 1. NOah ceasing or rest So Christ hath caused Gods wrath to cease and giueth rest thereby to the troubled conscience Mat. 3 2. Noah liued in a most corrupt time and generall defection both in doctrine and manners Gen. 6. 5. So did Christ Iesus vpon earth in a like age as appeares Math. 5. 6. 7 chap. 3. Noah was acquainted with the Lords Decree Gen. 6. 13. So was Christ fully with the will of his Father Iohn 1. 4. Noah was a Preacher of Righteousnes to the wicked world 1. Pet. 3. So was Christ the same exhorting them to repent for the Kingdome of God was at hand Luke 2. 32. Isay 60. 1. 5. Noah by his obedience saued al that entred within his Arke Gen. 6. 23. So doth Christ al those that by a true Faith doe enter into his Church 1. Tim. 1. 15. 6. Noahs Arke was tossed vpon the waters So is the Church of Christ in this world by diuers temptations and persecutions Ioh. 16. 7. In Noahs Arke were cleane and vncleane also were Sem and Iapheth ver 7 8. So in Christs visible Church are Hypocrites and true Beleeuers Iewes also and Gentiles Ephes. 2. Math. 13. 8. Noah onely as principall efficient did build his Arke verse 14. So doth Christ edifie and build vp his Church 1◅ Cor. 3. 9. Noah was long in building thereof verse 3. So hath Christ bee◅ from the beginning of the world hitherto and shall be to the worlds end Ephe. 4. in building of his Church 10. Noah hauing built his Arke the floud did come which destroyed the first world verse 21. So the number of Christs Church beeing accomplished the fire shall come to destroy the second world 11. Noah made his Arke of many Trees closely seamed together strong fresh and dressed verse 14. So hath Christ compacted his Church of many members vnited by the bond of the Spirit strengthened with Grace freed from the domining corruption of sinne and sanctified by the Holy Ghost Gal. 3. 7. 12. Noah had sundry roomes in his Arke Ibidem So Christ hath sundry functions in his Church 1. Cor. 12. 13. Noah pitched his Arke within and without against the waters So hath Christ fortified his Church sufficiently against all temptations Ioh. 15. 14. Noah made one doore onely to his Arke verse 16. So hath Christ appointed one onely entry to his Church Iohn 10. 7. 15. Noahs Arke had little outward light Ibid. So neither is the light of Christs Church worldly carnall wisedome Ro. 8. 7. 16. Noah abode in the Arke all the time of the tossing thereof So doth Christ remaine in the midst of his Church beeing with them to the worlds end in all tentations and afflictions thereof Iohn 14. 18. 17. Noah saued few in his Arke in respect of the world So the number that are to be saned in Christs Church is but a handfull likewise Math. 22. 14. 18. The Wrights that built the Arke notwithstanding perished So many Preachers in the Church may likewise be damned Math. 7. 22. 19. All sorts of creatures Noah receiued into the Arke So all sorts of persons and Nations Christ accepteth into his Church Ephes. 2. 18. 20. In the dayes of Noah defection from true Religion oppression sensualitie and securitie after 1656. yeeres brought on the first destruction on the world So the like sinnes non raigning about the like time is like to bring on the second Iudgement on the latter world Math. 24. 21. Those that were saued was by beeing within the Arke in the waters Figuring that those that are redeemed must enter into the Church by Baptisme 1. Pet. 3. 20. 22. Noahs tossings vpon the waters being ended he sent out the Doue Gen. 8. 12. So Christs sufferings being finished be sent out his Spirit into the world to comfort and leade his own Iohn 14. 23. Noah offered a Sacrifice vnto the LORD wherein he smelled a sauour of rest verse 21. So hath Christ vnto his Father whereby his wrath is fully appeased Ro. 3. 25. 24. With Noah God made a Couenant to his posteritie and cōfirmed it with a signe Gen. 9. 9. So in Christ with the Church hath the Lord made a new Couenant of mercy and ratified it with Sacraments Mat. 3. 17. 25. The couer of the Arke being taken off and Noahs Family going out of the same after the Deluge dryed vp increased and multiplyed wonderfully Gen. 10. So the time of the true Churches lurking beeing ended and the hid marked ones bursting forth after the Deluge of darknesse dryed vp in a good measure the Church shall become more and more visible and
Christ the Crosse whereon he was nayled to Golgotha Ioh. 19. 9. Thus Isaac was obedient to his Father euen vnto death Euen so was Christ that most truely Phil. 2. 8. 10. Isaac came the third day to the place of Immolation v. 4. So did Christ to his suffering in the 33. yeere of his age or thereby consisting of three tens and three vnites as also neither in the time of the Law of Nature nor in the written Law but in the time of Grace euen that perfect fulnesse of time decreed 11. Isaac onely got the heritage to him and his and Ismael with others the moueables Gen. 25. 5 6. So hath Christ the heauenly inheritance onely prepared for his Chosen the wickeds portion beeing worldly things Psal. 4. 7. Ioh. 17. 12. Isaac had Esau and Iacob who struggled in the wombe of Rebecca Gen. 25. 22. So Christ hath Elect and Reprobates in his visible Church who disagree in manners Math. 22. 13. Isaacs wife was taken of one kindred with himselfe Gen. 24. 4. So is Christs Church of that same flesh and nature which he did assume Mat. 1. 23. 14. Isaacs wife was faire Gen. 26. 7. So is Christs Church beautifull within Reu. 21. 15. Shee was owed by his fathers seruant and brought vnto him Gen. 24. So is the Church by the true Pastors and brought vnto Christ dispensatione Verbi Cant. 1. 7. 16. Shee forsaketh all and vailed commeth to her Husband adorned with his Iewels that were giuen vnto her Gen. 24. 65. So must the Church forsake all in preferment of affection and in humilitie deckt with his graces must come vnto Christ Cant. 3. 17. Isaac meeteth his Wife comming to him Gen. 24. 63. So doth Christ his Church with preuenting grace and acceptation Ephes. 2. 18. Her name was Ribekah which is fed verse 64. So is Christ his Church with that heauenly foode and comfort of his Word Cant. 2. 5. 19. Isaac brought her into the Tent of his Mother and was comforted after her death vers 67. So Christ hath brought the Church of the Gentiles in the place of the Iewes of whom hee was borne and doth reioyce concerning their ingrafting Isaiah 22. 6. 20. Isaac was offered and yet dyed not for hee was receiued from death after a sort Heb. 11. 19. So Christ God and Man in one Person was offered and yet according to his Godhead dyed not but by vertue thereof in his manhood rose from the dead Math. 28. 6. 21. In the hand of the Father to the sacrificing was carried the knife and the fire Gen. 22. 6. So to the Crosse and Immolation of Christ in the hand of his Father likewise went sharp Iustice and feruent loue withall concurring Math. 26. The Disparitie ISaac being waxed old and through the dimnesse of his eyes not beeing able to discerne or see was deceiued by Iacob who got so the blessing of his elder brother Esau but our vnalterable all-seeing Iesus can neuer bee deceiued to bestow the blessing vpon one for another or place the same wrong The Allegorie of the Blessing Gen. 27. AS Isaac loued Esau the elder so did Christ the Iewes whom longing to gather vnder his wings hee called in the latter time and craued of them that meat which his soule loued whereof he spoke when hee said My meat is to doe the will of the Father but they went out hauing not yet returned and in the meane while the Gentiles the yonger Brother entred in not daring to doe so by their owne presumption but perswaded by the promises of Grace hauing the sauourie meat of the merit of their Sauiours death to offer which they found not without in the world but prepared within in the Church and so cloathed with the garments of the elder which is adoption and right to the promises their neck and hands couered with the skin of the Kid which is the remembrance of their sinnes that killed their Sauiour or which is his perfect righteousnes they smelled sweetly before their Father through free acceptation and obtained the fruitfulnesse of grace with the assurance of the remission of their sinnes wherein the blessing consists 9. Melchisedech Gen. 14. 1. MElchisedech a King of righteousnes So is Christ that truely Reu. 15. Heb. 7. 2. 2. Also King of Salem or Peace So is Christ Iesus our Prince of Peace Esa. 9. 6. Heb. 7. 3. 3. He was the Priest of the most High God Gen. 14. 18. So likewise is Christ made not after the carnall commandement but after the power of endlesse life Heb. 7. 16. 4. He was without Father or Mother viz. mentioned Heb. 7. So Christ as God is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 motherlesse and as man 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 without a Father 5. He was without Kindred Ibid. So likewise Christ according to his Deitie 6. Hee was of another order then Aaron So also Christ and of the same order with Melchisedech Heb. 7. 16. to shew the imperfection of the Priesthood of Leui verse 11. the necessity of the change of the Law 12. 7. Hee continueth Priest for euer and hath neither beginning of dayes nor end of life to wit mentioned Heb. 7. 3. So doth Christ continue our High-Priest for euer whose Priesthood cannot passe from one to another and therefore is able perfectly to saue thâ—… that come to God by him seeing he euer liueth to make intercession for them Heb. 7. 24 25. and whose Priesthood is confirmed by an oath Psal. 110. to shew that by so much is Iesus made a suretie of a better Testament Heb. 7. 21 22. 8. He receiued tithe of all from Abraham and blessed him in whose Ioynes Leui was Gen. 14. 20. To shew thereby that as therein hee was greater then Abraham Heb. 7. 7. so the excellency greatnes of our High Priest Iesus aboue Leui or the Priesthood of the Law being of one order as is said with Melchisedech by bringing in a better hope whereby we draw neere to God and being himselfe vndefiled separate from sinners and made higher then the heauens Heb. 7. 19 26. 9. Hee gaue Bread and Wine to refresh Abraham and his company after the battell and not that he offred vp the same as any sacrifice Gen. 14. 18. So Christ doth giue his body and bloud for the refreshment of the faithfull receiuers which once already himselfe offered vp as an all-sufficient sacrifice vpon the Crosse neuâ—… againe to bee repeated Heb. 7. 27. 10. Melchisedech was greater then Abraham and consequently then all Israel which then was in his loynes Heb. 7. 7. So Christ is greater and more excellent then the Church or his mysticall body hee beeing the head thereof Zech. 14. 9. 11. Melchisedech was but one of his order onely before or vnder the Law So is Christ that one onely Priest of his order vnder the Gospell to offer vp propitiatorie sacrifice vnto the Father needing no successors therein seeing he is immortall and is consecrated for euermore Heb. 7. 24 28.
were vnder the Law and Moses typing things to come the latter is vnder the Gospell and the Messiah exhibiting the things themselues The burnt-offering of Beasts Leu. 1. 10 14. and 6. 9. to 13. 1. THe burnt-offering of beasts behooued to bee of those that are the horned sort Signifying thereby the Princely and Priestly Offices of Christ which that Beast seekes to counterfet Reu. 13. 11. in being horned like the Lambe but speaking like the Dragon 2. They behooued also to be of the tame sort as of the Herd or Flocks and not of wilde sauage beasts who by force are brought to death Shewing thereby that Christ should bee meeke and milde in life and patient in death it selfe like a Lambe led to the Shambles Esay 53. 3. They were required in like manner to be of the male kind and yong Shaddowing thereby the excellencie of strength in Iesus Christ proper to that sexe and age 4. They must bee without blemish and presented of voluntarie will Thereby noting the purity and perfection of Holinesse in Christ who should willingly lay downe his life and offer vp himselfe for the saluation of mankinde Ioh. 19. 11. 5. They were to be presented at the dore of the Tabernacle to be slaine Typing thereby that by the Oblation of Christ and by his bloudshed both our entry is made as by a doore into the Church heere and into the heauens heereafter Heb. 10. 20. 6. They must lay their hands vpon the head of the Beast who brought it Signifying hereby the imputation of our sinnes vpon Christ for the which hee suffered and that wee must lay our hand by a true faith vpon him if wee looke for any comfort of his Death and Passion Esay 53. 3. 7. Then the burnt offering was slaine Signifying that so Christ should d◅e and b◅hooued to bee crucified that by his dea◅h life might come to vs ibid. 8. The bloud thereof was sprinkled roūd about the Altar Noting the all-sufficiency of Christs Death and plenty of his bloudshed with the large-spred preaching thereof vniuersally throughout the whole world towards all parts Math. 28. 9. The skin thereof was pluckt off and it cut in pieces Hereby shewing the grieuousnes of Christs suffering and his extreme dereliction beeing stript as it were of all diuine or humane help comfort or regard when hee cryed Why hast thou forsaken me Math. 27. 46. 10. The body the head and the fat and all was laid vpon the fire Shewing thereby how whole Christ should suffer for vs both in body and soule Isai. 53. 12. 11. The inwards and legges thereof were to be washed in water Shaddowing thereby how Christ should bring no vncleannesse vnto his Passion but he should be clean both inwardly and outwardly in minde and in walking Heb. 7. 12. This burnt-offering was called a sweet sauour vnto the Lord Which in Christs death is sole and onely accomplished whereby Gods wrath is appeased and his iustice satisfied Phil. 2. 8. 13. Of the Flocks it was a Lambe a Ramme or a Goat Signifying that Christ should bee meeke the guide or leader of his flocke and haue sinne but onely by imputation Isai. 53. 14. The burnt-offering of the Flockes shall be killed on the North-side of the Altar Shewing not onely that al these Oblations were but a darke Starry light the Sunne not rising in that ayre but being opposite vnto him in his highest splendor but also that Christ should dye at Ierusalem whereof the Prophet saith On the Northside is the City of the great King Dan. 9. 26. 15. The Priest shall put off his garments and put on his linnen breeches and take away the ashes when the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering Leu. 6. 10. Noting thereby how that Christ beeing stript of his cloathes should suffer in nakednesse and innocencie and after hee had finished the worke of our Redeption on the Crosse should be buried and then swallow vp death in Immortaluse Hos. 13. 16. The Ashes behooued to be carried without the Host and put in a cleane place Shaddowing thereby how Christ should bee buried without Ierusalem in a tombe where neuer man was laid and how his body should neuer see corruption Heb. 13. 17. The fire which consumed the burnt-offering came downe from heauen Typing either that wrath which for our sakes seyzed on Christ Iesus in the Garden and on the Crosse which came from the Father or that loue which mooued Christ to suffer for mankinde which was heauenly and free Ioh. 15. 13. 18. This fire was to be continually vpon the Altar Shaddowing the constant vnchangeablenesse of that loue of his to his Church and recent vertue of his meri◅ and death Heb. 7. 19. This fire was to be fed that it went not out and no other fire was to bee vsed but this in the Sanctuarie Teaching vs how carefully wee should entertaine the loue and Spirit of Christ by sanctimony of life and obedience and that wee should try the spirits and admit no other sprit but the Spirit of Christ in his Word to rule and teach his Church 1. Ioh. 4. 20. The skin of the burnt-offering went to the Priest Len. 7. 8. Shewing thereby not only the maintenance that they should haue who preach the Gospell as they that serued at the Altar liued of the Altar 1. Cor. 9. 13 14. but also that the righteousnes of Iesus must bee apprehended by his Chosen and holy Priesthood of the godly by the hand of true Faith vnto Iustification and Sanctification Rom. 5. 33. The Burnt-offering of Fowles Leu. 1. 14. to the end of the Chapter 1. THe burnt-offering of Fowles was of Turtles or Pigeons Shewing thereby the simplicitie meeknes and innocencie of Christ Isa. 53. 7. 2. The neck thereof shall bee pinch't with the nayle that the bloud might goe out but not that the head should be pluckt off from the body Shaddowing how Christ should dye and shead his bloud yet thereby his Deitie as the head or principall part should not bee diuided from his humanitie nor yet by his death should he who is our Head be taken from the bodie of his Church but should rise againe and bee with them by his Spirit for euer Ioh. 14. 3. The Maw and Feathers were to bee cast away as vncleane To shew therby that Christ should bring no vncleanenes as is said before to his suffering but should be offered vp spotlesse to his Father Isai. 53. 9. 4. The Priest did cleaue it w th it wings but not diuide it asunder Noting thereb◅ that albert Christ dyed yet hee should not thereby be quite extinguished but should rise againe liue and ascend vp to heauen as also to the same is to bee referred the signification of this Not a bone of him shall be broken Exod. 12. 5. The bloud thereof was strained or pressed out at the side of the Altar before it was pluckt and laid vpon the Altar to be burned Shaddowing thereby the straining or pressing out of Christs bloud
Spirit was not measured vnto him and hee was also a Nazarite Luke 2. 52. Math. 2. 7. He tooke not a Wife of his owne people but a stranger of the Philistims So hath Christ his Church not so much of Iewes as Gentiles who were aliens from God Isai. 55. 5. 8. He assayed his strength first on a Lyon who assaulted him in the way when hee was going to seeke his wife out of which a little thereafter hee tooke forth honey So did Christ manifest his matchlesse strength first on Satan who tempted him in the Wildernesse when he was entring in his calling after Baptisme and ouercame him Whereof we that are tempted in like manner may gather this comfort that he that ouercame for vs will also ouercome in vs Heb. 4. 15. 9. Hee put forth his minde to the Philistims in a Riddle So did Christ his doctrine to the Pharises in Parables Math. 13. 34. 10. He was sold by Dalilah for mony and vnder shew of loue is traitoured to the Philistims So was Christ by Iudas for thirty pieces of money and with a kisse and salutation was betrayed to the Priests Scribes and Pharises Math. 25. 11. He was bound led away blinded and at their Feast brought forth bound to a Pillar and mocked but by that Pillar and pulling downe thereof hee destroyed more of his enemies at his death then hee did in his life So was Christ bound ledde away blinded with bloud and spettle and at last at the Feast of the Passeouer was nailed to the Crosse and mocked at but by that crucifying on the Crosse he destroyed his enomies in a greater degree by his death then euer they were in the time of his life Luk. 23. 1. Cor. 15. 57. 12. His Brethren thereafter buried him So after Christs death Ioseph of Arimathea and others of the godly buried him ibid. verse 50. 13. The strength of Samson for a time lurked in the prison So did the power of Christs Deity in the graue 14. Notwithstanding that he was watched in Gaza that he might not escape yet when al were asleepe he tooke off the gates of the Citie and carried them away vnto the Mountaine with him So notwithstanding that Christ was watched in the graue that he might not be taken away yet when all the souldiers were asleepe hee gloriously arose ouercomming so the power of death and the graue and carrying the triumphant victory thereof with him vnto heauen Luk. 24. The Disparitie SAmson lost his former strength when hee was betrayed was apprehended because he could not be able to resist but so lost not Christ Iesus his powerfull strength when hee was betrayed which hee did manifest by his Word asking Whom seek you and saying I am he in making the Souldiers that came to take him fall backward to the ground and in that he said to Peter that he was able to cōmand millions of Angels to assist him if hee listed so that willingly hee offered himselfe and was not violently taken Also Samsons Wife was taken from him and giuen to another but the Spouse of Christ his Church can no creature take from him or giue out of his hand The ouerthrowe of his enemies was his ouerthrow likewise and as they dyed so he dyed but so it was not with Christ for they onely did bruise his heele but hee did breake their head they assaulted him onely violently but he wounded them mortally and ouercame 46. Samuel 1. Sam. 1. compared 1. SAmuel or Shemuel appointed or heard of God So was Christ appointed to bee the Sauiour of mankinde and was heard of the Lord in all things he desired Heb. 6. 2. Hee was in fauour with God and Man 1. Sam. 2. 26. So was Christ and did grow in both Luk. 2. 52. 3. He was called of God and the Lord manifested his will to him 1. Sam. 3. 4. So was Christ called of the Father and had the cleere and full manifestation of his will to declare to mankinde Ioh. 8. 46. Acts 7. 37. 4. Hee was borne by expectation of any of the barren wombe of Hanna and dedicate to the Lord 1. Sam. 1. So was Christ of the blessed wombe of a chaste Virgin Mary and consecrate vnto the Father Math. 1. 5. He was Priest Prophet and Ruler in Israel 1. Sam. 3. 4 7 5. So is Christ all these most truely in his Church Heb. 9. Ioh. 18. Ioh. 8. 6. He was most diligent and faithfull in Gods worke and of a most innocent life 1. Sam. 7. 16. 12. 12. So was Christ Iesus in all these vncomparable and matchlesse 7. He was vngra◅efully vsed of the people who reiecting his Gouernment craued another to bee a King and to raigne ouer them 1. Sam. 12. Euen so was Christ of the Iewes his owne People whom so faine he would haue gathered who repudiating him likewise professed that they had no King but Caesar Iohn 19. 15. The Disparitie THe sonnes of Samuel were wicked and walked not in his wayes but the children and sonnes of Iesus Christ are holy and sanctified and tread in his footsteps following his example of life Hee deliuered the gouernment from him vnto wicked Saul but so shall Christ Iesus deliuer vp his Kingdome to none nor the Regiment of his Church till all things be fulfilled and the number of his Chosen accomplished 47. Dauid 1. Sam. 13 c. 1. DAuid beloued or a man according to Gods own heart 1. King 14. 8. So was Christ that truely welbeloued of God in whom his soule was well content and pleased Mat. 3. 17. 2. Hee was a Shepheard 1. Sam. 17. 15. So is Christ the true Shepheard of our soules 1. Pet. 2. 3. Hee pulled the Sheepe out of the Lyons mouth and the Lambe out of the pawes of the Beare 1. Sam. 17. So hath Christ powerfully deliuered his owne Chosen Flocke out of the power of Satan and damnation 1. Cor. 15. 57. 4. Hee was anointed to bee King and Ruler of Israel 1. Sa. 16. So i◅ Christ with the oyle of gladnes to bee the Ruler and King of his Church Ier. 23. 5. 5. Betweene the time of his anointing and installing in the possession of the kingdome many troubles and persecutions interuened So betweene the anointing of Christ with the fulnesse of the Spirit and his glorious installing in the Kingdome of the Father many afflictions and persecutions yea death it selfe for our sakes interuened likewise Isai. 53. 6. Though hee suffered innocently yet hee was meeke and mercifull to all his persecuting enemies 1. Sam. 24 c. So though Christ suffred causelessely yet euer he offered grace and mercy and prayed for his crucifiers Isai. 53. 12. 7. Hee was a Prophet also in Israel Math. 27. 35. So was Christ that Great Prophet of his Church Act. 7. 37. Ioh. 1. 8. He deliuered the Host of Israel from that great Goliah whom he killed albeit beeing little of account and with his own sword he cut off his head 1. Sam. 17. So
his first entrance into the world and why then trusted they not likewise their owne quotation and embraced their Lord Let them peruse in like maner the rest of these Prophecies that are spoken of him according to the particulars of the Treatise following and laying aside their stiffe-neckednes of old vpbraided vnto them truely apply and they shall beforced to come to that conclusion of Apollos that it is euident by Scripture That Iesus is that Christ all those things spoken of the Messiah agreeing to him alone and being applyable to no other besides The humble abasement of this lowly Lord comming in the shape of a Seruant and dying so ignominious a death for mankinde beeing the cause of this stumbling of theirs they expecting a worldly glorious King and a corporall Deliuerance Therefore Isaiah foreseeing their incredulity for this cause cryes out Who will beleeue our report or to whom is the arme of the Lord reuealed And holy Simeon pronounceth him to be appointed for the rising fall of many in Israel and for a signe which should bee spoken against the wise Economie of the Lords grace beeing herein manifested that by the reiection for a time the fulnesse of the Gentiles might bee accomplished all men might taste of grace the ends of the earth might be his Sonnes possession But would they enter within the Vayle and behold what glory of the Holiest is vnder the base outward couering of the Arke and by a holy consideration digge within the earth of his humanitie and they should finde the glorious Pearle and treasure of the incomprehensible Deity manifesting it selfe in his life in matchlesse miracles possible onely to that nature to performe so that the simple people are forced to confesse that none could do such things except GOD were with him discouering it selfe also in his death by fearefull wonders so that the Centurion proclaimes Of a surety he was the Sonne of God and after his glorious Resurrection and Ascension notwithstanding the mightiest opposition of the world and Prince thereof by strait Lawes close imprisonments cruel torments farre exilements and sundry sorts of death yet this crucified Iesus by a few Fishermen whom he made Fishers of men subdued the world in short space to himselfe making Emperours to lay downe their crownes at his feet who was crowned with Thornes their Scepters to sway to the aduancement of his Kingdome in whose hand a Reed for a Scepter was sometimes mockingly put their Empires Oracles Idols and former Heathenish worship like Dagon falne before the Arke lying ouerthrowne striken dumbe broken in pieces and as Sisera before Iael prostrate at the foot of his Crosse by ignorance as the world accounted subduing learning by simplicitie wisedome by humilitie pride by weakenesse power by meeknesse cruelty by suffering obtaining victory and by shame attaining to glory the most glorious and most mighty Kingdomes which wee see beeing but small pieces of their Conquests and Monuments of their Trophe What a death then is this that hath done such things 〈◊〉 all the liuing could not doe What matchlesse power is this that hath wrought such incredible things by weaknesse by contempt by the folly of preaching What base meanes is this to bring down highest Powers Principalities Thrones and Dominions And how comes it to passe that these conquerors at last glorie to dye for him who dyed such a cursed and shamefull death but that they know hee liueth and reigneth for euer and thereby they hauing liued heere by grace in him and dyed witnessing for him should bee brought to liue and reigne in glory eternally with him But our hope according to the promise is that the Vaile at last will be taken from their eyes and Iapheth and Sem shall be found in one Tent the Lord will powre wpon the House of Dauid and vpon the Inhabitants of Ierusalem the Spirit of grace and of compassion and they shall looke on him whom they haue pearced These paines Sir that I haue taken herein I haue dedicate to your Name as a testimony of my more then deserued duty and affection to you which I shall thinke my selfe euer bound to owe for your manifold courtesies whereof at your last being in your owne natiue Countrey I had sufficient proofe especially not onely in that accesse of LEVI to his Sacred MAIESTIE by your meanes and your vnmerited speeches there-anent but likewise in that Royall gracing of the same which thereafter ensued and of the Author though vnworthy thereof The experience therefore of your modest humane and most gentle inclination assures mee at this time of your owne courteous and kind acceptation of this harmonicall consent in making the Old Testament as it were by the hand to leade in the New and the Trumpet of the Prophets to sound the newes of the Gospell without the needing many if any words earnestly to sute the same Receiue therefore Sir from an affectionate heart and dutifull hand this small Pledge of gratitude and remembrance and what weakenesse or defect is therein let your better ability and learned Iudgement couer support and supply the same Whereunto remitting and recommending it Beseeching God to multiply vpon you the growth of his grace and sensible blessing and that with our Master Iesus you may dayly grow more more in fauour both with God and Man Your Worships in all sincere and dutifull affection in the Lord WILLIAM GVILD THE HARMONY OF ALL THE PROPHETS 1. His Fore-runner the BAPTIST BEHOLD I will send my Messenger and he shall prepare the way before me c. A Voice cryeth in the Wildernesse Prepare you the way of the Lord make strait in the desart a path for our God Euery valley shall be exalted and euery Mountaine shall bee made low and the crooked shall be streight and the rough places plaine And the glory of the Lord shal be reuealed and all flesh shal see it together for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it And thou Babe shalt be called the Prophet of the most High for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes And to giue knowledge of Saluation vnto his people by the remission of their sinnes Through the tender mercy of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs. To giue light to them that sit in darknes in the shaddow of death and to guide our feet into the way of peace Behold I will send you Eliah the Prophet before the comming of the great and fearefull Day of the Lord And he shall turne the heart of the Fathers to the Children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with cursing And if ye will receiue it Iohn is that Elias saith Christ which was to come 2. His owne comming or Birth THere shall come a Starre of Iacob and a Scepter shall arise of Israel that shall smite the
of his Law and that neither I may enuy their rich gift with an euill eye nor yet despise my owne poore mite with a wicked heart but indeuouring to gaine something with my small Talent vnto my bountifull Master I may not incur neither the bitter reproofe nor deserued iudgement of an euil or vnprofitable seruant at his hands Beseeching which God to thrust out many faithfull Laborers into his Haruest and to continue your Lordship in a long and happy life with a success-full blessing vpon your Lordships gouernment trauels to the cōfor◅ and edification of his Church rests Your Lordships in all hearty and most affectionate duty in Christ WILLIAM GVILD MOSES VN-VAILED 1. THE TREE OF LIFE GEN. 2. 9. The Congruitie 1 AS it was called the Tree of Life So Christ is that true Tree of Life giuing the fruit iuice both of grace and glory Ioh. 15. 1. 2. It was in the midst of the Garden So Christ is to be found in the midst of his Church Mat. 18. 20. 3. It was in the earthly Paradise planted So Christ is in the heauenly placed Mar. 16. 19 4. Adam in his standing might eate of the Tree of Life as of all other trees sauing that one which was forbidden Gen. 2. 16. So shall the godly that perseuere eate of that true Tree of Life promised Ren. 2. 7. 5. Sinne exiled man out of the earthly Paradise from the fruition of the one Gen. 3. 24. So sinne doth out of the heauenly from the fruition of the other Ioh. 15. 6. 6. Adam condemned once to be expelled from the same got no regresse Gen. 3. 24. So neither man in iudgement once debarred from heauen and Christ shall haue no recouerie Math. 25. 41. 7. The Lord only planted the one making it to grow out of the earth So also did he the other in the earth of our humanitie Ioh. 1. 14. who did increase in wisedome stature and fauour both with God and Man Luke 2. 52. The Disparitie 1. THat tree of Life endured but for a time but our Tree of Life endureth for euer Heb. 7. 24. Secondly it could not restore life againe to Adam beeing onely the Sacrament of the Couenant of life in case of perseuerance but our Tree of Life Christ Iesus restoreth life lost to his owne chosen yea a better life then Adams in Paradise And since hee is the end of the Law to them that beleeue Rom. 10. hee now becomes to vs by the couenant of Grace the true Tree of Life performing that which that of workes could not attaine vnto by reason of mans fall 2. Adam Rom. 5. 14. 1. ADAM man red earth or bloudie So was Christ Man in his Incarnation and bloudie in his Passion Mat. 1. 27. 2. Adam man without womans bearing and so without a Mother So Christ Man without mans begetting and so without a father Mat. 1. 20. 3. Adams Father onely God Gen. 2. 7. So likewise Christs Iohn 8. 16. 4. Adam made Lord ouer the creatures and heyre of the outmost bounds of the earth So is Christ that truely Psal. 2. 5. Adam was appointed to dresse the Garden and keepe it Gen. 2. 16. So Christ to sanctifie and saue his Church 1. Cor. 1. 30. 6. Adam was sent out of Paradise for his sinne committed to endure painfull labours Gen. 3. 23. but vnwillingly So was Christ sent from the heauens for our sinnes imputed to indure painfull sufferings Isai. 53. yet most willingly 7. Thornes were made a curse to the one Gen. 3. 17. So were they made a crowne to the other Mat. 27. 29. 8. The sweat of the brow was in labour imposed on the one Gen. 3. 19. So the sweat of bloud in agony was imposed on the other Luke 22. 44. 9. Adam sleeping Euah was formed Gen. 2. 21. So Christ dying on the Crosse his Church was framed 10. Adam giues to his that which is his owne by generation Gen. 5. 3. So Christ doth to his that which is his owne by Regeneration Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 2. 17. 11. We haue borne already heere the image of the earthly So shall wee beare the Image of the heauenly 1. Cor. 15. 49. 12. Adam created to the Image of God Gen. 1. 27. So Christ incarnate the ingrauen Character of his Father Col. 1. 15. Heb. 1. 3. 13. Adam was King Priest and Prophet in his Family So is Christ the same in his Church and family of the faithfull Reu. 1◅ Rom. 3. Heb. 9. 13. 14. Adam had Cain and Abel in his house Gen. 4. So hath Christ Elect and Reprobates true worshippers and Hypocrites in his visible Church Math. 13. 24. 15. Adam had perfect wisedome and knowledge as may be seene in naming of all the creatures Ge. 2. 19. So in Christ dwelleth the fall treasure of both Col. 2. 3. 16. Likewise as by the offence of the one the fault came on all men to condemnation and many were made sinners So by the iustifying of the other the benefit abounded toward all men to the iustification of life so that by his obedience shall many be made righteous Rom. 5. 18. that as sinne had raigned vnto death so might grace also raigne by righteousnes vnto eternall life through Iesus Christ our Lord. The Disparitie BVt yet the gift is not so as is the offence for if through the offence of Adam many be dead much more the grace of God and the gift by grace which is by one man Iesus Christ hath abounded vnto many Neither is the gift so as that which entred in by one that sinned For the fault came of one offence vnto Condemnation but the gift is of many offences vnto Iustification For if by the offence of one death raigned through one much more shall they which receiue that abundance of grace and gift of that righteousnes raigne in life through one that is Iesus Christ Rom. 5. 15 16 17. Likewise the first man was of the earth earthly and naturall but the second man is the Lord from heauen heauenly and spirituall 1. Cor. 15. 47. and as is the earthly such are they that are earthly and as is the heauenly such are they that are heauenly verse 48. Also the first man Adam was made a liuing soule but the last Adam was made a quickning Spirit 1. Cor. 15. 45. 3. Abel Gen. 4. 1. ABEL or Habel mourning or vanitie Such was the life of Christ a mourning for our vanitie and wickednesse Mat. 26. Mar. 8. 2. Abel offered an acceptable sacrifice vnto the Lord Heb. 11. Gen. 44. So did Christ vpon the Altar of the Crosse Rom. 3. 25. when hee offered vp himselfe Heb. 7. 27. 3. Abel was a Shepheard Gen. 4. 2. So Christ is the true Shepheard of our soules 1. Pet. 2. 15. 4. Abel was slaine by his brother Cain in the field innocently after he had spoken to him Gen. 4. 8. So was Christ by his brethren according to the flesh the Iewes without the Citie after they
of God Iohn 5. 18. Math. 27. 5. All the sheaues of the field with Sun Moone and Starres worshipped Ioseph verse 7. So at the Name of Iesus all things in heauen and earth shall bow the knee and him both heauen and earth must adore Ephes. 1. 20. 1. Cor. 15. Phil. 2. 10. 6. Ioseph is sent by his Father to visit his Brethren in the wildernes verse 13. So was Christ sent to visit mankinde in the world who were straying in sinne Math. 9. 15. 7. Humbly vvalking on foote and alone vnder-going this message willingly with great trauell hee ceases not till he haue found them in Dothan which is Defection verse 17. So Christ Iesus in the shape of a seruant willingly alone vndertaking the office of a Sauiour seekeâ—…h out his Brethren the lost sheepe of the Iewes and Gentiles and findes them both in defection of life and doctrine 1. Ioh. 4. 10. Mat. 5. Rom. 2. 8. Yet Ioseph comes neere his Brethren conspire against him and called him a dreamer verse 19. So Christ was scarce borne when Herod conspired for his life and scarce entred in his function when the Scribes and Pharises laid snares for him and called him a seducer Ioh. 8. 9. Ioseph is stript naked and cast into a pit and sold for 20. pieces of siluer to the Idumeans by his own brethren verse 24. So was Christ strips of his garments and cast into the pit of death and the graue after he had beene sold for thirtiâ—… pieces of siluer to the Scribes Pharises by one of his own Disciples Mat. 26. 10. Ioseph was carried downe to Egypt in his childhood verse 28. So was Christ Iesus in his infancie Math. 2. 11. Ioseph was tempted to carnall whoredome in solitarinesse and ouercame Gen. 39. So was Christ vnto Spirituall in the wildernesse when Satan said Fall downe and worship mee and ouercame likewise Math. 4. 12. Ioseph was a beautifull personage verse 6. So was Christ both inwardly and outwardly 13. Hee was falsely accused condemned and put in prison where Pharaohs Baker and Butler were also put verse 20. So was Christ accused falsely condemned vniustly and crucified cruelly between two Malefactors and put in the prison of the graue where godly and wicked remaine till they come out to diuers Iudgement Mat. 27. 14. He was made Gouernour ouer the Prison verse 21. So is Christ Lord and victor ouer death and the graue Hos. 13. 15. He comforted the Butler in the Prison assuring him of life and preferment Gen. 40. 13. So did Christ the Thiefe vpon the Crosse bound with him assuring him that that night hee should bee with him in Paradise Luke 23. 16. Ioseph beeing brought out of the Prison vvas exalted next vnto Pharaoh the King Genes 41. 40. So Christ hauing risen from the graue was exalted next vnto the Father Psal. 110. 17. Ioseph was declared to be one like to whom none vvas in vnderstanding and wisedome in whom Gods Spirit was so verse 38. So was Christ matchlesse in wisedome to whom GOD measured not his Spirit Mat. 4. 18. Ioseph is set ouer the whole Land and ouer the Kings house verse 40. So is Christ Lord of the whole earth but chiefly of his Church Zech. 14. 9. 19. Iosephs name is called Zaphnapaaneah that is the expounder of secrets and in the Egyptian tongue a Sauer of the world verse 45. So is Christ this truely the manifester of heauenly mysteries who hath the Key of Dauid and the blessed Sauiour of mankinde 1. Cor. 10. 30. 20. Ioseph was richly attired in his preferment verse 42. So is Christ in that highest exaltation of his with glory aboue all things Ioh. 3. 35. 21. A forerunner cryed to the people to kneele downe before Ioseph verse 43. So the Baptist cryed to prepare the way before Iesus Mar. 1. 22. A Virgin vvas giuen in Wife vnto Ioseph by the King verse 45. So are the godly giuen to Iesus by his Father to be his Church Col. 1. 18. 23. Ioseph was thirtie yeeres old when hèe was preferred by Pharaoh to his Office verse 46. So was Christ of that same age when he entred to his Calling Math. 3. 24. Pharaoh then directed his people to Ioseph verse 55. So did the Father the godly to Christ saying Heare him Mat. 3. 17. 25. Ioseph with Pharaohs garner feedeth all Egypt and other Nations verse 57. So with the Word of GOD penned by his Spirits inspiration Christ feedeth Iew and Gentile Ioh. 6. 26. Iosephs Brethren at last come for foode and reuerence him Gen. 42. So shall the Iewes at last albeit long lingring come to the profession of Christ and adore him Zech. 12. 10. 27. He knowes his brethren first before they know him verse 8. So doth Christ loue vs first and finde vs out before wee can loue know or finde him 1. Ioh. 4. 19. 28. He spoke vnto them long by midmen before cleerely he reuealed himselfe vnto them verse 23. So doth hee speake to vs by the ministerie of the Gospell heere before he manifest himselfe cleerely vnto our soules in glory hereafter and manifested himselfe by obscure Prophecies before he vttered himselfe by his owne liuely voice Heb. 1. 29. Vntill Ioseph told them that hee was their Brother they did not know him verse 8. So vntill Christ discouer himselfe vâ—…to our soules wee cannot discerne him Ioh. 1. 30. At first he was strange and rough vnto them to make them remember their fault but in the meane while hee gaue them foode without money and afterwards comforted them verse 7. So at the first doth Christ by touch of conscience without feeling of assurance of mercy at an instant humble vs but in the meane time bee in loue giues vs secret grace freely that wee despaire not till we get the feeling of solid comfort 2. Cor. 1. 3. 31. Ioseph accepteth of their small gifts albeit hee had no neede of them Gen. 43. 15. So doth our Sauiour of our Spirituall and charitable offerings Phil. 4. 18. 32. They are washed in his house and set at his Table verse 33. So are the true brethren of Christ made cleane by the water of the Spirit and fed at his Table Ephes. 5. 26. 33. No acceptation without Benâ—…amin Gen. 42. 34. that was borne with sorrow So no acceptation before GOD of vs but by Faith and Repentance Ephes. 2. 8. 43. He first manifesteth himselfe vnto his Brethren before to the Egyptians that he was Ioseph Ge. 45. 3. So Christ reuealed himselfe first vnto the Iewes that he was the Messiah before hee turned to the Gentiles Math. 10. 3. 35. It was not his Brethrens malice so much as GOD that sent him to Egypt to saue the Family of Israel aliue by a great deliuerance verse 5. So neither was it the malice of the Iewes that crucified Christ so much as the Lords Decree that it should be so for the saluation of his Church Rom. 3. 25. 36. Ioseph recommends concord and loue to his Brethren in
then any other in Israel Exod. 33. 11. So was the Lord more cleerely seene by Christ then by any creature Ioh. 1. 18. 20. Hee was in a sort transfigured in face on Sinai when he shined so before the people that they could not behold him vnuailed Exod. 34. 33. So was Christ transfigured wholly on Tabor when his body and garments shined to his Disciples that they were rauished and wist not what they said Math. 17. 21. Many of the people were destroyed with Korah for offending against him for murmuring and insurrection Numb 16. So were most of the Iewes by Titus for trespassing so against our Sauiour in crucifying him Iosephus Historie 22. He dyed willingly vpon Mount Abarim and left Ioshua to supply his roome Deut. 34. 5. So did Christ vpon Mount Golgotha and hauing ascended sent his Spirit to supply his rooms Act. 2. 23. His graue was neuer found for hee rose againe as is apparant by his apparition on Tabor vvith Elias talking vvith Christ Deut. 34. 6. Math. 17. So likewise did Christ Iesus rise the third day not beeing found of them that sought him in the graue Math. 28. 24. Hee led Israel to Canaan Deut. 32. So doth Christ leade his Church to Heauen Iohn 14. 6. 25. Hee was King Prophet and Mediatour of the people Typing so Christ Iesus in all these his Offices Heb. 9. 13. 26. He appointed the Tabernacle and seruice thereof as the Lord commanded him and according to the patterne Exod. 25. 40. So hath Christ appointed the worship of his Father in the Ministery and Gouernment of his Church according to the Word The Disparitie MOses was most vnwilling to vndergoe that calling of Deliuerance of Israel But Christ most willingly vndertooke the Deliuerance of his Church Moses hands also were wearied in holding vp therefore fell downe till Aaron and Hur stayed them vp But the hands of our blessed Mediatour are neuer weary to intercede for his people Moses saw not GOD face to face but hee that proceeded out of the bosome of the Father did see him cleerely euen Christ that is the ingrauen Character of the Father Also Moses led the people onely into the sight of Canaan and vnto the borders thereof but gaue them not possession therein But our Mediatour and Messiah hath purchased the same vnto his Chosen and hath gone before to prepate a place for vs in that celestiall Canaan that wee may possesse the same peaceably after the day of our dissolution Of holy times in generall AS there were amongst the Iewes in that Leuiticall and Typicall Law of theirs holy Persons holy Things holy Places so were there holy Times which were eyther Dayes Moones Seasons or Yeeres calling to memory speciall benefits and therewith pointing at more higher mysteries 1. DAyes were the Sabbath which was holy Which did call to minde the benefit of our Creation for which wee should be thankefull and did therewith signifie that eternall rest of Gods Chosen which they should enioy Reu. 14. 13. 2. Moones Such was the New Moone which was holy Which did put in minde the Lords Gubernation of all things as from whom all alterations and changes doe come and therefore teacheth vs to relye on his prouidence Psol 23. 1. 3. Seasons which were three  1. The Passeouer Typing and teaching the benefit of our Redemption as shall be hereafter more fully declared 2. The Pentecost Remembring vs thereby to acknowledge the benefit of our Sanctification by the holy Ghost 3. The Feast of Tabernacles or Tents To make vs mindfull as well as the lewes of our Protection who are dayly preserued as the Israelites in Tents were in the Wildernes 4. Yeeres which was euery seuenth yeere but in speciall that great Iubile after a Sabbath of seuen yeeres To remember vs of that full freedome and ioy in that great day of the glorifying of Gods Saints So that beeing Created Gouerned Redeemed and preserued here by the same God we shall be Glorified hereafter The Passeouer Exod. 12. 2. Cor. 5. 7. 1. IT was called the Passouer because the destroying Angell passed ouer all their houses whose doore-posts were striked with the bloud thereof and wherein the same was eaten Exod. 12. 27. So is Christ called because Gods wrath passes ouer all them whose soules are sprinkled with his bloud and truely by Faith feede vpon him 1. Cor. 5. 7. 2. It was killed before Israel was deliuered Exod. 12. 6. So Christ behooued to suffer before wee could be redeemed Act. 17. 2. 3. It vvas killed before Moses Law or Aarons Sacrifices were â—…nioyned To shew that by none of them but by the true Passeouer that Lambe of God killed from the beginning deliuerance comes to mankinde Rom. 3. Heb. 9. 4. It was killed and to be killed yeerely the first Moneth of the yeere ver 2. when the day lengthening and the Sunne ascending each thing beginneth to reuiue To shew that by the true Passeouer not onely is our time and all other things sanctified but also that wee should in recent remembrance of that benefit of our Redemption all our dayes and yeeres bee thankefull to our gracious Redeemer Ephes. 5. 4. 20. and that by his death true life reuiuing came vnto mankinde 5. It was slaine the 14. day which was the fourth day after the separation therof ver 6. which was then full moone shaddowing that theÌ„ Christ should suffer when the fulnes of ceremoniall light was in him accomplished and in his death to make a full period euer thereafter to decay and vanish as also To shew first that instantly after his Birth our Passeouer should not be sacrificed till the appointed houre and secondly that as thereby they were taught to prepare themselues to the eating thereof so should we to the eating of our Lambe by true Faith and Repentance 1. Cor. 11. 6. In the euening the Passeouer was killed ibid. Shewing thereby that in the latter time Christ should suffer and as at night there is darknes and all are at rest So when all mankinde was sitting in darknes of minde and life and all the world at a generall outward rest of peace then should our Sauiour come and suffer As also the killing thereof at euen did shew how as at euen the Sunne goes too so it was the Sunne of righteousnes that was to suffer and dye and at his Passion what vniuersall darknes should bee vpon the whole earth Luke 23. 44. 7. At night also the Passeouer was eaten verse 8. Prefiguring so vnto vs how our true Paschall Lambe should bee eaten by vs in mysterio scilicet accenso alio lumine quam naturali 8. It was eaten in Goshen Israel being in Egypt and in Ierusalem they beeing in Canaan both places of the Churches abode To shew that in his true Church onely is our true Pastor to bee found and profitably fedde vpon Col. 1. 18. 9. It was more particularly eaten in the Family each house a Lambe verse 3. Shewing that with vnitie in faith
holy and sanctified in nature Psal 40. 8. 4. It was round in shape To note the perfectnessâ—… and entirenesse of Christ in all heauenly graces He. 7. 5. It was sweet and tasted like fresh oyle or wafers baked with honey Numb 11. 7. So is Christ most sweâ—… and pleasant to all afflicteâ—… consciences by the receâ—… and cheering consolation 〈◊〉 his bloudshed and Spirit Ioh. 16. 7. 6. It came downe from heauen Ioh. 6. So did Christ Iesus Ioh. 6. 7. The name thereof was Man or Manbu which is a portion an admirable gift or meat prepared Exod. 16. 15. So is Christ the portioâ—… of his Chosen the admirâ—…ble great gift of the Father and prepared food for euer hungring soule Ioh. 6. 51 8. It came downe with the dew was gathered verse 14. So Christ comes to vs with the dew of grace and thereby is applyed 9. It fell round about the campe of Israel and was sufficient for all to gather thereof and fell in no other place verse 13. So Christ is conuersant within the limits of his Church and is the fulnesse of grace to all who are true partakers of him and no where else to bee found Reu. 1. 10. It was gathered by measure in the Wildernes and hee who gathered least had no lacke ver 18. So is Christs grace in this world giuen but by measure and hee who hath the weakest faith so it bee true shall attaine to the same saluation which he of a stronger doth 2. Pet. 3. Luke 17. 6. 11. When it came it made the people to admire for they wist not what it was verse 15. So when Christ came many did wonder yea He rode and all Ierusalem with him were troubled and sundry wist not what that mysterie of his Incarnation meant Math. 2. 12. It was as sufficient for all so common to all and that freely So is Christ a free imparter of saluation to rich and poore King and Begger without respect of persons Act. 10. 34. 13. It was ground and baked before it was meet food for the people verse 23. So Christ behooued first diuers wayes to suffer before hee could bee a meet Comforter and Sauiour to his Church Act. 17. 2. 14. It was gathered earely verse 21. So is Christ and his grace to be embraced speedily and timously Math. 25. 15. It was dayly gathered except on the Sabbath verse 23. So for a further degree of grace dayly wee must alway labour heere while that eternall Sabbath of rest come when grace shall be perfected in glory hereafter 2. Pet. 3. 18. 16. They went out of their Tents to gather it So must wee goe out of the old man and loue of the world to participate of Christ 2. Cor. 5. 17. To the breakers of Gods command in keeping the same ouernight it turned into putrifaction to them and stunke Numb 11. So to the hearers of Christs Word and contrary practisers vnto the same it becomes vnto them the sauour of death Iam. 1. 18. It ceased when they came to Canaan Iosh. 5. 12. So shall the Word and Sacraments when we come to the Kingdome of Heauen and see Christ face to face 1. Cor. 13. 19. Manna vvas kept and put in a golden pot before the Lord to remaine in the holiest for euer Exod. 16. 13. So Christ Iesus glorified in his Humanitie at the right hand of God in the heauens abides for euer vnto all ages of the faithfull Heb. 7. 20. Manna vvas loathed by the wicked marmurers on whom the Lords wrath fell Num. 11. 6. So is Christ Iesus in his Word and Sacraments by the carnall and vngodly whom GOD in his anger shall likewise destroy Iude 4. 21. Manna fed the naturall life So doth Christ Iesus the spirituall life The Disparitie MAnna did feede onely the naturall life but Christ Iesus is the food of the spirituall life Againe Manna did corrupt and putrifie but so cannot our spirituall Manna who abideth for euer solide and sweet comfort to euery distressed conscience They inioyed it onely in the Wildernesse but our chiefe and fullest inioying of our Manna shal be in the celestiall Canaan It was not to bee found but at a set time for it melted away when the Sun arose but our Manna Christ is euer at all times to be found both in prosperitie and affliction late and earely neuer disappointing those that truely seeke him Manna that was reserued in the Holiest was spoiled and did perish thereafter at the captiuitie but our heauenly Manna seated in highest glory can neuer perish nor suffer any violence 20. The Brazen Serpent Numb 21. 1. NEither Moses nor the Law could cure the people of the stinging of the fierie Serpents but onely the Brazen Serpent So neither the Law nor any creature could cure mankinde and redeeme them from the cruell power of Satan but onely Christ Iesus Rom. 3. 25. 2. After many had dyed for murmuring then the Brazen Serpent was set vp Num. 21. 6. So after that all mankinde through sinne was subdued to death and condemnation then Christ came for our recouerie to be crucified Esay 53. 3. A Serpent stung and a Serpent cured So man the first Adam lost mankinde and Man againe the second Adam redeemed mankinde Rom. 5. 14. 4. Albeit it was called a Serpent yet it was both without poison or sting So albeit Christ was thought a sinner as other men yet was hee both sinlesse spotlesse He. 7. 26. 5. It was made of brasse and not of gold verse 9. So was Christ sent not with outward glory or worldly pompous shâ—…w but base and humble in outward appearance Isaiah 53. 2. 6. It was not forged by mans hand or hammer but in a mould yet in the fire So Christ was not begottenly man but conceiued by the Holy Ghost to the likenesse of the Father Luke 2. 35. 7. It was not onely made but before it cured it was set vp on high So Christ behooued not onely to bee borne but also be crucified before our Redemption could be finished 8. They were onely cured who looked vpon the same So they onely are redeemed from death to eternall life who onely by faith eyes him Isai 46. 22. beleeuing in Christ that crucified 9. It was a wonderfull meanes of cure and vndeseruedly deuised of God of meere pitie yea against the merit of these murmurers So is the death of the onely Sonne of God for rebellious mankinde an admirable worke of vnmerited mercy likewise aboue our merit without our merit and against our merit Ephes. 1. 4. Yet albeit it was instituted by GOD and great miracles wrought at the presence thereof the Lords institution lasting and right vse being made thereof by the people in the Wildernesse yet at last it being Idolatrously abused was destroyed by that godly King Hezechiah and called Nehushtan or a masse of brasse 2. King 18. Shewing thereby how lawfull by the like example and much more likewise Images and other inuentions of men turning to
East West North and South Shaddowing the publike thanksgiuing of the faithfull in the Congregation of his Saints to the Lord whose presence is euerywhere as also the proclaiming or publishing of the death of Christ in the Gospell that should bee made knowne thorow all the parts of the world Lu. 24. 47. 12. The right shoulder and brest was heaued vp before the Lord and then giuen vnto the Priests for their portion verse 33. Signifying not onely that in action and affection ◅ur thankefulnesse should bee to GOD but also that Christ Iesus heaued vp for vs is both brest and shoulder that is wisdome and strength to all his elect Priesthood whose portion he is 1. Cor. 1. 30. 38. The solemne yeerely sacrifice of the Bullocke and Goat Leu. 16. 1. OF the two Hee Goates it was by Lot that the one was taken and the other escaped Leuit. 16. 8. So was it by the secret Decree of the Lords allotment that Christ should suffer that so wee might escape damnation Psal. 40. 7. 2. Hee on whom the Lot fell was made a sinne-offering for the people verse 9. So Christ whom the Lord decreed in his eternall counsell and chose to bee offered for mankinde was made a sinne-offering for his Church Heb. 7. 3. His bloud as also the bloud of the Bullock was brought within the Vaile and was sprinkled vpon and before the Mercy-Seat on the East-side which was towards the people verse 18. So is the merit of the bloud of Iesus brought within the Holiest heauens before the Throne of grace to plead for mercy for vs Heb. 9. 23. 4. The Holy place was purged so thereby from the vncleannesse of the children of Israel verse 20. So is not onely the Church purged by the bloud of Iesus but heauen it selfe sanctified as it were and prepared to be a place of rest for his owne Chosen Heb. 9. 23. 5. No man shall be in the Tabernacle when the Priest goes in to make atonement in the Holy place while he come out againe and haue made it and he onely shall make the atonement verse 17. Signifying thereby that no creature is partner with him in the worke of mans Redemption but hee alone is the perfect Sauiour and Mediator of his Church Heb. 7. 25. 6. The Altar of Incense shall be sprinkled with the bloud of the Goate Shaddowing that through his owne bloud hee should be cōsecrate our intercessor and through the merit thereof our prayers should be accepted Heb. 8. 6. 7. The High Priest shall cast off his glorious garments when he makes this atonement verse 4. Presiguring that euen so should Christ Iesus the glory of his diuine Maiesty while in the shape of a seruant he should finish the worke of mans atonement and Reconciliation Isa. 53. 8. Once onely a yeere this atonement was made verse 34. Shewing that not often but once for euer without repetition that perfect atonement should be made by Christ Iesus his owne bloud whereby hee should enter into the Holiest heauens to appeare for vs before God eternally Heb. 9. 9. The day of atonement shal be a Sabbath foreuer ver 31. Shaddowing thereby that by the atonement and expiation of Christ rest euerlasting should be obtained for vs and in his death all other typicall sacrifices should haue their end and rest Heb. 10. 39. The Scape-Goat Leu. 16. 1. THe Scape-goat was so called because hee escaped aliue Representing so Christ Iesus who notwithstanding he dyed for our sinnes according to his humanity yet could not bee detained or ouercome by death but reporting victorie ouer death and the graue by vertue of his impassible Deity rose againe triumphantly Mat. 28. 6. 2. He was presented aliue that by him Reconciliation might be made Leu. 16. 10. Signifying that all mankinde being dead in sinne he onely was presented aliue euen fully righteous and holy to make reconcil◅ation for vs Heb. 7. 26. 3. With both hands vpon his head were confessed the sinnes and trespasses of the whole people and he did beare them all verse 21. Shewing how euen so Christ Iesus should beare all the sinnes both great and small of his elect and satisfie for them and how that we by a true faith ought to lay them all vpon him Rom. 5. 4. So bearing all their iniquities he was sent vnto a land of separation saith the originall verse 22. Figuring that euen so should Christ Iesus bearing the iniquities of his Chosen be carried forth of Ierusalem vnto death whereby his soule was separate from his body a time Esay 53. 12. 5. He was led out by a man appointed verse 21. Noting thereby that the sinnes of man euen of so many as are appointed to be saued by him led Christ forth to suffer ibid. ver 3. 6. He who led him forth must wash his flesh and cloathes after his returne and then come into the Host verse 26. Signifying thereby not onely that that which made Christ to dye is the polluter of our soules but also that whosoeuer hath laid hand on Christ by a true faith must leade a cleane and holy life if hee would be accepted as one of Christs Church purging himselfe of all vncleanenesse and iniquitie 2. Cor. 5. 15. 40. The clensing of the Leper Leuit. 14. 1. THe Bird that was killed for that vse was a Sparrow one of the cleane sort of Birds by whose bloud the Leper to be cleansed behooued to be sprinkled seuen times Leu. 14. 52. Representing so the Lord Iesus who like a Sparrow was of small account in the world cleane and innocent by whose bloud our leprous soules to bee clensed must be perfectly sprinkled Esay 52. 14. 2. This Sparrow was killed ouer pure water in an earthen vessell Leu. 14. 5. Signifying therby Christ Iesus who hath suffered for vs his innocency cleerenesse in our humane nature Heb. 7. 26. 3. The liue Sparrow being dipt with Cedarwood a Skarlet Lace and Hysope in the bloud of the Sparrow slaine was let go into the broad field verse 6. Shaddowing thereby how that man by a true faith which hath euer with it a feruent loue and a sweet sanctified life bathing himselfe in the bloud of Christ by his death attaines both to life and freedome Ioh. 14. 6. 4. As also the dipping of the liue Sparrow into the bloud of the dead and that of necessitie behoouing to be so Signified that the impassible Deity of Christ can no wayes yeeld comfort to vs considered alone concerning the remission of sinnes without the humane nature of Iesus Christ that suffered for vs the death of the Crosse Act. 20. 28. 2. Cor. 5. 19. Heb. 2. 14. 5. And the letting of the liue Sparrow flye in the open ayre or broad field ver 7. Shaddowed Christ Iesus by death once consecrate to bee the Author of eternall saluation that hee should ascend on high and be seated in the Holiest heauens Heb. 9. 5 7 26. 6. The Leper that is healed must wash his cloathes and
power euen in this life and day of battell was abated and confined Psal. 110. 2. 14. He accepted the Gibeonites who humbly intreated peace of him Iosh. 9. So doth Christ accept all penitent sinners who in the time of grace come wisely vnto him Luke 15. 11. The Disparitie IOshua conquered Canaan not only for the people of Israel but also for himselfe in part but Christ Iesus hath purchased that heauenly Canaan only for our sakes hauing had it himselfe before by the right of inheritance He conquest it not by himselfe alone but with the ayde of the Tribes of Israel but Christ hath by himselfe onely purchased that heauenly inheritance he did the one without his owne bloudshed or death but Christ hath not this other without both these hee could not quite expell the Canaanite out of the Land but Christ Iesus hath fully one and all ouercome our enemies 43. Gideon Iudg. 6 7 8. compared 1. GIdeon a Destroyer or Breaker who is called a Iudge and a Sauiour of Israel by miracle confirmed in his Calling So is Christ a Destroyer of his enemies and a Iudge to iudge the cause of his Chosen and to saue and deliuer them whose Calling was confirmed in like manner by miracles Math. 3. 1. Cor. 15. 57. 2. Before the battell with his foes hee is comforted by the Angell and assured of victory So was Christ before his conflict with death and his other aduersaries comforted in his Agony Luk. 22. 3. Hee destroyed the Altar of Baal and erected another vnto the Lord in that same place So hath Christ the worship of Heathenish Idols and by the preaching of the Gospell established in place thereof the true worship of God 4. He offered vp a sacrifice which the Lord by fire from heauen declared to be acceptable So hath Christ offered vp himselfe and wherein the Lord by his voice and Spirit from Heauen likewise hath declared himselfe well-pleased Mat. 3. 5. They who bowed downe on their knees to drinke of the waters were counted vnfit Souldiours for Gideon So they who delight in the pleasures of this world and giue themselues vnto them are as vnfit for Christ Iude 4. 6. Gideon is expounded by his Aduersaries to bee a Barley Cake yet vvhich should ouerturne and throwe downe their Tents So was Christ vilipended by his enemies in the world yet should ouerthrow them at last and subdue them vnto him Psal. 110. 7. By the sound of Trumpet and shining of Lamps out of earthen broken vessels he ouercame his enemies So by the trumpet of his Word and light of the Gospell carried thorow the world by weake instruments hath he confounded his aduersaries 1. Iohn 2. 14. 8. The swords of his Enemies killed themselues So doth the malice and practices of the enemies of Christ against him or his turne back into their owne bowels Psal. 7. 15. 9. Hee was very meeke and a man of no contention as his answere to Ephraim shewes So was Christ meeke and humble whose voice was not heard in the streets Isai 42. 2. 10. After his victory he seuerely punished the men of Succoth who denied him bread in his extremitie So shall Christ punish those at that Great day who when he was hungry fedde him not when hee hath subdued his enemies and made them all his footstoole Psal. 110. 2. 11. Gideon denied to raigne ouer Israel but interceded for them Iud. 6. 13. So did Christ beeing sought by the people to be a worldly King but intercedeth in Heauen for his Church for euer Heb. 8. The Disparitie GIdeon not without other associates as is said of Ioshua ouercame his enemies but Christ alone without the ayde of any creature ouercame his he was loth a long time to vndergoe that Calling to deliuer Israel but Christ most willingly and readily vndertooke to deliuer mankinde his sonnes after his death were slaine and destroyed but so cannot the children and sonnes of Christ be destroyed their life beeing in his hands and one hayre of whose head cannot fall to the ground without his good will and pleasure He left an Ephod with the people which thereafter induced them to Idolatrie but Christ hath left his Word with his Church to preserue them from the same for euer 44. Iephte Iudg. 11. and 12. compared 1. IEPHTE opening So is Christ the opening and manifestation of his Fathers will to vs of our hearts also to himselfe and of the gates of that heauenly Paradise to our soules after death Heb. 9. Io. 14. 2. 2. Iephte was reiected of his brethren and yet the Lord appointed none other to saue and deliuer them but him So Christ albeit he came to his owne yet they receiued him not but disdainfully refused him and yet the Lord decreed him to be the onely sauer of his people and that by no other Name vnder heauen wee should looke for saluation but by the name of Iesus Phil. 2. Act. 3. 6. 3. In time of a great bondage hee is stirred vp to be a deliuerer of Israel So in the time of the vniuersall bondage of sinne Satan and death which had captiuate and thralled all men Christ Iesus came to deliuer his Church Hos. 13. 1. Cor. 15. 4. Hee punished and subdued after his victory the rebellious Ephraimites So shall Christ at the consummation of all things fully subdue all his rebellious enemies Psal. 110. The Disparitie IEphte was begotten in sinne and whoredome but Christ was begotten without sinne in Virginitie Iephte offered his Daughter which was an vnlawfull and vnacceptable sacrifice vnto the Lord but Christ offered himselfe as a holy and acceptable sacrifice vnto his Father 45. Samson Iudg. 13 14 15 16. 1. SAmson or Shimshon there the second time because the Angell appeared twice vnto his Parents or hee was so called from Shemesh which signifieth the Sunne So did the Angell appeare once to Mary at the Annunciation and the second time to Ioseph in a dreame resoluing him concerning the mysterie of Christs conception who is our Sunne of righteousnes Math. 1. Luke 1. 2. Israel was in great thraldome and misery before his birth So was the Iewes and the whole world in the thraldome of sinne and ignorance before Christs Birth Rom. 3. 3. Vnexpectedly the Angell comes to his Mother and albeit shee was barren promiseth that shee should beare a sonne who should deliuer Israel So did the Angell to Mary and albeit shee was a 〈◊〉 promises the same likewise Luk. 1. 30. 4. The Angel confirmed his promise by a signe to Samsons mother So did the Angell to Mary in saying And behold thy cousin Elizabeth c. verse 36. 5. Samsons parents were at first terrified and astonied but thereafter were comforted So was Mary and Ioseph at first troubled in minde but thereafter by Christs Birth comforted Luke 1. 29. Mat. 1. 6. Samson grew and the Spirit waxed strong vpon him and he was a Nazarite So did Christ in body and in fauour with GOD and Man and the
of Heauen and of earth with all things that therein are Ioh. 3. 35. 4. Hee was preferred by the King to be aboue all the other Rulers in the whole Realme Dan. 6. 3. So Christ is by the Father aduanced aboue all powers aboue or below whatsoeuer Psal. 110. 5. Hee was enuied innocently accused taken condemned and cast into the Lyons den Dan. 6. So was Christ Iesus likewise 〈◊〉 causelessely accused innocently taken wrongfully 〈◊〉 vniustly and put to death cruelly 6. The Lyons had no power to deuoure him wherefore hee came safely froÌ„ them againe So neither hath death power to destroy Christ nor the grâ—…ue pâ—…er to detaiâ—…e him but glorioâ—…sly he rose againe from both Psal. 10. Luke 24. 7. His enemies were cast in next to his deliuery and were by the Lyons speedily destroyed So wâ—…e the Ieâ—…es after Christs Ascension by the mercilesse Romans cruelly deuoured yea death and the graue by Christs Resurrectioâ—… were swallowed vp in victory Hosâ—…a 13. Dâ—…n 9. 8. Hee destroyed Bel and the Dragon and ouerthrew Idolatrie Dan. 13. So hath Christ ouercome sinne and the Serpent and by the preachâ—…ng of his Trueth abrogate Heatheâ—…sh idolatrous worship Gen. 3. 15. 53. IONAH 1. IOnah a Doue in name So was Christ the same in nature meeke to wit and humble Esa. 53. 2. Hee was the Lords Prophet So was Christ Iesus the same Ioh. 8. 3. For the safety of the rest in the Ship he was cast into the Sea to drowne So for the safety of mankinde Christ was sent into the world to dye Ephes. 1. 10. 4. Hee was three dayes three nights in the Whales belly yet at last came forth Ionah 2. 10. So was Christ three dayes and three nights in the bowels of the earth yet at last arose Mat. 12. 40. 54. Iâ—…hoshua Zech. 3. 3. to 6. 1. IEhoshuah a Sauiour or the saluation of the Lord. So is Iesus the same both in name and in effect 2. Hee was the Lords High Priest So is Iesus the High Priest of GOD vnto his chosen Church Heb 7. 3. He stood vp as a Mediatour for his people So doth Christ for euer for his Church Heb. 8. 4. Satan resisted him but altogether in vaine for hee was rebuked So tempted hee Christ but in vaine likewise for he was ouercome and resisted him in his function by the Scribes and Pharises but preuailed not Mat. 4. 5. Iehoshua was cloathed at first with filthy garments but thereafter they were taken away and glorious garments were giuen vnto him signifying the taking away of his sinnes and couerture of him by the righteousnes of Iesus Christ. So was Christ Iesus himselfe at first cloathed with ignominie the base rags of our nature and shape of a seruant wherein beâ—… did suffer hauing also the filthy garment of our sinnes put vpon him by imputation but after this his humiliation he was brought to exaltation and cloathed not onely with perfect righteousnes but with that glory that hee had with the Father before the beginning of the world Psal. 110. 6. A Diademe was likewise set vpon the head of Iehoshua So was a Diademe of glory set vpon the head of Iesus to shew him thereby to bee not onely the High Priest but Prince of his people Zech. 149. 55. Zerubbabel Haggai 1. 2. 1. ZErubbabel a stranger in Babel or alien from confusion So was Christ a stranger in this wicked world his proper seat beeing the heauens and an alien from sinne and eternall confusion the wages thereof 2. He is called the Elect one of God in a speciall manner Hag. 2. 24. So is Christ Iesus the same most truely and properly 3. The Lord promiseth to make him as a Signet signifying thereby that his dignity and glory should be most excellent Which â—…rely and fully is accomplished in Christ. 4. He was a Prince of his people So is Christ the onely Prince of his Choseâ—… 5. He was appointed by God to build the materiall temple So was Christ Iesus to build the spiritual Temple 6. That which he built was as nothing in outward shew in comparison of the first Temple but yet it was more glorious inwardly in respect of the Lords filling it with his presence and giuing of his peace therein Hag. 2. 4. 8. 10. So the Church which Christ hath built is as nothing in outward glorious shew being base and contemptible in this world but like the Kings daughter she is all glorious within by the spirituall presence of her builder her Head and Husband Iesus who with his presence giues her also his peace which the world can neither giue receiue nor take away from her 7. All nations and the desire of all nations shall be moued to come to this Temple of the Lord Hag. 2. 8. Fore-prophecying so that accomplishment in the conuersion of the Gentiles to the cleere Faith and true Church of Iesus FINIS THE HARMONY OF ALL THE PROPHETS BREATHING WITH one mouth the mysterie of Christs comming and of that Redemption which by his Death hee was to accomplish To confirme the CHRISTIAN and conuince the IEVV By W. GVILD Minister of Gods Word at King Edward in Scotland The command IOHN 5. 39. Search the Scriptures for in them ye thinke to haue eternall life and they are they that testifie â—…f me LONDON Printed by G. Purslowe for I. Budge and are to be sold at his shop in Pauls Churchyard at the signe of the Greene Dragon 1619. TO THE REVEREND AND RIGHT Worshipfull D. YOVNG Deane of Winchester Right Worshipfull THe Lord who is the God of order abhorring confusion hath by degrees of light from time to time manifested that hid treasure of his mercy and our comfort fore-shaddowing first by Types then fore-shewing by Prophecies and at last pointing more cleerely and particularly at that Lambe of God by the Baptist his fore-runner So that each age and manner of Reuelation hath had still the cleerer Demonstration of the Messiah who was approching Euen as the earth more and more is illuminate the neerer the Sunnes arising vpon our Horizon is at hand like Noah who first opened the window of the Arke wherein he was then remooued the couering thereof and at last stept forth himselfe This is the Ladder which Iacob saw comming thus downe from Heauen by the seuerall degrees of cleerer and neerer manifestation and the Starry fore-guiding light leading at last to the place where the Babe was but there standing and vanishing without further progresse So that it is a maruell how that the Vaile so long should be vpon the eyes of Israel or the Kall of induration vpon the heart of Iudah but that euen when hee came marking euery plain Prophesie that was foretold of him and seeing the fulfilling of the same in his Person they might haue knowne their King Herod conuocates all the Ecclesiasticall sort and askes where he should be borne and they answere At Bethleem For so it was writteÌ„ there they saw his Humilitie at
taunted both in words and gesture ALl they that see me haue me in derision they make a mow and nod the head saying He trusted in the Lord let him deliuer him let him saue him seeing he loueth him I became also a rebuke vnto them they that looked vpon me shaked their heads I was a derision to all my people and their song all the day 36. What drinke he should get vpon the Crosse. FOr they gaue mee Gall in my meate and in my thirst they gaue me Vineger to drinke 37. How hee should bee forsaken of all REbuke hath broken my heart and I am full of heauinesse and I looked for some to haue pitie on me but there was none and for comforters but I found none For these things I weepe mine eye euen mine eye casts out water because the Comforter that should refresh my soule is farre from mee and my children are desolate because the enemy hath preuailed 38. The last words that hee should vse COmplaining My God my God why hast thou forsaken me Interceding And he prayed for the trespassers Recommending Into thy hand O Lord I recommend my Spirit 39. His patience that he should haue in all his sufferings HE was oppressed and hee was afflicted yet did he not open his mouth Hee is brought as a Sheepe to the slaughter and as a Sheepe before her shearer is dumbe so hee opened not his mouth Thus am I as a man that heares not and in whose mouth are no reproofes For on thee O Lord doe I wait thou wilt heare mee my Lord my God 40. For whom hee should suffer all these things and his owne innocencie therein BVt hee was wounded for our transgressions he was broken for our iniquities the chastisement of our peace was vpon him and with his stripes wee are healed All wee like sheepe haue gone astray wee haue turned euery one to his owne way and the Lord hath laid vpon him the iniquitie of vs all And hee made his graue with the wicked and with the rich in his death though hee had done no wickednesse neither was any deceit in his mouth 41. His legges were not broken as the others were that were crucified with him as was foretold NOt a Bone of him shall bee broken 42. His side was pearced with a Speare that the Scripture might be fulfilled ANd I will powre vpon the house of Dauid and vpon the inhabitants of Ierusalem the spirit of grace and of compassion and they shall looke vpon mee whom they haue pearced 43. His Buriall ANd hee made his graue with the wicked and with the rich in his death 44. His Resurrection VVHerefore mine heart is glad and my tongue reioyceth my flesh also doth rest in hope For thou wilt not leaue my soule in the graue neither vvilt thou suffer thy Holy One to see corruption Thou wilt shew mee the path of life in thy presence is the fulnesse of ioy and at thy right hand are pleasures for euermore 45. His victory ouer Satan Death the Graue and all our enemies THe Seed of the Woman shall bruise downe the head of the Serpent And hee will destroy in his Mountaine the couering that couereth all people and the vaile that is spred vpon all Nations He will destroy death for euer and the Lord God will wipe away the teares from all faces and the rebuke of his people will hee take away out of all the earth For the Lord hath spoken it And in that day shall men say Loe this is our God wee haue waited vpon him and hee will saue vs This is the Lord we haue waited for him we will reioyce and bee ioyfull in his saluation I will redeeme them from the power of the graue I will deliuer them from death O death I will be thy death O graue I will bee thy destruction repentance is hid vp from my eyes 46. His Ascension or exaltation and sitting at the right hand of the Father THou art gone vp on high thou hast led captiuitie captiue and receiued gifts for men yea euen the rebellious hast thou led that the Lord God might dwell there The Stone which the builders refused is made the Head of the corner This was the Lords doing and it is maruellous in our eyes The Lord said to my Lord Sit at my right hand vntill that I make thine enemies thy footstoole 47. The destruction of Ierusalem that should shortly ensue after the death of the Messiah and his ascension by Titus the sonne of Vespasian ANd after the Messiah shall be slaine the people of the Prince that shall come shall destroy the Citie and the Sanctuary and the end thereof shall be with a floud and vnto the end of the battell it shall be destroyed by desolations And for the ouerspreading of the abominations hee shall make it desolate euen vntill the consummation determined shall bee powred vpon the desolate 48. Whereby How And who are saued by him ANd with his stripes wee are healed And as many were astonied at thee his visage was so deformed of men his forme of the sonnes of men so shall he sprinkle many Nations Thou also shalt be saued through the bloud of the Couenant By the knowledge of himselfe shall my righteous seruant iustifie many for he shall beare their iniquities Looke vnto mee and ye shall be saued all the ends of the earth shal be saued for I am God and there is no other And the Redeemer shall come vnto Zion and vnto them that turne from iniquitie in Iacob saith the Lord. 49. The Calling of the Gentiles and largenesse of his Dominion therby with the perpetuitie thereof according to Noahs wish and the Promise made to Abraham ASke of mee and I shall giue thee the Heathen for thine inheritance and the ends of the earth for thy possession His Dominion also shall bee from Sea to Sea and from the Riuer vnto the ends of the Land They that dwell in the Wildernesse shall kneele before him and his enemies shall licke the dust c. Yea all Kings shall worship him and all Nations shal serue him I will giue thee for a Couenant of the people and for a light of the Gentiles And in that day the Root of Ishai which shall stand vp as a signe vnto the people the Nations shal seeke vnto it and his rest shall bee glorious I will also giue thee for a light to the Gentiles that thou mayst be my saluation to the end of the world Thus saith the Lord God Behold I will lift vp my hand to the Gentiles and set vp my Standard to the people and they shal bring thy sonnes in their armes and thy daughters shall bee carried vpon their shoulders And Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers and Queenes shall
his flesh shaue off his hayre after he is discerned by the Priest to be cleane before that hee must enter into the Host and there after must remaine seuen dayes before hee enter into his Tent verse 8 9. Shewing that a rebellious or scandalous person by excommunication separate from the Church becomming penitent must not be againe rashly receiued without euident proofes of his repentance giuen both to Pastor and People 2. Thes. 3. 7. The putting of the bloud then of his trespasse-offring vpon the right eare thumb and toe of him that was Leper and of the oyle vpon all those places and his head after hee had washed himselfe Leu. 14. 17. Signified the perfect expiation of the sinnes of euery penitent in Christs bloud and consecration of them to Sanctification cleannesse of life thereafter Act. 8. 22. 2. Cor. 2. 6. 41. The sacrifice of the Red Cow and the sprinkling water Numb 19. 1. THe colour of this Kow was Red Numb 19. 2. Whereby was betokened the bloudinesse of our Sauiour in his Passion Mat. 27. 2. Shee behooued to bee without blemish vpon whom neuer yoke came ibid. Signifying thereby the perfect holinesse of Christ who neuer bore the yoke of sinfulnesse nor was subiect to the Precepts of man Isai. 53. 3. Shee was burned without the Host and her bloud seuen times sprinkled before the Tabernacle of the congregation ver 3. Shewing how Christ should suffer without the Citie and his bloud should be a perfect purging of his Church Heb. 13. 11. 4. She shall be all burned and Cedar wood a Skarlet Lace and Hysop shall bee cast into the fire with her ver 6. Shaddowing how that nothing in Christ is vnprofitable and that through the eternall Spirit by the sheading of his bloud hee should offer vp himselfe wholly without fault vnto God to purge our conscience from dead workes to serue the liuing Lord an vncorrupt life a feruent loue to mankinde and sauoury obedience in all things to his Father accompanying him in his sufferings Ephes. 4. 2. 5. The ashes of this sin-offering was laid vp in a cleane place to be made a Sprinkling Water for the Congregation ver 9. Figuring thereby how the merit of the bloudshed and death of Christ the true Sinne-offering in the Holiest heauens euer recent should be a perpetuall purging and sprinkling water vnto his Church Heb. 9. 13. 6. That person that is defiled by the dead and hath not the same sprinkled vpon him shall bee cut off from Israel verse 13. Whereby was signified that that person that is defiled with the corruption of sinne and hath not the bloud of Christ sprinkled vpon his soule shall likewise bee cut off from the number and inheritance of the Saints Mar. 16. 16. 7. The Priest onely shall sprinkle this water vpon the vncleane person and purge him So it is Christ Iesus onely who doth sprinkle his bloud vpon penitent soules who come vnto him and from him onely is to be expected true pardon of our sinnes Math. 9. 6. The signification of other things looke in the preceding sacrifices The Disparitie THis sprinkling water made of the Ashes of the Heifer sprinkling them that were vncleane sanctified onely as touching the purifying of the flesh but the bloud of Christ who through the eternall Spirit offered himselfe without fault to God purges the conscience from dead workes to serue the liuing God Heb. 9. 13 14. 42. IOSHV A. 1. IOSHVA a Sauiour So was Iesus both in name and in deed Mat. 1. 2. He was the sonne of Nun which is by interpretation Eternall and the seruant of Moses Exod. 24. So was Christ the Sonne of the truely eternall Father and may be said to be Moses seruant in a sort because hee followed after Moses in order and subiected himselfe vnto Moses Law in fulfilling what it commanded or typed Mat. 5. 17. 3. Hee ouercame the enemies of Israel and going before them brought them into the Land of Canaan allotting to each one their portion Iosh. 13. So hath Christ ouercome the enemies of his Church and hath ascended vp on high into the heauens before vs there to prepare a place for each one of vs and to bring vs thither Ioh. 14. 2. 4. Moses beeing dead hee was made the Captaine of Gods people hee leading them to the Land but Ioshua entering them in the Land Deut. 31. 7. So the Law ceasing and the ceremonies thereof he was appointed likewise the captaine of his Church the Law leading to Christ and heauen through him but Christ by his death and conquest giuing vs entry therein Heb. 9. 5. Hee saued Rachabs house that had the Red cord hung out at the window and who receiued his Spyes Iosh. 6. So doth Christ saue the soule of euery penitent sinner that hath true faith in his bloud and the expressiue grace thereof receiuing his Word in their hearts and the Ministers thereof for his cause Isai. 49. 6. 6. Vnder Moses leading the Cloud went before but vnder Ioshua's the same did vanish So in the time of the Law obseurâ—…e and darknesse was but through the light of the Gospell vnder Christ the same did depart Heb. 9. 13. 7. Ieshua was confirmed in his Calling by the diuiding of the waters in Iordan at the presence of the Arke standing therein Iosh. 3. So was Christ in the same Iordan by the diuiding of the heauens and presence of the holy Spirit descending and resting vpon him Math. 3. 8. Hee ledde Israel through those waters vnto Canaan So doth Christ his Chosen through many afflictions and death it selfe vnto heauen Psal. 23. 9. Moses circumcised not the people but Ioshua Iosh. 5. So the Law sanctifieth not but grace through Christ Rom. 8. 3. Heb. 7. 19. 10. Manna ceased vnder Ioshua in Canaan Iosh. 5. 13. So shall our knowledge of Christ by Word and Sacraments cease in that heauenly glory Reu. 21. 23. 11. With the sounding of Rams Hornes by the Leuites the Arke compassing Iericho the high walles thereof fell down and the inhabitants thereof were so ouercome by him Iosh. 6. So by the sound of the Word albeit contemptible in the mouthes of his Ministers Christ humbles the high machinations of mans heart and ouercomes his Aduersaries 1. Io. 2. 14. 12. The earth as the walles of Iericho prostrated it selfe before him the waters as these of Iordan yeelded vnto him and the heauens as the Sunne and Moone by their standing still obeyed him Iosh. 6. 3. 10. So heauen and earth and all things that are therein bow themselues in reuerent obedience vnto the Lord Iesus Phil. 2. 10. 13. Hee made his Captaines tread vpon the necks of the Canaanite Kings after the battell whom hee had ouercome and closed vp before Iosh. 10. So will Iesus doe to all his Chosen at their death but especially at that day of generall Iudgement shall hee make all their enemies Satan sinne and death with all other their foes to be their footstoole whose