his first entrance into the world and why then trusted they not likewise their owne quotation and embraced their Lord Let them peruse in like maner the rest of these Prophecies that are spoken of him according to the particulars of the Treatise following and laying aside their stiffe-neckednes of old vpbraided vnto them truely apply and they shall beforced to come to that conclusion of Apollos that it is euident by Scripture That Iesus is that Christ all those things spoken of the Messiah agreeing to him alone and being applyable to no other besides The humble abasement of this lowly Lord comming in the shape of a Seruant and dying so ignominious a death for mankinde beeing the cause of this stumbling of theirs they expecting a worldly glorious King and a corporall Deliuerance Therefore Isaiah foreseeing their incredulity for this cause cryes out Who will beleeue our report or to whom is the arme of the Lord reuealed And holy Simeon pronounceth him to be appointed for the rising fall of many in Israel and for a signe which should bee spoken against the wise Economie of the Lords grace beeing herein manifested that by the reiection for a time the fulnesse of the Gentiles might bee accomplished all men might taste of grace the ends of the earth might be his Sonnes possession But would they enter within the Vayle and behold what glory of the Holiest is vnder the base outward couering of the Arke and by a holy consideration digge within the earth of his humanitie and they should finde the glorious Pearle and treasure of the incomprehensible Deity manifesting it selfe in his life in matchlesse miracles possible onely to that nature to performe so that the simple people are forced to confesse that none could do such things except GOD were with him discouering it selfe also in his death by fearefull wonders so that the Centurion proclaimes Of a surety he was the Sonne of God and after his glorious Resurrection and Ascension notwithstanding the mightiest opposition of the world and Prince thereof by strait Lawes close imprisonments cruel torments farre exilements and sundry sorts of death yet this crucified Iesus by a few Fishermen whom he made Fishers of men subdued the world in short space to himselfe making Emperours to lay downe their crownes at his feet who was crowned with Thornes their Scepters to sway to the aduancement of his Kingdome in whose hand a Reed for a Scepter was sometimes mockingly put their Empires Oracles Idols and former Heathenish worship like Dagon falne before the Arke lying ouerthrowne striken dumbe broken in pieces and as Sisera before Iael prostrate at the foot of his Crosse by ignorance as the world accounted subduing learning by simplicitie wisedome by humilitie pride by weakenesse power by meeknesse cruelty by suffering obtaining victory and by shame attaining to glory the most glorious and most mighty Kingdomes which wee see beeing but small pieces of their Conquests and Monuments of their Trophe What a death then is this that hath done such things 〈◊〉 all the liuing could not doe What matchlesse power is this that hath wrought such incredible things by weaknesse by contempt by the folly of preaching What base meanes is this to bring down highest Powers Principalities Thrones and Dominions And how comes it to passe that these conquerors at last glorie to dye for him who dyed such a cursed and shamefull death but that they know hee liueth and reigneth for euer and thereby they hauing liued heere by grace in him and dyed witnessing for him should bee brought to liue and reigne in glory eternally with him But our hope according to the promise is that the Vaile at last will be taken from their eyes and Iapheth and Sem shall be found in one Tent the Lord will powre wpon the House of Dauid and vpon the Inhabitants of Ierusalem the Spirit of grace and of compassion and they shall looke on him whom they haue pearced These paines Sir that I haue taken herein I haue dedicate to your Name as a testimony of my more then deserued duty and affection to you which I shall thinke my selfe euer bound to owe for your manifold courtesies whereof at your last being in your owne natiue Countrey I had sufficient proofe especially not onely in that accesse of LEVI to his Sacred MAIESTIE by your meanes and your vnmerited speeches there-anent but likewise in that Royall gracing of the same which thereafter ensued and of the Author though vnworthy thereof The experience therefore of your modest humane and most gentle inclination assures mee at this time of your owne courteous and kind acceptation of this harmonicall consent in making the Old Testament as it were by the hand to leade in the New and the Trumpet of the Prophets to sound the newes of the Gospell without the needing many if any words earnestly to sute the same Receiue therefore Sir from an affectionate heart and dutifull hand this small Pledge of gratitude and remembrance and what weakenesse or defect is therein let your better ability and learned Iudgement couer support and supply the same Whereunto remitting and recommending it Beseeching God to multiply vpon you the growth of his grace and sensible blessing and that with our Master Iesus you may dayly grow more more in fauour both with God and Man Your Worships in all sincere and dutifull affection in the Lord WILLIAM GVILD THE HARMONY OF ALL THE PROPHETS 1. His Fore-runner the BAPTIST BEHOLD I will send my Messenger and he shall prepare the way before me c. A Voice cryeth in the Wildernesse Prepare you the way of the Lord make strait in the desart a path for our God Euery valley shall be exalted and euery Mountaine shall bee made low and the crooked shall be streight and the rough places plaine And the glory of the Lord shal be reuealed and all flesh shal see it together for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it And thou Babe shalt be called the Prophet of the most High for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord to prepare his wayes And to giue knowledge of Saluation vnto his people by the remission of their sinnes Through the tender mercy of our God whereby the day-spring from on high hath visited vs. To giue light to them that sit in darknes in the shaddow of death and to guide our feet into the way of peace Behold I will send you Eliah the Prophet before the comming of the great and fearefull Day of the Lord And he shall turne the heart of the Fathers to the Children and the heart of the children to their fathers lest I come and smite the earth with cursing And if ye will receiue it Iohn is that Elias saith Christ which was to come 2. His owne comming or Birth THere shall come a Starre of Iacob and a Scepter shall arise of Israel that shall smite the
shall leade them euen to the springs of waters shall hee driue them 19. He should be the naturall Sonne of God and therefore nâ—…t begotten by man but conceiued of the holy Ghost I Will declare the Decree that is the Lord hath said vnto me Thou art my Sonne this day I haue begotten thee Kisse the Sonne lest he be angry and ye perish in the way when his wrath shall suddenly burne blessed are all that trust in him Thou beheldest till a stone was cut off the Mountaine without hands which smote the Image vpon his feet And whosoeuer shall fall on this stone he shall be broken but on whomsoeuer it shall fall it will dash him in pieces For loe the stone that I haue laid before Iehoshua vpon that one stone there shall bee seuen eyes Behold I will cut out the grauing thereof saith the Lord of Hosts And the Angell answered and said vnto her The Holy Ghost shall come vpon thee the power of the most High shall ouershaddow thee Therfore also that Holy thing which shall be borne of thee shall be called the Sonne of God 20. His low abasement vpon earth I Am a Worme and not a Man a shame of men and the contempt of the people But hee shall grow vp before him as a Branch and as a Roote out of a dry ground he hath neither forme nor beauty when wee shall see him there shall bee no forme that we should desire him He is despised and reiected of men he is a man ful of sorrowes and hath experience of infirmities wee hid as it were our faces from him he was despised and we esteemed him not 21. His perfect obedience vnto the Father THe Lord God hath opened my eare and I was not rebellious neither turned I backe Then said I Loe I come for in the Roll of the Booke it is written of me I desired to doe thy good will O my God yea thy Law is within my heart I haue declared thy righteousnesse in the great Congregation Loe I will not refraine my lips O Lord thou knowest c. Because I kept the wayes of the Lord and did not wickedly against my God For all his lawes were before me and I did not cast away his commandements I was vpright also with him and haue kept mee from wickednesse Therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse and according to the purenesse of my hands in his sight Thou louest righteousnesse and hatest wickednesse because God euen thy GOD hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy fellowes 22. His meeknesse and mercy towards man A Bruised Reed hee shall not breake and the smoking Flax shall hee noâ—… quench hee shall bring forth iudgement in truth 23. His humble behauiour and riding to Ierusalem on an Asse-Colt Math. 21. HEe shall not cry nor lift vp nor cause his voice to bee heard in the street Reioyce greatly O Daughter Zion Shout for ioy O Daughter Ierusalem Behold thy King commeth vnto thee he is iust and saued himselfe poore and riding vpon an Asse and vpon a Colt the Foale of an Asse 24. His zealous purging of the Temple FOr the zeale of thine House hath eaten mee and the rebukes of them that rebuked thee are falne vpon mee 25. The children cry in the Temple Hosanna to the Sonne of Dauid as it is written BY the mouthes of Babes and sucklings thou hast made perfect thy praise 26. The time of his suffering ANd after threescore and two weekes which is 439. yeeres after the building of the Temple at the commandement of Darius shall Messiah bee slaine and shall haue nothing c. And he shall confirme the Couenant with many for one weeke till that eternall Sabbath and in the middest of the weeks that is after three yeeres preaching or thereabout he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease Christ accomplishing and abrogating the same by his Deatâ—… and Passion c. 27. His betrayer Iudas a Disciple YEa my familiar friend whom I trusted which did eate of my bread hath lifted vp the heele against me Surely mine enemy did not defame me for I could haue borne it neither did mine Aduersarie exalt himselfe against mee for I would haue hid my selfe from him But it was thou O man euen my companion my guide and my familiar Which delighted in consulting together went into the House of God as companions And haue rewarded mee euill for good and hatred for my friendship Set thou the wicked therefore ouer him and let the Aduersarie stand at his right hand When he shall be iudged let him bee condemned and let his prayer bee turned into sinne Let his dayes bee few and let another take his charge 28. His exercise in the Garden before hee was betrayed and what he suffered there FOr my friendship they were my Aduersaries but I gaue my selfe to Prayer From aboue hee sent fire into my bones Mine eyes do faile with teares my bowels swell my Liuer is powred vpon the earth c. Behold O Lord how I am troubled my bowels swell my heart is turned within mee for I am full of heauinesse I am like water powred out and all my bones are out of ioynt my heart is like Waxe it is molten in the midst of my bowels 29. The price for which he was sold and how it was bestowed SO they weighed for my wages or price thirty pieces of siluer And the Lord said vnto mee Cast it vnto the Potter a goodly price that I was valued at of them And I tooke the thirty pieces of siluer and cast them to the Potter in the House of the Lord. 30. The scattering of his Disciples when he was betrayed and taken Math. 26. ARise O Sword vpon my Shepheard and vpon the man that is my fellow saith the Lord of Hosts Smite the Shepheard and the Sheepe shall bee scattered 31. His preceding sufferings before his crucifying in Scoâ—…rging Buffeting Spetting c. I Gaue my back vnto the smiters and my cheekes to the nippers I hid not my face from shame and spetting As many were astonied at thee his visage was so deformed of men and his forme of the sonnes of men so shall he sprinkle many Nations 32. How his garments should bee parted THey parted my garments amongst them and did cast Lots vpon my Vesture 33. How hee should bee nayled on a Crosse. THey pearced my hands and my feete And in that he was to redeeme vs from the curse of the Law being made a curse for vs it behooued so to be as it is written Cursed is euery one that hangeth on a Tree 34. That hee should be crucified betweene Malefactors ANd hee was counted with the Transgressors 35. How hee should bee mocked and
Mercy-Seat Signifying the mysticall Maiestie of the Incarnation into the which the Angels desired to pry and behold 1. Pet. 1. 12. 7. The faces of the Cherubims were one towards another and both towards the Mercy-Seat So representing also the consent of the old and new Testament and their mutuall witnes-bearing one to another and both looking vpon Christ the one pointing him to come and the other already come as also signifying the holy loue and agreement that the Angels haue among themselues in Christ. 8. From the Mercy-Seat betweene the Cherubims the Lord vttered his will to the people and no more in a Bush or in a Cloud spake he So in diuers manner did the Lord speake in old time to the Fathers by dreames and visions but now in the last dayes hath he spoken by his Sonne and still as yet doth in the two testaments of his sacred Word He. 1. 9. The Cherubims were of gold beaten out with the hammer Signifying the glistering brightnes of heauenly wisedome contained in the Scriptures whose worth is aboue gold and is giuen by the inspiration of the Spirit of God and penned by holy men Psal. 119 2. Tim. 3. 16. 10. Note last of all that not betweene Seraphims which are put for executers of Iustice as Isai. 6. but betweene Cherubims as Messengers of Mercy the Lord in Christ shewes himselfe appeased  26. The Golden Censor Heb. 9. VVIth this golden Censor the High Priest putting Incense therein filled the Holiest place with a sweet perfume when he entered in to speake before the Lord. Signifying thereby the Lord Iesus intercession through the pure and perfect merit of his sauourie obedience wherewith hee hath filled the Holiest heauens as with a sweet odour and incense appeasing Gods wrath and making vs and our prayers and workes acceptable Heb. 4. 14. 27. The Table of Shew-bread Exod. 25. 23. to 31. 1. IT was of Sittim wood couered ouer with gold and a crowne about it Noting as is said the purity of Christs Humanity with the glory of his Deity and Maiesty of his Kingdome 2. It had foode thereon whereof onely the Priests might eate Signifying that spirituall and heauenly nourishment in Christ whereof onely the royall Priesthood of the faithfull are partakers 3. The Shewbread was euer vpon this Table So true preaching and sincere administration of the Sacraments whereby that bread of Life is set before vs must euer be vpon Christ crucified as on the sure ground Gal. 1. 8. 1. Cor. 3. 4. The incense cups were vpon the Table Signifying that with the preaching of the Word and administratiō of the Sacraments Prayer must be ioyned and on Christs institution and rule as on the Table to be set and grounded 1. Cor. 11. 23. 5. The bread was renued often and set before the Lord. Teaching vs that due acknowledging and thankefulnes which wee should haue and renue frequently for the benefits of the Lord which hee renueth euening and morning towards vs as also typing that variety of doctrine and comfort contained in Christs Word and wherewith as with old store and new euery skilfull Pastor should be furnished in due time to dispense 2. Tim. 3. 6. The seuerall instruments thereof as Dishes Goblets and Couers were all of pure gold Figuring the diuersitie of gifts places and functions in Christs Church wherein euery one ought sincerely and holily to walk 1. Cor. 12. 7. The bread in number were twelue for the twelue Tribes of Israel Signifying sufficient food to be in Christs Church and in the Scripture proponed for all the members of that spirituall Israel and Elect to participate 28. The Candlesticke Exod. 25. 31. to 40. 1. IT was the onely thing that gaue light vnto the Sanctuarie So Christ is that onely light light-giuer which shineth in his Church Ioh. 1. 2. It was of pure gold Shaddowing so the excellencie of Christ and of his Pastors through that light whereof they are bearers Reu. 1. and noting thereby also the dignity of the Word Psal. 119. 3. It had seuen Lamps Sign sying so the perfection of the light of Christ seuen beeing the number of perfection 4. It was placed in the Sanctuarie So is the light of Christ placed in his Church and there only to be scene in the brightnes of his Word and illumination of his Spirit So that where that light shines not there is not the true Church Ioh. 10. 4 5. 5. It had an vpright Stemme which did beare the many brāches that did issue and proceed from the same Typing Christ Iesus that true stalke and fountaine of light from whom all light floweth and which beares vp keeps cōstant in the truth all the branches and true light-bearers of his Word Reu. 1. 20. 6. The branches were adorned with their Bowles Knops and Flowers So are the true light-bearers of Christ adorned with diuers meete graces and gifts by him tending both to the spirituall delectation and profit of his Church 1. Cor. 12. 14. 33. 7. Aaron did dresse those Lamps and renued their Oyle daily So is our blessed High Priest the onely enlightner and fitter of his Pastors to shine the more cleerely in his Church and the powrer in of grace into their hearts to bee as Lamps to others by true faith in a good conscience ibid. 8. It had Snuffers and Snuffe-dishes of pure gold Shewing how with doctrine the sinceritie of discipline according to Gods Word whereby the light of the Church is kept cleere should euer be ioyned and excommunication vsed of all scandalous and rebellious persons like the extinguishing of noysome smelling Snuffes As likewise that euery one ought to content himselfe with his roome how low soeuer it be so it bee in the Sanctuarie and as the Snuffers were of gold so they conscionably to walke in their station Rom. 16. 17. 9. It was in the Holy place but not in the Holyest Shewing how the light of Gods Word must bee in the Militant Church but shall not need to bee in the triumphant when face to face we shall see the Lord in glory Reu. 21. 22. 10. Also as the Candlestick had Flowres signifying as it is before the spirituall delectation of the Word so the Knops or Almonds which it had Did represent the efficacie of the Word vnto the bringing forth of the fruits of holinesse Last the pure oyle powred into the Lamps making the same to burne Signified the grace of the Spirit accompanying the Word making the same powerfull in operation 29. The Altar of Perfume Exod. 30. 1. to 13. 1. IT was of Sitttim wood ouerlaid with gold and hauing a crowne about it Shaddowing as before Christ in both his natures the Deitie yeelding glory to his Humanitie and crowned now with Maiestie as the gold adorned the Sittim wood and circled the Altar 2. It had Hornes on the foure corners thereof ouerlaid with gold Shaddowing the powerfull and holy vertue of the intercession of Christ to extend it selfe to the foure corners of
the earth to the comfort of his Church dispersed euery where Heb. 7. 25. 3. The Incense behooued to be offered onely vpon it Shewing how our prayers must bee made in his name and through his mediation is onely acceptable ibid. 4. It behooued first to bee beaten made and prepared before it was put on this Altar Noting how our prayers must proceed out of a humbled and contrite Spirit which wee offer vp in the name of Iesus Psa. 51. 5. It was kindled by fire vpon the Altar So must our prayers be by a holy and feruent zeale and desire through the operation and stirring vp of the holy Spirit Ro. 8. 26. 6. It was offered vp by the Priest So are the prayers of the faithfull offered vp and made acceptable to the Father through the Oblation and Intercession of our High Priest Iesus As also they who offer vp acceptable prayers vpon the Altar of our mediation are the holy Priesthood of the Lords Chosen Reu. 1. 6. 7. No strange Incense was to be offred vpon this Altar So no vnwarranted or vnlawfull forme of prayer superstitiously or idolatrously deuised to any Saint 〈◊〉 Angell is in Christ or by him any wise to be thought acceptable Math. 6. 8. The perfume behooued to bee perpetually before the Lord. Shewing thereby not onely the continuall exercise of Prayer which dayly we should vse on earth but also the continuall Intercession of our Sauiour in the Heauens for vs Heb. 7. 25. 9. The High Priest made this perfume onely and might not be applyed to any other vse but to burne before the Lord. Teaching that is Christ Iesus onely his direction which wee must follow in praying according as hee hath taught vs to say Our Father c. and not to make our Petitions to any other in Heauen or on earth Math. 6. 10. After the cleering of the Lamps of the Candlesticke euening and morning then the incense was burnt Shewing so that our Prayers and all our Christian duties in Christ must bee done according to the light and direction of his Word Spirit 1. Cor. 14. 11. The Incense was made of diuers Spices So must the prayers of the godly bee seasoned with diuers graces true Repentance liuely faith vnfained loue such like Ps. 51 12. The Incense was offered vp in the Holy place without the veile of the Holyest neere to the Testimonie before the Mercy-Seat So the prayers of the godly in his Church hecre on earth must proceed out of a holy heart bee made agreeable to the Testimonâ—… of Gods Word and through faith haue an eye euer to Christ Iesus our true Mercy-Seat in him and for his sake to bee heard of the Father Ioh. 14. 13. 13. Once a yeere the Altar was sprinkled with the bloud of the expiatorie Sacrifice Shewing how Christ is by his bloudshed consecrate our blessed Mediator and that no prayer is acceptable to God but that mans who through the bloud of Christ is reconciled to him ibid. 30. The Altar of burnt-offering Exod. 27. 1. 109. 1. IT was of Brasse in the Court of the Sanctuarie Shewing how that Christ Iesus albeit now shining in glory like the golden Arke in the Holiest yet in the world he should abase himselfe like Brasse comming in thâ—… shape of a Seruant Isai. 53. 2. 2. This Altar was but one and in one place and the Sacrifice to bee offered thereon in this one place Figuring thereby that wee haue but one Altar of Redemption and Saluation Christ Iesus alone who onely once and in one place hath offered vp a sufficient vnreiterable Sacrifice for mankinde Heb. 7. 27. 3. It had foure Hornes on the foure corners thereof Signifying the spirituall strength of Christ which should be manifested to the foure corners of the earth and that with a strong faith flying thither wee should in all our distresses stay onely on him and tye our carnall affections to the Altars Hornes by captiuating them to Christ 2. Cor. 5. 15. 4. It had a Brazen grate in the midst thereof whereon the fire was put Representing so the humbled soule of our blessed Sauiour which did beare the fire of Gods wrath for our sinnes Isai. 53. 12. 5. It had diuers instruments seruing for the same Typing the sundry callings that Christ hath in his Church for the glory of his Name and edifying of his Church 1. Cor. 12. 6. It was to bee clensed seuen dayes and sanctified so it was most holy and whatsoeuer touched it was holy Exodus 29. 37. Figuring thereby the perfect sanctifying of our most holy Altar Christ Iesus and that whosoeuer toucheth him by true faith is made holy by him 1. Cor. 1. 30. 7. Also the grate or Net-worke purged the Sacrifice To shew that euen so doth Christ Iesus purge our sacrifices offered on him and maketh them acceptable 8. This Altar was hollow betweene the boords Signifying thereby the emptying and examination of Christ. 9. Last in that it behooued the Sittim wood to be ouerlaid with Brasse that therby it might indure the fire It figured that so the humane nature of Christ tho holy was vnable to indure Gods wrath as it did except vnderpropped and strengthened by the Deity 31. The Brazen Lauer Exod. 30. 18. to 23. 1. THe Brazen Lauer serued for the Priests to wash their hands and feete thereat before they ministred before the Lord. Typing that inward Baptisme by Christs bloud wherewith the holy Priesthood of his Chosen must be washed and sanctified in action and affection before their seruice can be acceptable Ephes. 5. 26. 2. After the Priests had washed themselues cleane and arrayed themselues with cleane linnen then they entered into the Holy place So after that the godly are inwardly washed by the bloud of Christ and haue receiued the garment of his righteousnesse vnto sanctification then it is that they become members of his true Church 1. Cor. 12. 13. 3. They shall wash themselues saith the Lord lest they dye So must wee be purged as is said and sanctified by the Spirit of grace if we would not incurre eternall death and damnation Mat. 28. Mar. 16. 15. 4. He that toucheth the Lauer it beeing anointed with the holy Oyle as all other things in the Holy and in the most Holy place were shall bee holy saith the same Lord. Shewing how all they who by a liuely faith touch the Lord Iesus who is anointed with the oyle of gladnes aboue his fellowes shall be in acceptation and reputation accounted likewise holy before the Lord Rom. 4. The Disparitie of all the former THese things of the Tabernacle were materiall and earthly but that which is represented by them is spirituall and heauenly the one was perishable the other endureth for euer For Israel in the flesh onely to abide in Ierusalem the first was ordained but for the Israel in the Spirit euen the Church vniuersall where-euer pure hands is lifted vp the second is open and prepared Psa. 141. 2. the former