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must_v not_o be_v private_o perform_v and_o figure_v our_o entrance_n by_o christ_n the_o door_n 3._o one_o must_v be_v make_v a_o sin_n offer_v the_o other_o a_o burn_a offering_n the_o sacrifice_n be_v type_n of_o that_o only_a sacrifice_n of_o the_o son_n of_o god_n our_o redeemer_n perform_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o his_o cross_n for_o the_o expiate_a the_o sin_n and_o foul_a issue_n of_o the_o whole_a world_n in_o they_o both_o 1._o what_o they_o be_v 2._o what_o be_v the_o ceremony_n about_o they_o 1._o the_o sin_n offer_v be_v a_o sacrifice_n in_o which_o the_o whole_a beast_n or_o bird_n be_v not_o consume_v with_o fire_n as_o the_o burn_a offering_n be_v but_o slay_v for_o the_o expiation_n of_o sin_n the_o use_n of_o which_o be_v to_o figure_n and_o seal_v up_o to_o the_o jew_n the_o expiation_n of_o their_o sin_n in_o christ._n 26._o now_o christ_n be_v make_v manifest_a for_o the_o do_v away_o of_o sin_n by_o the_o slay_a sacrifice_n of_o himself_o and_o see_v verse_n 28._o the_o burn_a offering_n be_v a_o sacrifice_n in_o which_o the_o whole_a beast_n or_o bird_n be_v consume_v with_o fire_n offer_v up_o therein_o to_o god_n for_o a_o savour_n of_o rest_n namely_o to_o appease_v and_o pacify_v god_n wrath_n for_o some_o sin_n or_o sin_n commit_v which_o signify_v that_o christ_n be_v to_o be_v a_o whole_a burn_a offering_n and_o to_o be_v whole_o consume_v in_o soul_n and_o body_n with_o the_o fire_n of_o his_o father_n wrath_n that_o he_o may_v be_v a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n for_o we_o he_o give_v himself_o for_o we_o 2._o a_o sacrifice_n and_o oblation_n for_o a_o sweet_a smell_a savour_n neither_o do_v the_o believe_a jew_n think_v that_o god_n be_v appease_v by_o any_o virtue_n in_o the_o burn_a offering_n but_o through_o the_o eternal_a sacrifice_n of_o christ_n shadow_v therein_o 2._o what_o be_v the_o ceremony_n about_o these_o fowl_n for_o they_o all_o point_a at_o christ._n 1._o for_o the_o sin_n offer_v of_o fowl_n the_o ceremony_n be_v appoint_v levit._n 5._o 8_o 9_o and_o they_o be_v three_o 1._o rite_n the_o priest_n must_v wring_v the_o neck_n of_o the_o dove_n asunder_o but_o not_o pluck_v it_o clean_o off_o 15._o and_o the_o same_o rite_n in_o the_o burn_a offering_n the_o neck_n must_v be_v pinch_v with_o the_o nail_n of_o the_o priest_n to_o let_v out_o the_o blood_n but_o the_o head_n must_v not_o be_v pluck_v off_o from_o the_o body_n signify_v 1._o that_o although_o christ_n be_v to_o die_v yet_o his_o divinity_n and_o humanity_n shall_v not_o be_v sever_v 2._o that_o the_o death_n of_o this_o innocent_a dove_n shall_v not_o interrupt_v his_o head-ship_n of_o the_o church_n he_o be_v to_o be_v pinch_v to_o death_n but_o his_o head_n shall_v not_o be_v sever_v from_o his_o body_n and_o member_n which_o be_v his_o church_n 3._o that_o christ_n shall_v die_v indeed_o but_o no_o bone_n of_o he_o must_v be_v break_v joh._n 19_o 36._o shadow_v also_o in_o the_o passeover_n 2._o rite_n the_o priest_n must_v sprinkle_v the_o blood_n of_o the_o sin_n offer_v upon_o the_o side_n of_o the_o altar_n vers_fw-la 9_o and_o the_o like_a in_o the_o burn_a offering_n chap._n 1._o 15_o signify_v that_o all_o the_o virtue_n and_o merit_n of_o christ_n blood_n for_o the_o purge_n of_o sin_n be_v draw_v from_o the_o altar_n of_o his_o deity_n he_o must_v be_v god_n that_o must_v purchase_v the_o church_n with_o his_o blood_n 28._o and_o 2._o cor._n 5._o 19_o god_n be_v in_o christ._n 3._o rite_n all_o the_o rest_n of_o the_o blood_n must_v be_v pour_v out_o at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o altar_n signify_v not_o only_o the_o pour_v out_o of_o the_o blood_n of_o jesus_n christ_n our_o true_a sin_n offer_v upon_o the_o altar_n of_o the_o cross_n without_o which_o shed_v of_o blood_n can_v be_v no_o remission_n of_o sin_n but_o also_o the_o blood_n pour_v at_o the_o foot_n of_o the_o altar_n that_o be_v those_o clot_n and_o drop_n of_o blood_n plentiful_o flow_v from_o he_o in_o his_o agony_n before_o his_o passion_n luke_n 22._o 44._o as_o he_o be_v go_v up_o to_o the_o crosse._n 2._o for_o the_o dove_n appoint_v for_o the_o burn_a offering_n beside_o the_o former_a rite_n some_o other_o be_v appoint_v 16._o 1._o the_o priest_n must_v pluck_v out_o the_o maw_n with_o his_o feather_n and_o cast_v they_o beside_o the_o altar_n on_o the_o east_n side_n in_o the_o place_n of_o the_o ash_n for_o these_o be_v thing_n unclean_a and_o signify_v that_o christ_n shall_v bring_v no_o unclean_a thing_n to_o his_o suffering_n but_o present_a a_o most_o spotless_a and_o holy_a oblation_n to_o the_o lord_n for_o else_o have_v it_o not_o be_v of_o sweet_a smell_n 2._o the_o priest_n must_v divide_v and_o cleave_v the_o bird_n with_o his_o wing_n but_o not_o asunder_o signify_v christ_n who_o seem_v by_o his_o death_n to_o be_v burn_v extinct_a and_o perish_v for_o so_o he_o be_v in_o the_o esteem_n of_o his_o own_o disciple_n as_o they_o be_v go_v to_o emmaus_n but_o yet_o he_o be_v not_o quite_o sunder_v but_o rise_v again_o by_o his_o own_o power_n and_o ever_o live_v sitt_v at_o his_o father_n right_a hand_n to_o make_v request_n for_o we_o yea_o his_o own_o word_n may_v seem_v to_o imply_v a_o sunder_a when_o he_o say_v why_o have_v thou_o forsake_v i_o but_o that_o the_o ingemination_n of_o his_o former_a word_n my_o god_n my_o god_n do_v strong_o prove_v the_o contrary_n 3._o this_o bird_n must_v be_v thorough_o consume_v to_o ash_n to_o make_v it_o a_o sweet_a savour_n to_o the_o lord_n levit._n 1._o 17_o signify_v that_o never_o be_v any_o thing_n so_o grateful_a and_o acceptable_a to_o the_o lord_n as_o the_o whole_a burn_a sacrifice_n of_o his_o son_n in_o which_o he_o smell_v a_o savour_n of_o eternal_a rest_n to_o which_o the_o psalmist_n allude_v 3._o let_v he_o smell_v a_o savour_n of_o all_o thy_o oblation_n and_o turn_v thy_o burn_a offering_n into_o ash_n 4._o when_o all_o these_o rite_n be_v observe_v the_o party_n that_o be_v unclean_a shall_v be_v clean_o levit._n 12._o 8._o and_o chap._n 15._o 13_o 28_o signify_v that_o a_o party_n justify_v by_o christ_n blood_n and_o exercise_v true_a repentance_n and_o the_o study_n of_o holiness_n and_o new_a life_n be_v bring_v in_o again_o into_o the_o right_n and_o fellowship_n of_o god_n and_o his_o people_n whatsoever_o his_o uncleanness_n former_o have_v be_v and_o thus_o have_v the_o legal_a cleanse_n of_o this_o person_n bring_v we_o to_o the_o evangelicall_n in_o jesus_n christ._n i._o sundry_a ground_n of_o consolation_n to_o the_o church_n and_o people_n of_o god_n godly_a 1_o as_o christ_n seem_v clean_o divide_v and_o sunder_v from_o his_o father_n and_o from_o his_o church_n but_o be_v not_o so_o his_o member_n often_o seem_v quite_o sunder_v from_o god_n and_o all_o comfort_n but_o be_v not_o 2._o cor._n 4._o 8._o and_o chap._n 6._o 9_o a_o godly_a man_n may_v be_v in_o such_o a_o straight_a as_o david_n be_v when_o thus_o he_o break_v forth_o to_o jonathan_n as_o the_o lord_n live_v and_o as_o thy_o soul_n live_v there_o be_v but_o one_o step_n between_o i_o and_o death_n and_o yet_o when_o he_o can_v see_v no_o passage_n god_n make_v a_o passage_n forth_o hence_o may_v a_o christian_a with_o paul_n challenge_v all_o peril_n and_o danger_n and_o contemn_v they_o as_o too_o weak_a to_o separate_v we_o from_o christ_n rom._n 8._o 39_o yea_o in_o all_o thing_n we_o be_v not_o only_a conqueror_n but_o more_o than_o conqueror_n so_o be_v christ_n in_o death_n and_o from_o under_o the_o grave_n more_o than_o a_o conqueror_n let_v a_o christian_a be_v slay_v it_o hinder_v he_o not_o from_o be_v a_o conqueror_n and_o what_o ever_o he_o may_v lose_v he_o lose_v not_o the_o love_n of_o god_n who_o love_v he_o to_o the_o end_n who_o he_o once_o love_v and_o therefore_o only_a the_o sound_n christian_n be_v in_o a_o sure_a estate_n if_o sorrow_n be_v for_o a_o night_n joy_n will_v return_v in_o the_o morning_n after_o darkness_n as_o sure_a to_o see_v light_n as_o jesus_n christ_n keep_v his_o headship_n and_o death_n can_v sever_v he_o quite_o so_o the_o member_n may_v be_v pinch_v yet_o not_o quite_o off_o but_o abide_v member_n still_o 2._o as_o the_o special_a providence_n of_o god_n watch_v his_o own_o son_n that_o though_o he_o be_v in_o wicked_a hand_n that_o want_v no_o will_n yet_o they_o be_v keep_v from_o break_v one_o bone_n of_o he_o so_o do_v the_o same_o providence_n watch_v over_o his_o member_n that_o howsoever_o the_o wicked_a of_o the_o world_n pinch_n and_o press_v they_o 20._o yet_o the_o promise_n be_v make_v to_o they_o he_o keep_v all_o their_o
true_a inward_a circumcision_n phil._n 3._o 3_o the_o motive_n be_v circumcision_n 1._o all_o outward_a service_n and_o ceremony_n without_o this_o be_v reject_v as_o preach_v hear_v pray_v fast_a weep_a all_o thy_o service_n and_o labour_n be_v lose_v if_o by_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n thy_o mind_n be_v not_o renew_v and_o faith_n and_o conversion_n wrought_v in_o thy_o heart_n for_o as_o the_o jew_n be_v circumcise_v be_v challenge_v to_o be_v uncircumcised_a though_o they_o have_v the_o foreskinne_n of_o the_o flesh_n cut_v off_o and_o have_v the_o circumcision_n make_v with_o hand_n and_o be_v so_o far_o unworthy_a of_o abrahamsâ—eede_n â—eede_z as_o that_o they_o be_v call_v witch_n child_n seed_n of_o the_o whore_n isai._n 57_o 3._o and_o act._n 7._o 51_o so_o be_v thou_o not_o circumcise_v which_o art_n only_o outward_o rom._n 2._o 28._o a_o jew_n without_o or_o outward_a be_v as_o good_a a_o worshipper_n as_o thou_o 2._o if_o we_o can_v say_v true_o that_o now_o not_o the_o jew_n but_o we_o be_v the_o circumcision_n col._n 2._o 11._o our_o person_n be_v no_o better_o before_o god_n than_o a_o uncircumcised_a person_n in_o the_o law_n therefore_o if_o thou_o be_v not_o thus_o circumcise_v thou_o be_v 1._o a_o exceed_a hateful_a person_n so_o david_n of_o goliath_n by_o way_n of_o reproach_n and_o contempt_n this_o uncircumcised_a philistine_n 2._o thou_o have_v no_o part_n in_o the_o promise_a messiah_n no_o more_o than_o he_o 17._o 3._o no_o portion_n in_o canaan_n not_o a_o foot_n in_o heaven_n all_o thy_o portion_n be_v in_o earth_n 4._o no_o member_n of_o the_o true_a church_n but_o without_o the_o communion_n of_o saint_n 5._o as_o he_o be_v in_o state_n of_o death_n and_o judgement_n deut._n 30._o 6._o jer._n 4._o 4_o 14_o so_o thou_o shall_v be_v condemn_v as_o sure_o for_o want_v of_o a_o sanctify_a and_o circumcise_a heart_n as_o he_o for_o contemn_v circumcision_n of_o his_o flesh_n col._n 2._o 13._o you_o be_v dead_a in_o the_o uncircumcision_n of_o the_o flesh_n without_o the_o life_n of_o god_n in_o grace_n without_o hope_n of_o the_o life_n of_o glory_n chap._n xix_o the_o passeover_n a_o type_n the_o second_o ordinary_a sacrament_n of_o the_o jew_n lively_o represent_v jesus_n christ_n be_v the_o passeover_n institute_v exod._n 12._o to_o be_v a_o lively_a type_n of_o christ._n 1._o cor._n 5._o 7._o christ_n our_o passeover_n be_v sacrifice_v for_o we_o the_o name_n of_o this_o sacrament_n have_v in_o it_o the_o occasion_n for_o it_o be_v by_o god_n therefore_o institute_v in_o memorial_n of_o their_o great_a deliverance_n in_o egypt_n when_o the_o destroy_a angel_n who_o slay_v all_o the_o first_o bear_v in_o egypt_n in_o one_o night_n pass_v over_o all_o the_o israelite_n house_n who_o door_n and_o post_n be_v strike_v with_o the_o blood_n of_o the_o paschall_n lamb_n slay_v and_o eat_v in_o that_o house_n wherein_o the_o godly_a jew_n be_v not_o to_o fix_v their_o eye_n in_o that_o external_a sign_n or_o the_o temporary_a deliverance_n signify_v but_o to_o cast_v their_o eye_n of_o faith_n upon_o the_o messiah_n and_o true_a paschall_n lamb_n by_o mean_n of_o who_o the_o wrath_n and_o revenge_n of_o god_n pass_v over_o all_o those_o who_o soul_n be_v sprinkle_v with_o his_o blood_n and_o who_o by_o true_a faith_n feed_v upon_o he_o and_o therefore_o howsoever_o the_o word_n passeover_n have_v in_o scripture_n many_o signification_n both_o proper_a and_o figurative_a i_o understand_v by_o it_o the_o whole_a institution_n of_o god_n concern_v the_o lamb_n call_v paschall_n in_o which_o we_o shall_v see_v jesus_n christ_n most_o lively_o portray_v before_o we_o and_o that_o this_o one_o legal_a sacrament_n preach_v not_o obscure_o to_o the_o ancient_a jew_n the_o whole_a doctrine_n of_o the_o gospel_n and_o grace_n of_o salvation_n by_o the_o only_a suffering_n of_o jesus_n christ._n this_o will_v appear_v in_o five_o thing_n 1._o in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n 2._o in_o the_o prepare_n of_o it_o 3._o in_o the_o effusion_n of_o blood_n and_o action_n about_o it_o 4._o in_o the_o eat_n and_o condition_n therein_o 5._o in_o the_o fruit_n and_o use_n sect._n i._n i._o in_o the_o choice_n of_o the_o sacrifice_n the_o lord_n appoint_v it_o to_o be_v a_o lamb_n choice_n or_o a_o kidd_fw-mi notable_o signify_v jesus_n christ_n who_o john_n baptist_n call_v the_o lamb_n of_o god_n take_v away_o the_o sin_n of_o the_o world_n joh._n 1._o 29._o christ_n be_v a_o lamb_n qualificatione_n 1._o in_o name_n revel_v 5._o 6._o in_o the_o midst_n of_o the_o elder_n stand_v a_o lamb._n 2._o in_o quality_n in_o respect_n of_o innocency_n patience_n meekness_n humility_n obedience_n to_o the_o will_n of_o his_o father_n to_o the_o death_n not_o open_v his_o mouth_n isai._n 53._o 7_o in_o fruitfulness_n and_o profitablenesse_n to_o feed_v we_o with_o his_o flesh_n adumbratione_fw-la and_o clothe_v we_o with_o his_o fleece_n of_o righteousness_n 3._o in_o shadow_n be_v figure_v 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