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A50253 The figures or types of the Old Testament by which Christ and the heavenly things of the Gospel were preached and shadowed to the people of God of old : explained and improved in sundry sermons / by Mr. Samuel Mather ... Mather, Samuel, 1626-1671.; Mather, Nathanael, 1631-1697. 1683 (1683) Wing M1279; ESTC R7563 489,095 683

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which_o have_v occasion_v some_o to_o restrain_v it_o to_o this_o scope_n only_o though_o that_o be_v a_o mistake_n as_o have_v be_v show_v thus_o you_o see_v the_o general_a mystery_n adumbrate_v and_o shadow_v forth_o in_o the_o meat-offering_a namely_o jesus_n christ_n his_o atone_n and_o reconcile_n we_o to_o god_n as_o also_o believer_n their_o person_n their_o service_n the_o acceptance_n of_o both_o before_o god_n 4._o the_o four_o enquiry_n touch_v the_o meat-offering_a be_v concern_v the_o addition_n forbid_v to_o be_v annex_v to_o it_o which_o be_v two_o leaven_n and_o honey_n vers_fw-la 11._o the_o reason_n and_o intent_n of_o this_o be_v worthy_a to_o be_v consider_v and_o inquire_v into_o and_o first_o for_o the_o literal_a sense_n and_o meaning_n of_o the_o prohibition_n it_o be_v concern_v fire-offering_n at_o the_o brazen_a altar_n leaven_n and_o honey_n may_v not_o come_v upon_o the_o altar_n but_o yet_o leaven_n be_v permit_v and_o allow_v in_o thank_n offering_n 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that_o end_n 2._o the_o leper_n must_v wash_v his_o clothes_n and_o himself_o and_o shave_v his_o hair_n and_o then_o come_v into_o the_o camp_n but_o not_o yet_o into_o his_o tent._n vers_fw-la 8._o the_o like_a ceremony_n be_v require_v in_o other_o cleansing_n as_o at_o the_o consecration_n of_o the_o levite_n numb_a 8.7_o they_o be_v to_o cause_v a_o razor_n to_o pass_v over_o all_o their_o flesh_n and_o deut._n 21.12_o of_o the_o captive_a woman_n it_o be_v say_v she_o shall_v shave_v her_o head_n and_o pare_v her_o nail_n some_o allegorise_v this_o in_o a_o plain_a and_o a_o good_a way_n thus_o that_o it_o be_v a_o figure_n of_o cast_v away_o all_o remainder_n of_o malice_n and_o filthiness_n james_n 1.21_o those_o excrescency_n and_o superfluity_n of_o sinful_a corruption_n it_o shadow_n out_o and_o teach_v the_o work_n of_o mortification_n or_o pare_n away_o of_o sinful_a superfluity_n of_o lust_n and_o corruption_n as_o fast_o as_o they_o grow_v which_o we_o can_v be_v quite_o 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