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A02353	Moses vnuailed: or Those figures which serued vnto the patterne and shaddow of heauenly things, pointing out the Messiah Christ Iesus, briefly explained Wherevnto is added the harmony of all the prophets, breathing with one mouth the mysterie of his comming, and of that redemption which by his death he was to accomplish ... By William Guild, minister of Gods Word at King-Edward in Scotland.	Guild, William, 1586-1657.	1620 (1620)	STC 12485; ESTC S103525	82,830	313

an Idolatrous or superstitious abuse their abrogating is in a reformed Christian Church The Disparitie THe Brazen Serpent was destroyed as is said but our exalted Iesus can neuer bee destroyed It retained not alway the vertue of curing but our blessed Sauiour doth euer retaine the vertue and efficacie of sauing 21. The Tabernacle Exod. 26. 1. IT had three places therein the outward Court wherin the brazen Lauer and brazen Altar stood Representing the visible Church wherein is outward Baptisme and externall exercise of worship common to all Called and Elect Mat. 13. Secondly the Holy place wherein was the Candlesticke the table of Shew-bread and the Altar of perfume Representing the inuisisible true Church consisting of the elect onely militant on earth wherein is the light of the Spirit by the Word the true participation of Christ the bread of life and the sincere acceptable sacrifice of true prayer and praise Within this place enters onely the Royall Priesthood of God Rom. 12. 1. 1. Pet. 2. 5. Thirdly the Holiest of all wherein was the Mercy-Seat the glory of GOD betweene the Cherubims Representing the triumphant Church in the heauens wherein is seated Christ Iesus in glory the societie of the blessed Angels and the praise of the and the golden Censor glorified spirits with the continuall intercession of our Sauiour for his Saints on earth Heb. 8. 2. The entry to the Holiest was by the Holy place and to the holy place was by the vtter Court So our entry to the heauens is by beeing members of the i●…uisible Church through faith in a good conscience and our entry to be members of the inuisible Church is by associating our selues to the visible Church professing Word and Sacraments in the Primitue Apostolike sinceritie 3. The fixed Pillars of the holy place Signifieth the Apostolike doctrines in respect of the ministerie whereof the Church it selfe is called the Pillar of Truth 1. Tim. 3. 17. 4. The diuers ornaments and instruments thereof Typeth the diuersitie of spirituall gifts and functions in the Christian Church Rom. 12. 6. 5. The seuerall co●…erings thereof Doth note the Lords sure protection of his Church by his power and Angels Heb. 1. 14 6. Gold vvithin and skinnes without Shaddoweth the spirituall and inward glory of the Church and her account before God albeit contemptible to the world in outwards Cant. 1. 4. 7. The Tabernacle all the instruments thereof yea the very Ash-pans Snuffers of the Candlesticke must be made according to the patterne in the Mount Exo. 25. 40. Heb. 8. 5. Shewing thereby that the Church and all the exercise of worship that is therein whether doctrine or discipline must be conformed vnto the written Word Gal. 1. 8. 8. The voluntarie oblation of the people to build the Tabernacle Represents that willing allotment and portion that Christians should giue for the vpholding of Gods worship and ministerie amongst them and for the maintenance of the poore members of Christs mysticall body 2. Cor. 9. 8. 9. The principall builders of the Tabernacle were Bezaleel and Aholiab extraordinarily indued with cunning in euery worke and the secondary was euery skilful workman in whose minde God had put skill and will to assist the worke Exod. 36. These figuring the Apostles as Master-builders laying the foundation of the Christian Church and the other the ordinary Pastors building on their foundation aright beeing gifted and fitted for that effect 1. Cor. 3. 10. Ro. 12. 6. Ephes 11. 28. 10 The parts of the Tabernacle were so made that they might bee ioyned or separate when they list Deut. 12. 9. To shew the faithfull in this Tabernacle of their body which is to bee laid downe and raised againe to be farre from their resting place while they be in that gloricus Temple of the heauens settled and seated with Christ 2. Cor. 5. 4. 11. The Curtens of the Tabernacle imbroidered with Cherubims Signified the seruice and protection of the Church by the holy Angels Isa 6. 12. These Curtens were coupled by their strings and golden hookes that it might bee one Tabernacle Exod. 36. 13. Shewing th●… th●… d●…uers members of the Church whether triumphant or militant and euery where dispersed make vp but one Tabernacle Eph. 4. 8. Heb. 9. 11. 13. The glorious doore of the Tabernacle Shaddowed Christ Iesus who saith of himselfe expressely I am the doore Ioh. 10. 7. by whom wee get entry either to grace or glory 14. The Tabernacle thus by all the couplings thereof being erected Did signifie the knitting together by every ioynt of the whole body of the Church in Christ the Head by the truth in charitie for the furniture whereof according to the effectuall power which is in the measure of euery part it receiueth increase of the bodie vnto the edifying of it selfe in loue Ephes. 4. 16. 15. Euery boord of the Tabernacle signified each seuerall member of Christ and his Church of Sittim wood that is chosen and sanctified ouerlaid with gold that is made glorious in Christ standing vpright by the erection of hope fixed by the tenons of Faith and founded on the socket Christ as also ioyned by barres which is the ●…itie of one Spirit and loue the couerture of this Tabernacle is Christ the linnen represents his innocencie the Goates haire his afflictions the Penitentiars garment beeing vsually made of such the third couering dyed red figuring his bloud couering our sins and the fourth of broken skinnes his abasement and humilitie The doore of the Tabernacle was not of any hard or debarring matter but of a vaile easily penetrable to shew our easie accesse to grace in Christ and acceptation in the bosome of his Church   22. The Vaile of the Holiest Exod. 26. 31. 1. IT was glorious of embroidered worke of diuers colours So was the body of Christ beautified with excellent diuers and heauenly graces Hebr. 7. 26. Col. 2. 3. 2. It was replenished and wrought full of Cherubims Noting thereby that seruiceable and ready attendance of the Angels on the person and body of Christ Ioh. 1. 51. 3. It was borne vp by glorious and costly Pillars ouerlaid with gold on Sockets of siluer which it couered and whereon it did hang. To shew that the Humanitie of Christ specially in his suffering should be borne vp by his Deitie which his manhood did oueruaile and vnder which it againe in a manner did lurke 4. By the Vaile onely there was entry into the Holyest place of all So by the vaile of his flesh onely rent vpon the Crosse hath Christ made a new and liuing way for vs to God and to Heauen Heb. 10. 20. 23. The Arke Exod. 25. 10. to 17. 1. THe Arke was made of Sittim wood which was durable and not subiect to putrifaction So Christ Iesus was neither subiect to the corruption of sinne nor putrefaction of the graue Psal. 16. 9 10. 2. The Wood was ouerlaid within and without with fine gold and pure So the excellent diuine nature of

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

hath Christ deliuered his Church which none else could doe from that fearful Giant Satan whom he hath ouercome albeit contemptible in the eyes of the world and with his own machinations hath trod downe his head Genes 3. 15. 9. The Lord honoured him with many and great victories 1. Sam. 18. 2. Sa. 21. So likewise did he Christ Iesus ouer that old Serpent and all our spirituall enemies 1. Cor. 15. 10. Hee brought back the Arke againe 2. Sam. 6. So hath Christ Iesus the trueth that lay obscured by the false interpretation of the Scribes and Pharises Math. 5. 6. c. and hath reduced the Church from the spirituall captiuitie thereof fully and from the obscurenesse of types to the cleere beholding of the bright substance establishing it in that estate for euer Heb. 9. 11. Euen those that sate at his Table rose vp against him Psal. 41. 9. So one of Christs Disciples Iudas who did dip in the platter with him betrayed him Math. 26. 12. Last in many Prophetical speeches hee typed Christ Iesus as Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption and They parted my garments amongst them on my vesture did cast Lots My God my God why hast thou forsaken me and such like many as are quoted and set downe orderly in the Treatise following All which in competencie of substantiall trueth agreed properly to Christ Iesus alone The Disparitie DAuid was a man of bloud but Christ Iesus was meeke and peaceable Dauid for that cause was not suffered to build the Temple but Christ Iesus is the sole and onely builder of his holy Church His life was tainted with sundry blots but the life of Christ was altogether spotlesse 48. SALOMON 1. SAlomon or Shelomoh peaceable the sonne of Dauid greatly beloued of God 2. Sa. 12. 24. So was Christ peaceable yea the Prince of Peace it selfe called also the sonne of Dauid because hee came of him according to the flesh and who receiued that Testimony from Heauen that he was the Lords Well-beloued in whom hee is well pleased Math. 3. 17. 2. Hee was very wise and rich yea a-aboue all others therin 1. Kin. 3. 4. So is Christ the very wisedome and full treasure of the riches of the Father and matchlesse in both Col. 2. 3. 3. The Queene of Sheba came to see Salomon from afarre and brought gifts vnto him 1. King 10. So came the Wise men from the East to see Iesus and offered Gold Myrrh and Incense to him Mat. 2. 4. The fame of Salomons speeches and doings spred afarre off So did the fame of Christ Iesus his doctrine and miracles Mat. 5. 31. 5. Hee built the Temple and dedicate it to the Father 1. King 6. So hath Christ built the Church and consecrate it vnto his Father Gal. 3. 7 8. He desired that all that should pray within the Temple might be heard 1. King 8. So Christ intercedeth that all that pray in his holy Church as true members thereof may bee likewise heard Ioh. 17. 7. Hee appointed the seuerall Ministers and Office-bearers in the Temple So hath Christ established the seuerall ministeriall functions and offices that should bee in his Church 1. Cor. 12. The Disparitie SAlomon did fall away in the end of his life from that sinceritie especially in Gods worship which hee had in the beginning therefore procured a heauy punishment on his house after him but Christ Iesus constantly perseuered vnto death in that perfect obedience that hee yeelded alway to the Father and therefore procured great blessings on his Church thereby for euer 49. Salomons Temple 1. King 6. as it was a type of Christs personall body Ioh. 2. 19. 1. IT was a most glorious edifice 1. King 5. 6 7. Chapters So was the excellent Fabricke of the Immaculate body of Christ. 2. It was stone without and gold within To shew the resplendent glory of diuine Maiestie lurking within a humane and humbled body Esa. 9. 3. It was full of light through the many windowes therein So our Sauiour was full of heauenly knowledge in the will of God which hee reuealed to mankinde Ioh. 1. 4. It was carued round about with Cherubims Palmes and Flowers To note the seruiceable ready attendance of the holy Angels vpō the person of Christ the Palme-trees signifying his triumphant victory ouer his and our enemies and the Flowres his heauenly diuers and flourishing graces Math. 4. 5. In the seuenth yeere and Haruest moneth it was accomplished To shew not onely the perfection of his person signified by that perfect number of seuen and ripenesse of such a season as Harnest but also that in the fulnesse of time to accomplish Gods Decree hee should come and bee incarnate Psal. 40. 7. 6. The Temple was solemnely consecrate vnto the Lord. So was the person of Christ by perfect obedience in life and death vnto his Father ibid. 7. There was pleasant Musicke vsed in the one Which signified the heauenly harmony of diuine graces to the comfort of his Chosen which should bee in this other Col. 2. 3. 8. In it was the Arke where the glory of GOD did appeare which glory did fill also the Temple So in Christ is the full treasure of all true wisedome knowledge grace and in whom the Godhead personally inhabited and did replenish likewise this other Col. 1. 19. 9. It was seated on Mount Moriah and in the midst of Ierusalem it did stand So Christ is on high placed and in the midst of his Church is to bee found Psal. 110. 10. It was not lawfull but in the Temple to offer sacrifice So is not any spirituall sacrifice of ours but in Christ and through him acceptable Heb. 7. 11. Many presumed in the one saying The Temple of the Lord The Temple of the Lord yet were destroyed So many presume in the verbal profession of Christ that they beleeue in him and are baptized in his Name yet shall bee damned Math. 7. 22. The Disparitie FOrty and sixe yeeres the Temple was in building after that the same had beene destroyed and cast downe by the Babylonians but within three dayes the Temple of the body of Christ Iesus did arise after that the same had beene in a manner destroyed and crucified by the Iewes and Romanes Ioh. 2. 19 20 21. 50. The Temple as it was a type of Christs mysticall body the Church 1. King 6. 1. IT was of hewne polished stones and costly So is the mysticall body of Christ of liuely polished stones euen purged and reformed soules costly precious in the Lords sight Col. 1. 18. Psal. 45. 10. 2. In the building of it there was no noise heard So in the building of the Church the vnity of truth and of the Spirit of loue is hereby recommended without iarring either in opinion or affection As also in that the stones were fitted for the worke before they were brought to be built therein it shewes that before we can thinke that we are to be