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A67066	The leper, and the leper's house, cleansed being, an exposition upon some part of the XIVth chapter of Leviticus; the mystery of which is explained and applied to the state and condition of a sinner's becoming a saint. With profitable uses and applications. As also, what chapter may be applied to, as to the cleansing or destroying of any particular church of Christ, in and under the time of the gospel. Divided into ten parts. Written for the information of those which seldom concern themselves about the types and shadows of the Old Testament: very useful for all people. By Thomas Worden, author of, The types unvailed.	Worden, Thomas.	1695 (1695)	Wing W3578; ESTC R218033	86,936	103

dipping of the Hyssop-brush into it this would all as little have wrought the Cure because this would have been a Contradiction to God s Institut on but both of the Means must be used together the Bloud of the Bird with the Hyssop-brush bound fast to the Cedar-wood these three things together would be Healing to the Leper because it was the Means of God's Appointment The Mystery of which when opened shews us thus much That the Bloud of Christ handed out to us by the Word of God and applied to our Souls by Faith it being the Institution of God for our Soul-cure this and only this will Cleanse our Souls of the foulest Leprofie that ever hapned to a Sinner in this Life for we find that it was this which David desired might be applied to him in a time of Soul-defilement and Pollution Psal 51. 7. Purge me with Hyssop and I shall be Clean Wash one and I shall be whiter than the Snow Shall we think that David in this Cleansing-work did look no farther than the bare Hyssop and the typocal Sprinkling there-with for the cleansing of his Soul from the guilt and filth of Sin ●o no doubtless it was the spiritual Hyssop of Faith dipt in the Bloud of Christ which was the chief thing in his Request and the principal thing which his Eye was fixt upon So Soul this is thy great Duty also to pour out thy Soul in Prayer to God as David did for this Grace of Believing Oh! spread thy Leprosie before him open the Plague-sore of thy Heart in his sight take off thy gouty Clouts and lay open thy Wounds and Unclers in his sight and beg him to cast his merciful Eyes towards thee who is the only Physician of Value that can heal thee of thy soul Disease which neither Men nor Angels can Cure besides himself Oh! wrestle with him as Jacob did Gen. 32. 24 25 26. Cease not give him no rest until he hath sent down the Hyssop-brush of Believing into thy Heart that by it thy Heart may be purified from thy Soul-pollution according to Acts 15. 9. A sight of Misery does sometimes in a tender-hearted Physician stir up Bowels of Mercy to a ready Helping of the Distressed but much more in God the greatest Healer and Helper that is in Heaven or Earth and for thy Encouragement to make to him for Healing read often that Text Jam. 1. 5. If any Man lack Wisdom let him ask of God that giveth liberally to all Men and upbraideth not and it shall be given him 2. Lay thyself in the Ways and Walks of God even in those Places where he ●seth to dispense this precious Grace of Faith the Ways and Walks of God are in his Ordinances and amongst his golden Candlesticks Rev. 1. 13. which golden Candlesticks are his Gospel-churches the Places where his Worship and Ordinances are as Prayer preaching of the Word with the Sacraments and Seals of the New-covenant in these things he meets with the Souls of Men Isa 64. 5. He meeteth him which works Righteousness and those that remember him in his Ways Here it is that God maketh the Sorrowful to rejoyce and maketh glad the Hearts of the Righteous here it is in these things that he giveth out the Sense of his Love Grace and Favour in Christ Jesus here it is that he poureth forth the rich Anointings even the Graces of his holy Spirit and amongst them this Grace of Faith Rom. 10. 17. Faith cometh by Hearing and Hearing by the Word of God Oh! then be admonished to be a constant and diligent Waiter upon these Ordinances of the Gospel neglect no Opportunity of doing thy Soul good this way for thou dost not know how soon God may meet thee with healing and cleansing Grace in these Ways and Walks of his PART V. Thus having finished the Work about the Sprinkling-brush which was made up of Scarlet Cedar-wood and Hyssop we next come to speak of some other things which were used in the Cleansing of the Leper THe Particulars you may read at your leisure as they are noted in Lev. 14. 13 14 15 16 17 and 18 Verses where first of all the Priest was to kill the Lamb in the holy Place then was he to take some of the Bloud of the Lamb and put it upon the right Ear the Thumb of the right Hand and the great Toe of the right Foot of him that was to be cleansed then was the Priest to take some of a Log of Oil and pour it into the Palm of his own left Hand then was he to sprinkle the Oil with his Finger seven times before the Lord. This Work was done by a Synecdochy tipping some parts of the Body for the whole which vertually comprehends the several Parts of the Whole Man which Mistery shadows out these two things to us namely Our Justification and Sanctification by Jesus Christ First The Lamb that was to be killed was a Type of Christ dying for Sinners as the Bird was before the Bloud of both being of one and the same Signification typing out the Bloud of Christ as the meritorious Cause of our being washed and cleansed from the Guilt of all our Sins 1 John 1. 7. 2. The Oyl used in this Cleansing-work typed forth to us the Graces of the Spirit of God in our Sanctification of which the Apostle speaks in 1 John 2. 27. But the Anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you and ye need not that any Man teach you but as the same Anointing teacheth you all things and is Truth New we need not question but that John the Divine hath referrence to the Anointing-oyl which was poured forth upon the Head of the levitical High-Priest who was a Type of Jesus Christ Lev. 8. 30. of which David speaks more at large in Psalm 133. Ver. 2. which the Apostle applies to Christ Heb. 1. 9. Thus hast loved Rightousness and hated Iniquity therefore God even thy God hath anointed thee with the Oyl of Gladness above thy Fellows And one reason that 's given of Christ's being anointed you have in John John 1. 16. That of his Fulness we might all receive and Grace for Grace For as Oyl is beautifying to the Countenance mollifying to the Flesh and cheering to the Heart so is the Oyl of Grace and Sanctification it s beautifying to the Soul Ezek. 16. 14. Thou art Perfect through my Comeliness put upon thee saith the Lord. 2dly It 's softning to the Heart Job 23. 16. For God maketh my Heart soft 3dly And it is comforting and cheering to the Whole Man Psal 4. 7. Thou hast put Gladness into my Heart more than in the time that their Corn and Wine increased One thing more to be observed in the Cleansing the Jewish Leper is this namely That the Priest was to make an Application both of the Bloud and Oil to the Leper not the Bloud without the Oil nor the Oil without the Bloud but both of them together

there are which walk by the Rule of enthusiastical Inspirations Visions and pretended Revelations casting off the written Word of God which was formerly their Rule and Guide and now account themselves more happy in walking by these Guides though this latter Age have abounded with but too many of these filthy Dreamers as St. Jude stiles them Jude 8. Verse yet it is no new thing but a thing as ancient as the Prophet Jeremiah's Days Jer. 23. 32. I am against them that Prophesie false Dreams saith the Lord and do tell them and cause my People to Err by their Lies and by their Lightness yet I sent them not nor commanded them therefore they shall not profit this People at all It appears that the Design of these ancient enthusiastical Dreamers and Pretenders to Divine Revelations was on purpose to weaken the Authority of the Word of God in the Mouths of the Prophets of the Lord inasmuch as God doth plead the Efficacy of his Word in opposition to these chaffy Dreams and pretended Revelations so much cried up by these ancient Deluders Jer. 23. 28 29. The Prophet that hath a Dream let him tell a Dream and he that hath my Word let him speak my Word faithfully What is the Chaff to the Wheat Is not my Word like as Fire saith the Lord and like a Hammer that breaketh the Rock to pieces It is a very dangerous thing when Persons through their slighting of the written Word shall thereby provoke God to give them over to wander after these satanical Delusions because many times what Ways Men do sinfully chuse to walk in and deluded Rules to walk by the same Ways and Rules God will judicially chuse for them 2 Thess 2. 10 11 12. Because they received not the Truth in the Love of it that they might be saved for this Cause God shall send them strong Delusions to believe Lies that they might be damned Therefore have we that Rule given us in Isa 8. 20. To the Law and to the Testimony if any Man speak not according to this Rule it 's because there is no Light in him and saith Peter 2 Epist 1. 19. But we have a more sure Word of Prophesie whereunto ye do well to take heed as a Light that shineth in a dark place until the Day dawn and the Day-star arise in your Hearts Thus you see what the false Rules are which the most of Men do propound to themselves as their Guides to walk by which will appear at length to be nothing else but left-footed Obedience in the Eyes of God and Jesus Christ 3dly We give unto God left-footed Service when we walk not constantly with him when we are off and on with God when we play fast and loose with God some there are when affrighted by strong Convictions and grieved by and with sore Afflictions will then for a fit be Religious then they will Pray and Read good Books and frequent the Worship of God and set about the Practice of religious Duties in their Families but when the sense of the Conviction is abated and the smart of their Affliction a little worn off then like Ephraim all their Righteousness appears like the morning Cloud and all their Goodness like the early Rain that passeth away This kind of inconstant Obedience the Israelites gave unto God in the Wilderness Psal 78. 36 37. Nevertheless they flattered him with their Mouth and lied unto him with their Tongues for their Hearts were not right with him neither were they stedfast in his Covenant This inconstant Service was never yet acceptable Service with God nor will it ever be esteemed otherwise than left-footed Service offered unto him 4thly When we walk not sincerely with God then we give him left and not right-footed Service this was the Service Amazia gave to the Lord 2 Chron. 25. 2. He did that which was right in the sight of God but not with a perfect Heart All the Ways of God saith David are Mercy and Truth Good and upright is the Lord therefore will he teach Sinners his Ways Psal 25. 8. So that you see there is Truth and Uprightness in the Lord towards us and he expects to find the same in us towards himself again Truth is the Nature of God and he cannot but hate the contrary where-ever he sees it let Men clothe themselves with never so much out-side Holiness yet if Truth and Sincerity be found wanting all is but glittering Hypocrisie in the Eyes of God Rev. 3. 1. Thou hast a Name to live and art dead The Scribes and Pharisees had as much of an outward Holiness upon them as most Men living but their want of Sincerity turned all their painted shew of Holiness into perfect Rottenness in the Eyes of Christ Matt. 23. 27. It 's not the Matter of our Services only which commends us to God but the Manner of our performing of them If our Ends and Aims 〈◊〉 more for our own Praise Honour and Profit than for the Honour and Glory of God we shall never hear more of it unless it be to our Shame and Sorrow David was well instructed in this therefore prays he that God would make his Heart sound in his Statutes Psal 119. 80. Thus you have seen the Reasons why the Priest was to tip not the left but the right Ear right Thumb and the great Toe of the right Foot of the Leper with the Bloud of the Lamb and Log of Oil the Bloud to purchase the Leper for the Work and Service of the Purchaser and the Oil of Grace to make him fit for it and willing to set about it Now Soul if thou wouldst hear the Voice of Christ in a saving manner if thou wouldst hear when he speaks to thy Soul in his Works Word Ordinances and Providences if thou wouldst work the Works of Righteousness as the Work of Repentance before God Faith in God Love to God with the Works of Holiness in his sight together with the Works of Justice and Mercy towards Men and if thou wouldst Walk with God as Enoch did walking in all the Commandments and Ordinances of God Blameless and without Rebuke as did Zacharias and Elizabeth then be not satisfied until thou hast gotten thy right Ear thy right Thumb and the right Foot of thy Soul tipt with the Bloud and Oil which drops out of the Palm of the Hand of the High-Priest Jesus Christ Who is willing to save to the uttermost them which come unto God by him Heb. 7. 25. PART VI. Thus after the Priest had tipt the right Ear the Thumb of the right Hand and the great Toe of the right Foot of the Cleansed Leper with the Bloud of the Lamb and the Log of Oil then as in Levit. 14. 16. the Priest was to dip his right Finger in the Oil that is in his left Hand and sprinkle of the Oil with his Finger seven times before the Lord. THis number Seven was of a sacred Use amongst the Hebrews is was used

you can call your own but your Sins therefore have you nothing of your own to be proud of or to glory in unless you will glory in your Shame your Sins are yours and your Corruptions are yours and your inward Thoughts are full of Rottenness and can you boast of this And what you have besides this is none of yours but God's And will you be proud of that which Free-grace hath bestowed upon you Doth not the Apostle say Who is it which makes thee to differ And what hast thou which thou hast not received You yet retain the Essentials of a Church whilest others have lost theirs and you yet stand when some other Churches are dropt to the Ground you yet retain the Soundness of the Doctrine of the Gospel and good Discipline according to the Order of the Gospel is upheld amongst you when both Doctrine and good Discipline are almost worn to nothing in some other Churches Oh! be not High-minded but fear Oh! remember that you are as liable to fall from your Stedfastness as any Church which hath fallen before you and you are liable to the worst of Errors and Corruption both in Doctrine and Discipline as well as others and you stand by Faith saith the Apostle Oh! take heed because you are never nearer Ruine than when your Gifts Parts and Priviledges do lift you up Luke 10. 15. And thou Capernaum which art exalted to Heaven shall be thrust down into Hell Secondly Let it teach us Fruitfulness because there is nothing which will preserve your standing more than this not to receive the Truth in the Love of it is the ready way to lose it and to be given up to believe Lies that you may be Damned 2 Thess 2. 11 12. and not to hear the Word mixed with Faith is the ready way to lose the Faith at last it 's the Barrenness of the Vineyard which makes the Husbandman to throw it open to the wild Beasts which was the Threatning of God to his Israel of old Isa 5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ver. therefore look to it that your Hearts and Lives be fruitful God will not be put off with the fruitless Leaves of an empty outward Profession Matt. 21. 19. When once we let go the Power and Life of Religion and think to please God with an empty Form of Godliness he will s●ew such Churches or particular Church-members out of his Mouth Rev. 3. 16. Oh! let us labour for a spirit of Zeal and Fervency in all we do for God let the Heart-searching God see more of our Sincerity Faith and Love to him in all the Duties of our Obedience which we direct to him with more of our Self-denia Meekness Mercy Charity and Holiness in our Conversations before him Oh! account not your selves truly safe longer than you are answering the ends of your spiritual Priviledges you have had much from God many choice Ordinances many a precious Waterings many rich Gifts and Graces all which do call sor great Fruitfulness Oh! have a care that for these golden Doilars you pay him not off with a sew brass Counters again at last Thirdl● Let it learn you the Duty of Thankfulness to God that you are yet a People bearing his Name upon you and that you are yet Churches and Houses standing in the Faith of our Lord Jesus and especially let us bless God for this namely in that he hath made such provision for our Preservation to keep us from that Corruption which hath so much endangered other Churches which Provision lieth in that Precept of his Rev. 18. 4. with 2 Cor. 6. 16 18. requiring our Separation from other infected Churches that will not be ●●aled What a sad condition had the reformed Churches been in who lived in the Bowels of the Roman Apostacy if they might not have had liberty to separate from them But you hear it was not only their Liberty but their commanded Duty so to do You have also seen in the ●evitical House which was a Tipe of the spiritual Houses of Jesus Christ the Prieit was to command that the things in the House not infected should be all brought forth that they might be preserved from the Leprosie within which was a merciful Provision to be embraced with Thanksgiving Oh! therefore be you truly thankful to God First In that you may separate your selves from ●●prous Churches for your own Preservation Secondly Be thankful that it is not your Portion to be separated from by others for your own Pollution that the red Cross is not yet fixed upon your Church-doors to be a Warning to all others to stand off from you Oh! how doth this call upon all such Churches for Thankfulness to God for his hither to preserving of you and to cry out with David Let us take the Cup of Salvation and give Thanks to thy Name and see to it that it be not a Lip-thankfulness only but a Life-thankfulness principally Let your Obedience to God be the Interpreter of his Goodness to your Souls because he delighteth more in Obedience than in whole Burnt-offerings or Sacrifices of the fattest Lambs Fourthly Let this Truth teach us Watchfulness wakeful Christians are usually the safest Christians safest from the Errours and Pollutions which secure Christians and Churches are endangered by The Watchman's sleepy Season was the Evil Ones seeding Season Matr. 13. 25. the Devil by whose hand the Churches of Christ are defiled is a wakeful Enemy who doth but watch when Christians are secure then is his time to work and plot their Ruine St. Peter well understood this therefore gave the Churches this Admonition 1 Pet. 5. 8. Be sober be vigilant because your Adversary the Devil like a roaring Lion goeth about seeking whom he may devour You know in pestilential Seasons when the Plague is hot in a Town or City then will Men keep Watch and Ward in those Towns and Cities which are free from the Disease that they may preserve themselves because otherwise a great deal of Hurt may acrue to such Places in a little space of time No less Security ought the Churches of Christ to take to preserve themselves because they live in a World of Danger the Plague is every-where round about them in every Heart in every House that they have to do with all the Plague of Hypocrisie Formality Pride Earthly-mindedness Errour Idolatry with all manner of lying Wonders with strong Delusions of deceivable Unrighteousness in every Place you can light upon or enter into all which calls upon all Christians and Christian churches to be watchful and narrowly to look to themselves And so we come to the second Ground of Discovery namely Why the Inhabitant of the leprous House was to go to the Priest and to say That it seemeth to me there is as it were a Plague in the House the Purpose of it was that the House might be healed Lev. 14. 41. And he shall cause the House to be scraped within round about and they shall pour