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A41670	A learned and very useful commentary on the whole epistle to the Hebrews wherein every word and particle in the original is explained ... : being the substance of thirty years Wednesdayes lectures at Black-fryers, London / by that holy and learned divine Wiliam Gouge ... : before which is prefixed a narrative of his life and death : whereunto is added two alphabeticall tables ...	Gouge, William, 1578-1653.; Gouge, Thomas, 1605-1681.	1655 (1655)	Wing G1391; ESTC R34210	2,433,641	1,664

see § 14. The person that went into this place is stiled the high Priest Of an high Priest See Chap. 2. v. 17. § 173. Of this high Priest it is said that he went into the foresaid place alone In the history the charge of going into the holy place is 〈◊〉 to the high Priest alone and withall it is said that there shall he no man in the Tabernacle of the congregation when he goeth in Lev. 16. 2 17. This was a type of Christ alone appearing before God for us To this purpose saith Christ himself No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven even the son of man which is in heaven Joh. 3. 13. 1. Sach is the surpassing excellency of the divine Majesty as none but Christ can 〈◊〉 before it The most glorious Angels are set forth with wings to cover 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 when they appear before this Majesty Isa. 6. 2. Great is the folly of those that make Angels and glorified Saints to appear as me●… before the throne of grace for them Herein they dishonour Christ in giving 〈◊〉 due to others They disgrace Angels and Saints in imposing upon them that ●…ich becomes them not They disparage themselves by depriving themselves of 〈◊〉 benefit of Christs intercession To use any other high-Priest in that which be●…geth to him alone is to refuse Christ he will not give his glory to another Let us therefore use him alone and rest only upon him for that which he alone 〈◊〉 to do for us §. 41. Of the High-Priest entring into the most holy place once a year THe Apostle further observeth concerning the time of the high Priests entring into the most holy place that it should be once in every year This phrase im●… an extent and a restraint The extent is every year The restraint is once The extent is by reason of peoples continuing to pollute themselves and the holy things that they use For the end of entring every year was to make an attone●… for the holy things and for the persons Priests and people This extent of 〈◊〉 year is further manifest by a set day appointed every year for the observation ●…reof which was the tenth day in the seventh moneth Lev. 16. 29. This sheweth that there is just cause for us again and again to renew our repentance The restraint of entring being in this word once the word must be taken exclusively which is in the law thus expressed Speak to Aaron that he come not at all 〈◊〉 into the holy place within the vaile Lev. 16. 2. This exclusive particle once is 〈◊〉 set down in the law Exod. 30. 10. Lev. 16. 34. It typif●…ed Christs entring into heaven once and but once v 12. Object If Christ entred in but once for all why did the Priest enter once every 〈◊〉 that is of●… for he might live many years Ans●… 1. A year in this type doth set forth the whole time of this world 2. The type was every year renewed that they might oft be put in mind of that 〈◊〉 wherein Christ entred into heaven Thus it appeareth that there is no expectation of Christs return from heaven ●…hile this world continued The heavens must receive him untill the times of restitu●… of all things Act. 3. 21. At the day of judgement he shall appear the second time Heb. 9. 27 28. See v. 28. § 143. In this respect he is said for ever to sit down on the right hand of God Heb. 1●… 12. There need no reiteration of Christs oblation He did all while he was on earth 〈◊〉 was r●…quisite to be done to the very uttermost Heb. 7. 25 27. 1. This discovers the ●…olly of the M●…ss whereof see Chap. 7. v. 27. § 112 115. 2. This should restrain men from 〈◊〉 any way to the sin against the Holy Ghost ●…or that were to crucifie to themselves the Son of God afresh and so to pull him ●…n of heaven Heb. 6. 6. 3. This teacheth us at all times to lift up the eye of our saith to heaven where Christ ever abideth Of Christs offering one sacrifice once see Chap. 7. v. 27. § 115. §. 42. Of the high Priest entering in the most holy place not without blood THat which the high Priest carried with him into the most holy place was blood This is s●…t down with a double negative thus not without This double ●…gative ca●…ieth emphasis and implyeth that he failed not to carry blood with him O●… the emphasis of a double negative See Chap. 4. v. 13. § 76. What blood was to be carried in and how it was to be used and to what end is exp●…sly noted Lev. 16 14 15 16. 1. He was to carry the blood of the bullock which was a sin offering for himself Then he was also to carry the blood of the goat which was a sin offering for 〈◊〉 people 2. He was to sprinkle the one and the other blood upon the mercy-seat and before the mercy-seat 3. Thereof he was to make an attonement for the holy place and for the 〈◊〉 bernacle of the congregation 4. This reason is here given hereof Because of the uncleanness of the children of ●…rael and because of their transgressions of all their sins All these were typicall 1. The blood typified Christs death even that blood which he shed 2. The sprinckling of the blood prefigured an applying of Christs sacrifice 〈◊〉 such as r●…ap benefit thereby 3. The Attonement declareth that Christ dyed to make reconciliation for 〈◊〉 sins 4. The reason demonstrateth that mens sins do defile both themselves and also the things that they use even the holy ordinances of God §. 43. Of approaching to God by expiation made with blood THis emphaticall expression of the Priests entering into the most holy place 〈◊〉 without blood doth in speciall demonstrate two points 1. That there is no comming to God without expiation 2. That there is no expiation without blood As this so many other legall rites do demonstrate both these When the Priests who by vertue of their office were to appear before God in 〈◊〉 divine services were consecrated it was with blood Lev. 8. 2 c. and 9. 2 c. On that solemn day when all the people were to appear before God an attonement was to be made that day and that by blood Lev. 16. 14 c. When any were excluded from the congregation an attonement was to be made and that by blood before he was admitted again Lev. 14. 19. and 15. 15. and 16. 11. This is esp●…cially demonstrated in the truth it self For there is no comming 〈◊〉 to God without Christ who is an advocate and the propitiation for our sins 〈◊〉 Job 2. 1 2. who also putteth away sin by the sacrifice of himself v. 26. 1. So strict so infinitely perfect is the justice of God as it admits no connivence at sin no toleration of sin no absolution from sin till full satisfaction

As God he was the Altar that sanctified that Sacrifice for the Altar sanctifieth the gift Matth. 23. 19. As God-man in one person he was the Priest that offered that Sacrifice upon that Altar Through the eternall spirit he offered himself Heb. 9. 14. Herein the sufficiency of Christs Priest-hood is evidenced in that each nature did what was proper to it By the humane nature all matters of service and suffering were done and endured by the Divine nature all matters that required Divine authority and dignity were performed from the union of those two natures in one person the accomplishment consummation and perfection of all arose See more hereof Chap. 9. v. 14. § 78. §. 173. Of Christ an high and great Priest AS Christ was a true Priest so he is here styled by the Apostle an Highpriest In Greek these two words are compounded in one which word for word we may translate Arch-Priest as Arch-Angel 1 Thess. 4. 16. Jude v. 9. Arch-Shepherd or Chief Shepherd 1 Pet. 5. 4. Arch-builder or Master-builder 1 Cor. 3. 10. Arch-Publican or Chief-Publican Luk. 19. 2. In the Hebrew the phrase translated Highpriest is great Priest Levit. 21. 10. And the same person translated in English Chief Priest is in Hebrew Head-Priest 2 King 25. 18. Aaron was the first that had this title given unto him Lev. 16. 3. and the eldest son of the family of Aaron was successively to be High-Priest after the death of thé former High-Priest Exod. 29. 29 30. There were sundry Duties and Dignities proper to the High-Priest for the time being As 1. To enter into the most Holy place Lev. 16. 3. 2. To appear before God for the people Exod. 28. 29. 3. To bear the sins of the people Exod. 28. 38. 4. To offer incense Lev. 16. 12 13. 5. To make atonement Lev. 16. 32. 6. To judge of uncleannesse Lev. 13. 2. 7. To determine controversies Deut. 17. 8 12. 8. To blesse the people Num. 6. 23. Christ is styled High-Priest 1. For excellency sake to shew that he was the chiefest and most excellent of all 2. To demonstrate that he was the truth whom Aaron and other High-Priests typified 3. To assure us that all those things which were enjoyned to Aaron as High-Priest were really in their truth performed by Christ. For 1. Christ entred into the true Holy place which is heaven Heb. 9. 24. 2. Christ truly appeareth before God for us Heb. 9. 24. 3. Christ hath born all the sins of all the Elect 2 Cor. 5. 21. 4. Christs intercession is the true incense which makes things that are pleasing and acceptable to God to be so accepted for us Eph. 1. 6. 5. By Christ we have ●…eceived the atonement Rom. 5. 11. 6. Christ purgeth our sins Heb. 1. 3. 7. Christ is the supream Judge and determiner of all Controversies Christ is also called a great High-Priest Heb. 4. 14. to adde emphasis unto this excellency Never was there never can there be any like to him in dignity and excellency Nor Aaron nor any other had both these titles Great High given unto them Though an High Priest under the Law were in Hebrew styled a Great Priest Numb 35. 24 28. yet never was any called Great High Priest but Christ only He indeed was Great in his person being God-man Great in his sacrifice being an humane nature united to the Divine Great in the works that he did and continueth to do all of them carrying a Divine value and efficacy By the way note the intolerable arrogancy of Antichrist that Man of sinne who takes to himself this style The greatest Highpriest Two degrees higher then that which is attributed to Christ. §. 174. Of the excellency and benefits of Christs Priesthood THese two titles High Great applied to Christ as Priest do imply that he was a most excellent Priest Those titles simply taken import an excellency In reference to others comparatively taken they import a super-excellency above all others Never was there nor ever can there be such an excellent Priesthood as Christs was which the Apostle in this Epistle proveth by sundry evidences 1. The Dignity of his person Christ was not only a son of man but also the Son of God Other Priests were meer sons of men Heb. 7. 28. 2. The Purity of his nature Christ was holy harmlesse undefiled separate from sinners all other Priests were sinners Heb. 7. 26 27. 3. The Eminency of his order Christ was a Priest after the order of Melchi●…dech Heb. 5. 6. None so but he 4. The solemnity of his Ordination Christ was made Priest with a sacred Oath others without an Oath Heb. 7. 20 21. 5. The kinde of his Priesthood Christ was a true reall Priest others only typicall or metaphoricall See § 172. 6. The unchangeablenesse of his Office Christs Priesthood was unchangeable Others office passed from one to another Heb. 7. 23 24. 7. The everlastingnesse of his Priesthood Christ abideth a Priest continually others were not suffered to continue by reason of death Heb. 7. 3 23 24. 8. The perfection of Christs Priesthood Christ by his Priesthood effected to the uttermost what was to be effected by a Priest But the Priesthood under the Law made nothing perfect Heb. 7. 11 25. These excellencies are every one expresly noted by this Apostle and shall be more distinctly and largely handled in their severall places So excellent a Priesthood as Christs is cannot but bring many benefits to Christs Church For 1. It is necessary that the Church have a Priest to be for it in things apper●…ing unto God and that by reason of the infinite disparity and disproportion 〈◊〉 is betwixt God and man Hereof see The whole Armour of God on Eph. 6. 18. Treat 3. Part. 2. § 62. 2. It is also necessary that Christ be the Priest of the Church and that by reason of that infinite Dignity Authority Power and worth which belongs to that Pri●… Hereof see § 172. All the benefits that flow from Christs Office and Passive obedience from 〈◊〉 Death and Sacrifice from his Buriall and Resurrection from his Ascension and Intercession are fruits and effects of his Priesthood For as our Priest he subjected himself to the service and curse of the Law he offered up himself a Sacrifice he was buried and rose from the dead he entred into heaven and there maketh continuall intercession for us Particular benefits of Christs Priesthood are these that follow 1. Satisfaction of Divine Iustice For Christ as our Priest and Surety standing in our room in our stead and for us satisfied Divine Justice Without this satisfaction no mercy could be obtained but through this satisfaction way is made for all needfull mercy In this respect it is said that God is just and a justifier of him which beleeveth in Iesus Rom. 3. 28. To justifie a sinner is a work of great mercy yet therein is God just because

Candlestick was and for the same ends See v. 2. § 8. It set forth the purity and continuance of Gods ordinances It sheweth also that things presented before the Lord must be pure and such as are indeed precious and may well be so accounted Thus will they be also lasting as Gold 2. The quantity being an Omerfull shewed the plenty of Gods provision For an 〈◊〉 held about three pintes which is a plentifull allowance of bread for one person every day and so much had every man every day Exod. 16. 16. Thus Christ is a plentifull portion So as we may well rest therein God would have this measure in particular reserved that his plentifull provision for those of whom he taketh care might be the better considered 3. The place before the Lord was before the Ark which was a speciall represen●… of Gods presence There it was put 1. Because this was a solemn and sacred monument and therefore put in a sacred 〈◊〉 solemne place 2. To put them in mind of this evidence of Gods providence so oft as they appeared before God for it is very usefull when in prayer we appear before God to ●…ll to mind Gods memorable and mercifull workes 3. To demonstrate that Christ our spiritual food is to be found before God 4. The end was that future generations might have knowledge of this evidence of Gods providence Hereof see Chap. The Churches Conquest on Exod. 17. 15. § 76. Thus God will have Christ to be remembred throughout all generations He 〈◊〉 but a set time on earth and in that time tlid and endured what was requisite for mans eternal salvation 〈◊〉 the memorials thereof remain thorowout all ages §. 28. Of Aar●…ns dry Rod. THe fourth particular type in the most holy place is thus expressed 〈◊〉 rod that budded Here are three things to be considered 1. The type it self a rod. 2. The owner thereof Aaron 3. The effect that budded 1. Both the Hebrew and Greek word translated rod is diversly taken See Chap. 1. v. 8. § 11. The Greek word is put for a staffe to walk with Matth. 10. 10. for a 〈◊〉 to beat one with Rev. 2. 27. for a staffe to measure withall Rev. 11. 1. For a scepter Heb. 1. 8. Here it is taken for a Governours staffe For Governours used to carry long white slaves in their hands Some take it for a Shepheards crook which they say every head of the several tribes of Israel did bear in their hands in memorial of Israel their father who was a shepheard under his uncle Laban yea and each head of the several tribes was a shepheard also Of what kinde or fashion soever it were this is certain that it was 〈◊〉 from a 〈◊〉 very dry past sprouting and springing according to the course of nature a dry stick as we say This typified Christ who came from the stock of man but as a withered branch The house of David was not known in the world when Christ sprang out of it For 〈◊〉 did what he could to destroy that whole stock The meaness and poverty of 〈◊〉 and Mary were a means of keeping them from the notice of Herod Christ also in his own person was as a dry withered stick From his birth till the 〈◊〉 year of his age he lived in a private low and mean condition Yea afterwards though he did such works as might have made him famous he was ex●… despised and at the time of his death apprehended as a traytor arraigned scourged busfeted many other wayes most vilely handled and crucified betwixt two 〈◊〉 dead and buried He is to the life set forth to be as a dry stick Isa. 53. This phrase I am it worm and no man a reproach of men and despised of the people is spoken of Christ Psal 22. 6. Thus God would have him deeply humbled for the greater manifestation of his high 〈◊〉 and of the glory thereof This also may be applyed to the mysticall body of Christ which by nature●… dead in sin Eph. 2. 1. This circumstance is a strong prop to our saith in all seeming impossibilities for effecting glorious matters 2. This rod is said to be Aarons for distinctions sake It is probable that it was 〈◊〉 to the r●…ds of the heads of other tribes because their several names were written ●…on them Numb 17. 2. Thus Christ taking upon him mans nature was as other men It is said of 〈◊〉 there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Iesse c. Isai. 11. 1. He took upon 〈◊〉 form of a servant c. Phil. 2. 7. Thus came Christ to be a fit redeemer and saviour Thus may we with stronger confidence trust unto him §. 29. Of the effect and fruit of Aarons rod. THe effect of the foresaid dry rod is set down in four branches 1. It budded 2. It brought forth buds 3. It bloomed blossomes 4. It yeelded Almonds These typified the glory of the Lord Jesus who notwithstanding his foresaid meanness was manifested to be the promised Messiah the King of Israel and this many wayes 1. Angels declared as much before and at his birth Luk. 1. 27. and 2. 10 11. so did the wise men from the East Matth. 2. 2. 2. The manner of his preaching and myracles which he wrought declared as much Matth. 4. 24. and 7. 29. Ioh. 7. 31 46. 3. After he was put to death he rose again ascended into heaven and gave gift●… to men Eph. 4. 8. These were lively sproutings buddings blossomes and fruits 4. The members of his mystical body though brought to dry bones shall be raised and made glorious Thus every way there is hope of glory arising out of meanness The kind of fruit that was brought forth is said to be Almonds which are a sweet and pleasing fruit yea wholsome and medicinable Most sure it is that the 〈◊〉 is so nothing more sweet and pleasing nothing more wholsome and medicinable then the fruit of all manner of grace that sprouteth out of Christ. By the foresaid fruit of Aarons rod was Aaron manifested to be chosen the high Priest of God Numb 17. 5. So was Christ by his glorious works and manner of preaching by his death resurrection and ascention and gifts that he gave manifested to be appointed of God our high Priest After the foresaid evidence of Aarons being chosen of God by his rod that 〈◊〉 was set before the testimony Numb 17. 10. So Christ after the foresaid evidences of his glory is set in heaven at Gods right hand Heb. 8. 1. To heaven therefore must we on all oceasions lift up the eye of our faith and thereby behold this our high Priest there abiding for us §. 30. Of the tables of the Covenant THe fift holy type in the most holy place was the Tables of the covenant The Greek word properly signifieth a broad thing and that which is 〈◊〉 stone The French word plague seemes to be derived from the