my Sheepe thus saith the Lord God behold I iudge between sheep sheep between the Rams and the Goats Seemeth it a small thing vnto you to haue eaten vp the good pasture but ye must treade downe with your feet the residue of your pasture and to haue drunk of the deep waters but ye must trouble the residue with your feet And my sheepe eate that which ye haue troden with your feet drink that which ye haue troubled with your feet c Of proude mounting minds be the Goats and yet no creature more raÌ„mish stinking thorough the abundance of luxury besides that NaturiaÌ„s note his gnawing of trees to bee the death of trees as Ezekiel expouÌ„ds them for people iniurious and nociuous so our Sauiour in the Gospell puts them on his left hand and after that doth seat them with the diuel and his Angels by reasoÌ„ of their wickednes How coms the Goat then ceremonially to shaddowe out Christ who is the end of the lawe Of him it is testified that he was in all things like vnto vs Sin only excepted verve true Neither did the Goat shadow him forth in respecte of any sinne in him but for sin vpon him So that he mighte well say as in Amos. Beholde I am pressed vnder you as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaues Not a cart-load but a worlds load of sinne was vpon him whereby in our nature he became the Lot-goat in Leuitticus 16. while in the other nature hee withdrewe in respect of manifestation vnto Gnarazel a place inhabitable for sinners Heereupon let me lay down the speech of an ancient greeke father Typos tauta tou despotou Christou c that is These things carry a type of the Lord Christe but so notwithstandâ—…ng as these two Animalls be not taken for two persons but for two natures For seeing that by one goate both the mortalitie and immortality of Christe the Lorde coulde not bee fiâ—…e shadowed out necessarilie therefore two were commaunded that so the slaine one mighte prefigure the passible nature of his flesh and that which was set free mighte point out the impassible nature of the godhead so far By which Godhead th manhood being secretly sustained and sin as vpon the head being so caried away captiue that it might neuer be brought into iudgement against Israel the Godhead for that might very fitly bee represented by the scape goat so well as in act 20 28 God is saide by his bloud to purchase his Church Sweet Iesus what discoÌ„fortable burden didst thou beare for mankind that indeed might fully bee represented by the goat who haue not only the sin of others vpoÌ„ vs as negligentmaiestrats ministers masters Parents haue the sinnes of their vngouerned vntaught people vpon theÌ„ and the intifers to sinne haue the sins of the intised vpon them but also the Goat fitly and fullie resembled vs for sin also within vs so that neither outside nor inside is free from desert of iudgmeÌ„t O Lorde how shall wee stand in thy presence Giue vs faith in thee wherby thou maist couer our iniquities as Esaus garment couered Iacob wherby he got the blessing I beleeue lord help my vnbeliefe And howsoeuer I can neuer purge my selfe as I may merite the least of thy fauours yet I beseeche thee giue mee grace to labour the clearinge of heart and hand in way of thankefulnesse and conformity that so dying to sinne as thou dyed for sin I may in my conuersation glorifie the father that is in heauen Amen So much for the sacrificial Beasts first of the heard secoÌ„dly of the flocke Now followeth the burnt offring of Birds Section 16. THe Birdes appointed for Holocaust in this first of Leuiticus are first the Turtles and secondlye the Pigeons The phrase in the Text Let thy oblation bee Of the Turtles or of yong Pigeons compared with the sacrifice of purificatioÌ„ in Leu. 12. 8. where a lamb being offred then 1 Turtle or PigeoÌ„ wold serue but otherwise a payre of birds it causeth mee think that here also is intended a coople of the one or the other But to the Turtle first 1 The Turtle is noted for her fastnes and faithfulnes to her mate to bee Fidei coniugalis emblema an Embleme of mariage fidelity What greater faithfulnes can there be theÌ„ that wherwith christ hath loued his Church So dear hath his spouses bin vnto him as for washing her from the Leaprosie of sin he hath wil linglye powred forth his best bloud The Pelicane was neuer so prodigal of her bloud to her little ones as hee of his bloud for his little flock Sweet Iesus the bloud of the goat is noted to dissolue the Adamant and shall not thy Turtle bloud coÌ„straine our stony hearts to melte with loue O giue vnto vs the hearte that Dauid had who in the wante of thee in the Sacrifices vse did breath pant and fainte downewards The poore Turtle respecteth onelye her mate and why shold we spiritually wed our heart to any but to thee It was the sinne of Israell to go a whoringe after other louers false Gods and false worships sweet Iesus keepe vs vnto thee in the vnitie of truth and bonds of peace To thee wee gaue out faith in Baptisme not to Moses nor his law-for that way shall no flesh bee iustified in thy sighte giue vs therefore allwayes specially when satan would assaile vs with desperation to looke directly vnto thee who saiest Beleiue and liue not worke and liue By thy Prophet thou thus saiest They say if a man put away his wife shee goe from him and become an other mans shal hee returne again unto her Shall not thus land for doing so bee polluted But thou speaking to the Church haste plaied the Harlot with many louers Yet turne againe to mee saith the Lord. O Lorde howe slowe art thou to wrath and yet art a iealous God ouer thy people when thou sente Moses into AEgypte for fetching out thy churche loe as Ezeâ—…iel thy seruante testifieth chap. 20 they were all generally wedded to the Idolls of Egypt hauing in Euery groue hea ped vp aboundance of Louers yet so greate iâ—… thy Turtle-loue vnto thy Doue that 's but one that thou bid them cast away their Idolls and so returne vnto thee But ô egregious sin they denied so to doe Yet for thy names sake thou wouldst not destroy theÌ„ but still woed them vnto thee and so finally brought them in the pascall supper vnto thine owne Table Lord giue vs grace by the conside ration of thy infinite endlesse loue to bee more faithfull and faste vnto thee and ready in all distresses firmely to beleeue that thou which hast begonn anie good in vs will for thine own glorie make the same in due time perfect 2. For the pigeons or howse-doues they bee noted daily experience teacheth it that they do gregatim volitare naturally desire to fly by flocks The prophet Isaiah
the nomber a fewnes 2 in obseruatioÌ„ easines 3 in their signification worthines as for Antichristianisme it properly in S. Paul S. Iohns sense consisteth not which to few haue marked either in an Antithesis or opposition vn to christs external order or yet in an opposition to the Iudicial or moral law EueÌ„ such oppositioÌ„s are hainus wicked but do not therefore coÌ„clude Antichristianism al euil euen in the members of christ is condeÌ„nable but they not therfore AntichristiaÌ„ nor it antichri stianisme Antichristianity in the newe testaments sence is an opposition to the newe couenant of Grace called of the apostle another gospel that is glad tydings in som other then in christ And such were they that went out wherof S. Iohn speaketh seking iustifica tion by another meanes then christ as by the obseruatioÌ„ of the moral law or the law of Ceremonies or the like This â—…oint held and it is easie to be held Antichrist being Antikeâ—…nos the layer of an opposite foundation it quasheth to ground all our fanatique spirites that make any thing in our church yea all our Church it selfe to bee Antichristian because of some morall wants or somwhat otherwise euill onely in theyr fancie I woulde they would once smite their hand on their thigh and saye what haue I done But for pressing this one pointe some yeares passed I haue therefore beene pricked in the eyes euer since therefore to God I leaue such saying Heauenly Father forgiue the 〈◊〉 for they know not what they doe for thy Sons sake suffer not thy people to be â—…onger captiued of them 5. The last question may be this when shal ceremonies altogither end I answer wheÌ„ the world is coÌ„sumed the heauens earth analysed or more plainly ceremonies shal cease when Faith ceaseth Faith ceaseth when wee haue fully got the thing we faithed or beleeued for ceremonies bee but as a waggon for conuaiing faith to his iournies end Faith beeing the apprehension of things vnseene for I speake of the most excellent kind of faith when once they and wee come togither into full possession and that is not till wee attaine heauens glory then Faith stinteth Being come to the period or ful point it can reach no further nor hope that held the thing beleued and hoped for And in this respect it is that Charitie in the 1. Cor. 13. is preferred before hope faith they then ceasing but loue towards god and our fellow members continuing for euer And for such continuaÌ„ce eternall it is also that God neuer cal led by name of faith or Hope is called of saint Iohn by the name of Loue or Charitie O God of AbrahaÌ„ Isaac Iaakob a god of the liuing that liue vnto thee eternally but more speci ally ô thou the father of our Lord Iesus Christ whome in respect of Adams fall thou didst appoint to be a new and a liuing a way for iustification and saluation vnto all such as shoulde come vnto thee by him Heauenly father wee haue broken thy Lawe actually in our selues so well as originally in our fore-patents and therefore haue deserued that all the curses of the Law should fall vppon vs so far bee wee from beeing able to bee iustified by doing the workes of the Law And therefore flying from all hope of health by that old Law Do and liue we come vnto thee by the newe and liuing way Beleeue and liue eternally We belieue ô Lord helpe our vnbeliefe Increase our faith for apprehension of all the promises sealed vpp in Christ with Yea and Amen for they be all true and hee the waye trueth and life Keepe vs in this wildernesseworlde with our backes vpon slauish sinful AE gypt wherein too long we serued Sathan worse then Pharaoh and giue vs to keepe our face still towardes heauens Rest better theÌ„ CanaaÌ„s rest vntil we attain that new land wherein shall dwel only righteousnes And in falling in this worlde vouchsafe as thou didst to Moses to giue vs sighte from aboue for discerning seuerall lots and inheritaunces in that rest for if there were not seuerall mansions ô Father in thy house thy Sonne would otherwise haue tolde vs but loe hee is gone before to prepare a place for his people Giue vs grace to see and in seeing giue vs to exulte in thee with care of becomming more conformeable vnto thee To that end blesse the Ministrye of thy Sonnes Gospell vnto vs that so his loue may constrayne vs tó loue the dooing of all his commaundementes Blesse Gouernours and Gouerned High and lowe ritche and poore with a divine care to doe not onelye the holye and righteous duties that appertaine to them as they be christians but also as they be christiaÌ„s of such and such places that so thy name may bee more generally bonored amongest vs and in thy sauing mercies sealed vp in Christe Iesus this greeuous pestilence maye bee farre remooued from vs. Heare vs for the sake of thy sonne our sole Sauiour whom in worde and sacrementes thou hast exhibited mercifullye vnto vs. To whome with thee and the blessed spirit three distinct persons but one true and euerliuing GOD bee all kingdome power and glorye ascribed both by Angells and men this time and for euer Amen Faults escaped Page 1. line 10. min reade mind pag 3. lin 6. sheh read isheh page 7. line 16. Noah the read Noah through the floud the c. page 14. lin 1. vah read vaf pag. 15. line 9 Euangel read Euangels pa. 24. lin 1. fourth read and fift pag. 34. lin 19. a read as page 70. line 11. god reade good pag. 93. lin 9. waits read waights pag. 133. line 20. Ma. read Mathe vv pag. 136. lin 15. ar read far pag. 144 lin 10. not suf read not only a suff pag. 169. lin 14. meetnes read meeknes pag. 171. lin 14. liue reade line pag. 178. line 1. meri reade merit pag. 189 line 9. vs read as A reason of this Epistle This certaine were more then now would be knowne for som are turred for meer aduantage 〈◊〉 in coâ—…ners tâ—…ey be mar tins disciples still Som yet in the ministry as Fa'coners do lead the people hood winked they know not whither looking for their day as the Papistes for theyr day hauing one speeche in publique another 〈◊〉 priuate A prety iest â—…o the shame of partiall spi â—…ts Three sondry Sects vnder one Generâ—…ll head of reformation a Iehouah Iebrue oberuaâ—…ions b Adam a Korban b Iehouah c Korban d Gnólah e Tamim f Hebr. The son of the Beef a Gâ—…ólah sheh b Reiaâ—…h â—…icoach c Ièrèk d â—…nólah ishâ—…h a Helr The 〈◊〉 of the pigeon b Kir c The feathers about the mâ—… a Iude 6. Gen. 3. 15. c. Shem liued 600 years Eabâ—…s in his 2. b. 2. 〈◊〉 Exodus 〈◊〉 tâ—…ache Neophâ—…t to noâ—…ber the times better Leuiticus What it in â—…endeth Ceremonial persons Rom. 1. Psal. 19. 1. Nom. 3.
to bee practised hath taught vs daily to washe away the vncleannes of our affections by a heart sending out water of con â—…ition and repentance The outward seet so leading to inward affectioÌ„s and for such ceremonial respect both feet bow els washed togither in sacrifice Togither with washing the cups outside let vs wash that is within and then to such â—…leane-ones all things â—…ecome cleane But vnto them that ar defiled vnbelieuing is nothing pure but euen their minds and coâ—…iences are d filed The eight Commune consideration is the burning of all the parts after that they be orderly placed on the Altar Touching Christ it represented the fierye indignation of his Father flaming againste him seazing on euery part of him to the making of him crye out vehemently â—…y God my god â—…hy hast thou forsaken me for left hee was as Isaiah foretolde in chapter 63 to treade the wine-presse alone not one helping him but his owne arme sustayning him Sweete Iesus hast thou thus fryed for our sinnes O giue vs the Grace accordinglye to suffer patientlie for our ovvn sin By vvay of merit vve caÌ„ not do it for the meriâ—… worke is alone in thee but by way of conformity vnto thee For if thou the prince of our saluatioÌ„ was consecrated through affliction how shall noâ—… we thy members also be coÌ„secrated through fiery tryalls The ninth common consideration is that euery of these oblatioÌ„s so offered they were for the end they were referred vnto a sweet sauour or a sauour of rest vnto the Lord. The Originall words heer be the same as in Genes 8 21. Râ—…ch nichóaâ—…h a sauour of rest expounded by the Apostle of Christ wheÌ„ as he terms him in Eph. 5. 2 Osâ—…én euôdias a sacrifice of sweet sauour arguing that if he had not been 〈◊〉 sacrifice smelling sweet in the nosethrills of his father hee coulde neuer haue brought a Rest vn to vs nor vs vnto the laÌ„d of rest That we shoulde laboure to conforme our selues vnto our heade in the like who doubteth But wherein speciallie shall wee doe that Two specialls I will note the firste is prayer feruente the second is Almes Prayers offred vp in faith not wauering and in Charity vndefiled bee in Reuelation 8. 3 4. resembled vnto odours whervpon legal odours the Signe and prayers the thing signified are introduced both of theÌ„ ascending togither For Almes they be expresly termed in Phillip 4 18 Osmén and Thusian euódias for that beeing giuen in faith and Charitie they sauor sweetly iâ—… the no sethrills of the almightie Cornelius thâ—… captaine though a Gentile by byrth by dwelling amongest the Iewes had learned so much before Saint Peter came vnto him and therefore gaue himselfe to prayer and almes Which by reason of their qualification came vp into rememberance before God Actes 10 4. Teach this doctrine that shall who will beleiue it Few of this age For if they did they would giue themselues more to alms prayer though that which so giue is but leÌ„t vnto the Lorde and no such paymaster as the mercifull know if they had faith to truste him yet the Lorde shall go without it so shall his members And think they neuer to heare of such diffident with holding Yes in the last day it shall be told them before GOD Angells and men yea the Lorde Iesus shal thus say vnto them Inasmuch as ye haue not don it to these little ones ye haue not don it vnto me therefore departe with the diuell and his angels into hell fire There shal bee iudgement without mercy Whereas to the mercifull it shal be sayd Inasmuch as ye did it to these little ones ye haue don it vnto me therfore enter into the kingdom prepared for yee from the beginning so mercy reioyâ—…eth against iudgement And so much for the par ticulars of the beasts Birdes agreeing in common for vsage and end It remaineth now I doe speake of some specialls excepted from the generall rule aforesaid Section 14. THere bee some thinges in the burnt offerings that stand peculiar and proper to their owne kind as first in the beasts it was required that only Males were offred so is it not necessarilye required in the Birds Secondly the fat of the beasts was to be seuered from the inwards so not in the birds Thirdly the Beasts were to bee diuided asunder so not the Birds Fourthly the whole of the Beasts was to be offred receaued but the maw feathers of the Birds were to be cast on the Eastside of the Altar amongst the a shes that were to bee swept vp caried away out of the Tabernacle of all these in order as God shall enable me 1. First that Males of the Beasts were required males beeing naturallye more sufficieÌ„t strong they best serued for expressing the sufficieÌ„cy of Iesus for becoÌ„ming an al sufficieÌ„t sacrifice both for fying his father streng thning of his members Touching vs it taught as Malachi teacheth that the best things are to be giuen vnto God that vnder the paine of 〈◊〉 curse In the birdes this seemed to bee dispensed with the reason I knowe not 2. Secondly the birds not being diuided asunder did doubtles teache som vnity in the parts of our deuotion and fellowships But why also the same was not admitted in the Beastes I yet conceiue not 3. Thirdly that the far of all inwards shoulde bee offered vpp to the Lord for neither that inward fat nor bloud might bee eaten in any houshold of Israel I doubt not it intended both in Christ for merit and in vs for conformitye an offering vp to the father of heauen the very best cogitations within vs. But why in the beastes seuered the other not enioyâ—…ed it passeth my present capacity 4 Fourthly why nothing in the Beastes but somwhat in the birds should bee reiected I neither know but what may bee meant by the reiectioÌ„ of feathers maw I doubt not to speak probably with consonaÌ„ce of faith The mawe and feathers being expulsed the Sacrifice so consequently of dislike vnto GOD they must necessarily intend euill reiected of Christ and to be cast aside of vs. What is more light then a feather and what more light then vnity of mind Christ taking our nature did that without assuming our vanity The substance he took the flickering Accident hee remoued O that these feathers did not cause vs often mouÌ„t as hy as fooles puft vp as the Apostle speaketh knowing nothing at least as we should know till we recule vs sodainly downe againe a contrary extremity Touching the mawe when wee remember what the Prophet Zephaniah sayth to Ierusalem woe to the maw for so the originall readeth we may vnderstaÌ„d that the mawe is mystically wickednesse wherewith Cities and people be gorged And because that the mawe or gorge consisteth of sundrye kinds of seedes and abhominatioÌ„ it was to