In the building 1. Salomon according to the wisdome and large heart which God gave him built God an house wherein he dwelt at Jerusalem for God kept house and fire in Sion Isa. 31. 9. and Salomon set him up a standing house Our true Salomon builds an house for God even for the blessed Trinity to dwel in Not a materiall house of stones or of gold silver wood marble but a spiritual house of living stones And as the house is spirituall so are the meanes and instruments he useth His rule is the word of God Psa. 19. 4. Their line is gone forth through all the earth and their words into the ends of the world The hammer by which he hewes and polisheth these rugged stones is the same word or doctrine of the Law The cement by which he couples them to the head is faith and to the members is love and charity 2. Salomon being to build his Temple could not find matter enough for his building in his owne country of Judea but sent abroad to Hiram a Gentile and to Pervaim now Peru as some thinke and to other farre and remote parts for supply So our Salomon for his spirituall building gathers matter not onely out of Judea his owne ancient people but contracts friendship with the Gentiles and these come in out of the most remote parts of all the world to set forward that building therefore the Church is now Catholike 3. Salomon prepared great stones to lay in the foundation of the house 1. King 5. 17. but as great and costly as they were they could not uphold that house but it must fall to ruine and destruction Our true Salomon by inimitable art layes himselfe a foundation in Sion an elect precious and chiefe corner stone Vpon which firme foundation he so aptly layes and knits every living stone that is every beleever that all the gates of hell cannot prevaile against any one of them Mat. 16. 18. 4. Salomon in that building prepared and hewed stones in Mount Lebanon 1. King 6. 7. and being so squared and fit not an axe or hammer nor any toole of Iron was heard while the house was a building Our Salomon admits no stone into his building which is not first prepared and initiated by the word and Sacraments and being fitted layes them on the foundation without any more shaking by hammer or hatchet and knits them to the other stones by the durable cement of Christian love and charity so as now the noyse of contention nor blowes of bitternesse and hatred are heard among them any more 2. In dedication of the Temple 1. Salomon consecrated that house to the service of God by solemne prayer imploring his eye of protection upon it and his presence with it upon all occasions and necessâ—ties 1. King 8. 14. Our Salomon hath also dedicated his house and by solemne prayer commended it to the care and custody of his heavenly father Nothing needfull for his Church hath hee forgotten to procure for it not onely by that most effectuall and meritorious prayer but also by his continuall intercession now in heaven for it 2. In that dedication Salomon framed a most excellent prayer the forme of which is registred in Scripture but our Salomon hath delivered us a forme and patterne of prayer which is a great part of the riches of the new Testament above the old 3. In ordering the Temple that is in the constitution of Gods true and publike worship in that Temple in appointing the severall offices and officers of it A type of Jesus Christ who ascending on high appointed the officers of his Church some Prophets some Apostles some Evangelists and some Pastors and Teachers for the building up of the body of Christ Eph. 4. 11. 12. 1. Cor. 12. 5 there are many administrations but the same Lord. VI. Salomon was a type of Christ in wise dispensing and administring justice 1. in respect of gifts 2. of execution or manifesting them 1. For the gifts they are notably signified in Salomons Throne which was exalted above all the Thrones of all Princes described 1. King 10. 18. 1. The matter was Ivory and gold wherewith it shined Signifying the sincere and upright disposition of Salomon to justice and equity shunning all corruption and by-respects which make men pervert Justice And as these vertues made Salomons throne to shine so the royall throne of Christ is a throne of Justice a great white Throne Rev. 20. 11. Nothing but sincerity and purity proceeds thence Hee justifies no wicked person or cause nor takes the ungodly by the hand 2. The state of it The King ascended to it by sixe stayres signifying that the King riseth above all his subjects many degrees in practise of many vertues wisdome prudence justice fortitude piety So Christs Throne is infinitely exalted above all Princes above men Angels dominations principalities thrones and set at the right hand of God and himselfe as infinitely transcendeth all creatures in practice of all graces in perfection of all holinesse 3. The figure was round signifying the perfection and simplicity of the minde in the Judge discerning causes who could not abide any deceitfull fraudulent or hypocriticall courses or corners Such is the Throne of Christ in whom was never found guile nor deceit neither can he abet or not hate it in any 4. There were two pillers or barres to beare up the armes of Salomon signifying the rewards and defence of good men and the punishment and repressing of evill men by the power of his arme whereby Kings and kingdomes are sustained So our Lord Jesus upholds his kingdome by reward and punishment and in the last day shall set the sheepe at his right hand and the goats on his left 5. Two Lyons of gold standing by the stayes noting the power and fortitude of the King whose strength is as the strength of Lyons against enemies and to put in execution wise and soveraigne counsells But Salomons strength was weakenesse to the strength of Christ who as a couragious Lyon of the tribe of Judah shall teare and spoyle his enemies and none shall rescue Hos. 5. 14. 6. The foote stoole of it was of gold 2. Chr. 9. 18. to note the freedome of the King from covetousnesse that he ought to have his wealth under his feet and so master them as they neither overcome nor corrupt him So Christ the Judge of the world most perfectly despised the world and at his appearing shall set it under his feet and burne it 2. For administring according to those gifts Salomon did with such admirable wisdome judge betweene the two harlots for the living child as all Israel hearing the judgement feared the King for they saw that the wisdome of God was in him to doe justice 1. King 3. 28. But our Salomon is the just Judge of all the world who shall passe a righteous sentence betweene the godly and the wicked in that great
behaviours as the fame of your sweet savour goes forth in the Church of God to which I doubt not but this Treatise will be the more welcome because of your worthy name prefixed It is an Orphane and the Widow desires it should be your Ward who in your love can best tender it and by your authority defend it sufficiently The God of heaven increase all heavenly graces and comforts in your noble heart abundantly and adde unto your dayes honours and blessings of all sorts till these shadowes flie away and the true Day-starre arise upon you in glory the hearty prayer of one who is and desires to be reckoned among Isleworth Iune 20. 1635. Your Wo truest friends in every good service WILLIAM IEMMAT TO THE CHRISTIAN READER I Have heard of a demurre made as though something were put forth under this Authors name which it none of his I assure thee in the word of a Minister that for the workes that have my Epistle prefixed and I heare of no other published with his name there is not one note nor notion which is not the Authors owne according to his papers And the like I affirme concerning this Treatise of Types which now I publish The use of it is manifold To open divers places of Scripture To shew the meaning of legall shadows and ceremonies To declare the faith of the Elders who received a good report To manifest our faith one with theirs one faith one Lord one Baptisme one salvation To magnifie and commend Christ to every soule that it may be saved and he honoured To discerne and bewaile the blindnesse of Gods ancient people the Iewes and pray for their returne to the truth not catching at shadowes Of whom in present I may say with detestation of their madnesse as he said against the Philosophers Nos qui non habitu c. Wee Christians whose excellencie stands not in outward things but spirituall glorie that we have found what they with all their diligence have sought and could not finde Why are we unthankâ—full Why doe we stand in our owne light if the truth of the Deitie hath in this our age attained to maturitie Let us enjoy and make use of our owne good and follow the truth in truth avaunt superstition be packing all impietie let true religion be preserved and flourish Yet withall seeing there is a promise that all Israel shall be saved let us pray for the performance and that with all earnestnesse as that converted Iew gave exhortation to his sonne So long poure forth thy prayers for the remnant of Israel till God looke from his high habitation and see and have mercy on his people for the Lords sake his Anointed that in our daies Iudah may be saved and the children of Israel may dwell safely in their owne land and spend their daies in good the Lord making his good Spirit to rest upon them William Jemmat A Table of the Contents of this Treatise I. THe Introduction containing five Propositions of the Church salvation covenaÌ„t of grace Christ the ancieÌ„t ceremonies p. 1 Five reasons for those ceremonies 2 Grace in the New Testament specially how 3 Ceremonies called shadowes for foure reasons 4 Threefold use of them to the Iews 5 Gods wisedom in appointing them three wayes ibid. II. The Treatise shewing Christ prefigured by holy persons and things 5 I. Adam a type of Christ in creation office soveraignty conjugation propagation 6 The Ministery reverend for antiquitie 8 Antiquity of the doctrine of free grace ibid. Seeke life by Christs death ibid. Get into Christ the second Adam as thou art surely of the first Motives 9 II. Noah a type for salvation righteousnesse preaching Arke repairing the world sacrifice of rest and a dove sent out of the Arke 10 Preserve integrity in the worst times 14 Sinnes which are signes of judgement approaching 15 Comfort to bee had in Christ our Noah 16 III. Melchizedek a type in Etymologie office originall excellency of person and Priesthood 17 Christ greater than Abraham 20 Comfort by Christ our Melchizedek ibid. We are blessed by our Melchizedek 21 By our Melchizedek the Church abides for ever 22 Excellencie of Christs Priesthood above the Leviticall eight waies ibid. Sin not to be accounted slight whose sacrifice is so costly 24 IV. Isaac a type in birth suffering offering escape marriage 24 A patterne of obedience in 5. things 28. Two rules 29 A type of our resurrection 31 Matter of sweet consolation 32 Look for helpe though the case bee desperate ibid. V. Joseph a type in his person actions passions advancement 33 No newes for good men to be hated for their excellencie 37 All sufferings of the godly come of God ordained and ordered 37 Comfort by Christ our Ioseph foure wayes 38 Do to Christ as Iosephs brethren to him 39 VI. Moses a type in person estate office suffering sundry actions 40 Our doctrine is of God 45 Be faithfull in doing thy office 46 Shew faith in the fruit of it contrary to foure sorts of men 47 Assurance of our resurrection 47 VII Joshua a type in saving calling miracles valour actions 48 A fearfull thing to be an enemy of the Church 51 Comfort in our salvation accomplished 52 Duties wee owe to Christ our Joshua 53 Conditions to be observed in going to heaven 53. Six 54 VIII Sampson a type in person condition actions sufferings stratagems victories 55 Iudge none by outward calamities 58 Strange meanes used by God for the Churches good 59 Our victorie stands in patience and passion 60 Fourefold comfort to Gods people ibid. In Gods cause contemne greatest perill and prepare for death approching 62 IX David a type in person vocation warres kingdome office Propheticall and Priestly 62 Enter upon no office without assistance of the Spirit A note of it 70 Christ the true King of the Church Nine wayes more excellent than David 71 How God brings his servants to honour 74 Church ever pestered with home-bred enemies 75 Comfort to the Church in 3. things 76 X. Salomon a type in person condition peace-making wisedome glory temple justice 77 Duties to Christ our Salomon two 83 Fourefold comfort in our Salomon 84 XI Jonah a type in name office death buriall resurrection 85 Repent at the Ministery of Christs servants 87. Motives 88. Vocation of the Gentiles 89 Our resurrection assured to us 89 Power and wisedome of God to bee admired 90 Terror of sin euen in Gods own children and comfort 91 XII The First-borne types as Gods peculiar fathers of the family preferred before brethren double portion 92 Every mercy is the greater engagement unto God 95 Honour Christ as the first-borne of God and how 96 Threefold comfort in the birthright 97 Forfeit not the birthright by sin 98 Resemble Christ our elder brother 99 XIII Priests types in deputation to office and execution choice consecration apparell actions 100 A cover for us in Christ for all deformities of soule and body
even in these shadowes the Lord himselfe straitly enjoyned these were the Lawes prescribed for the Anniversary Passeover both in Exod. 12. 14 and Numb 9. in neither of which is any mention of any of the former Lawes proper to the first Passeover The last condition in eating concerned the measure The Lambe must be whole eaten signifying 1. Our perfect communion with Christ who are as neerely united unto Christ as the meat we eate which is turned into our owne substance 2. That nothing in Christ is unprofitable 3. That Christ must be received wholly without dividing of his natures or destroying any of his offices Arrius divides the Lambe in denying his Godhead Manichoes impugned his humanity Neither eate the whole lamb The Papists destroy all his Offices Whosoever deny any fundamentall Article of Religion they divide the lamb To eate the whole lamb is to beleeve whole Christ according to the rule Faith is but oâ—â— yet a copulative Deny one overthrow all Hitherto served that Iniunction that no part of the lamb must bee reserved till the morrow but if any remained it must bee burnt with fire vers 10. The Lord in his infinite wisedome would prevent all the occasions of idolatry which is easily admitted in the reservations of holy things As in Popery what a deale of idolatry is crept into the Church by reserving superstitious relicks and especially their consecrated or conjured bread as if this condition did not condemne expresly that Popish reservation of the hoast or breaden god Add hereunto that the Jewes requiring the body of Christ on the Crosse to be taken away that night before the Sabbath Ioh. 19. 31. fulfilled against their knowledge this Prophecy Nothing of the Paschall lamb must be left till the morning Sect. V. V. The Paschall Lamb is an expresse type of Christ in respect of the fruit and use of it which is security and safety from Gods revenge ver 23 For as by the sprinkling of the blood and eating of the flesh the Jews were defended from the revenging Angel and the destroyer passed over the house where hee espied the blood sprinkled So the blood of Christ applied to the conscience causeth the wrath of God to passe by those that are so sprinkled And as they could sit in the house safe and not feare the stroke of the destroyer because of the blood sprinkled so whosoever by true faith feeds upon Jesus Christ and are died with his blood rest secure and feare not the destruction and revenge due to wicked men Heb. 10. 22. Let us draw neere with a true heart in assurance of faith sprinkled in our hearts from an evill conscience I. As the Jews dwelling in Aegypt were in great danger of the revenging Angel who was to passe through the land So all the Israel of God dwelling in the midst of the Aegypt of the world and too too much tainted with the fashions of it have no small cause to feare the judgements and revenge of God which must pursue the sinnes of it and also to use meanes for their owne safety in the night of trouble and revenge as the Israelites did Quest. What meanes Answ. The same that Israel did We must 1. Sprinkle the house of our hearts with the blood of the Lamb Heb. 10. 22. sprinkled in our hearts c. Whosoever were sprinkled with the blood of the lamb were safe Was there so much power in the blood of the type and not much more in the blood of the trueth 2. Get into the house of the Church and fellowship of the faithfull for such as are true members of the Church which is the house of Saints are secure from the plagues of wicked men Isai. 27. 3. I the Lord do keep the vineyard I will water it every moment lest any assaile it I will keepe it night and day and Isai. 37. 18. My people shall dwell in the Tabernacle of peace and in sure dwellings and in safe resting places Noah can bee safe no where in the deluge but in the Arke And out of the Church is no salvation or safety 3. Thou must abide in the house all night and goe not forth Except the Israelites abide in the house they cannot be safe except thou abidest in the ship of the Church thou canst not bee safe no more then any of Noahs company if they had stepped out of the Arke Wee must adhere constantly to the true Church and not forsake the fellowship or depart from it by Apostacy or revolt which brings certaine shipwrack of faith Consider Heb. 10. 25. 4. Patiently await for the morning even the bright rising and appearing of Jesus Christ the Sunne of righteousnesse comming againe to our deliverance whether publikely to generall judgement or personally in speciall to our selves For hee shall bring health â—â—der hir wings Mal. 4. 2. II. In the whole precedent discourse is a fruitfull direction for Christians for their holy use of the Sacrament of the Supper which is come in place of the Passeover 1. As hee must bee circumcised that must eate the Passeover so must hee be baptized that must be admitted to the Supper that is a reverent professed Christian. For holy things must not bee cast to dogs Matt. 7. 6. The word and Sacraments are childrens bread and must not be cast to dogs that is obstinate enemies scorners blasphemers to men of uncircumcised lips and eares who wilfully repell the meanes of their cleansing So much the more pity is it that all sorts of notorious evill men thrust into the presence chamber of the great King yea sit downe at the Lords Table and like swine swill in his cup without controll or any rebuke in many places Open blasphemers common-drunkards scoffing Ishmaels noted adulterers obstinate sinners And where is the care to preserve the holy things of God from pollution contempt and profanation Would a man spread a table for dogs or swine If the shadows of these holy things might not bee cast to doggs is it nothing to expose to them the body and substance it selfe 1. Cor. 11. 30. for this cause many are weake and sicke among you and many sleepe 2. As the Lamb was taken in the tenth day but was not slaine till the fourteenth that it might be before their eyes all the foure dayes before for the helping of their meditation and due preparation to the eating of it So no man must come to the Supper without due preparing himselfe For if so long preparation was by God thought fit for the shadow what preparation can be thought fit and sufficient for the substance 1. Chron. 35. 6 It was the counsell of Solâ—mon Prov. 23. 1. When thou sittest downe at a great mans table consider diligently what is set before thee Much more here at the great Gods Table no consideration of the Author matter maner end fruit and use can be sufficient What a fearefull thing is it to come as most men doe not considering
shape and figure every moment 3. The motion other clouds are mooved by the winde this mooved it selfe yea though the windes mooved most strongly it stood still Besides that the motion of it was certaine and imitable so as they might follow it but so was it never in any other cloud 4. It had contrary properties of light and of darkenesse being a Pillar of cloud and fire 5. In durance For one cloud to continue firme and stable for forty yeares long must needs bee miraculous whereas nothing is sooner dispersed then ordinary clouds by winde and weather In all which regards it is called the Cloud of the Lord Numb 14. 14. Not that all clouds are not his but because this was so after a speciall and extraordinary manner 3. Quest. What was the use of this cloudy Pillar Answ. Threefold the first in respect of God the second in respect of the Israelites the third in respect of their enemies Numb 14. 14. I. In respect of God It was a signe and symbole of the presence of God and Christ. For God often pleased to manifest his presence by the clouds As when he sets his bowe in the cloud a signe of his favour God in a cloud appeared to Moses Exod. 19. 9. God appeared in the cloud upon the Oracle Lev. 16. 2. So Christ in the Mount was transfigured in a bright cloud In his ascending he was taken out of their sight in a cloud And in his comming againe to judgement hee shall appeare in the Clouds to judge the quick and dead 2. In respect of the Israelites 1. to shew and direct them the way as a faithfull and constant guide through the wildernesse for when it mooved they must moove when it stood they must stand Psa. 78. 14 in the day he led them with a cloud and all the night with a light of fire which seemes the chiefe use of it Exod. 13. 21. 2. to shine and lighten them in the way so as they might goe by night as well as by day so in Psa. 78. 14. he led them all night long with a light of fire noted also Exod. 13. 21 3. to coole and comfort them as a shadow from the parching heat of the Sunne Psa. 105. 39 He spread the cloud as a covering or canopy over them To which the Prophet Isa. 4. 5. alluding cals it a covering cloud which shadow was no small comfort in that hot countrey in that dry and parched desert they still lying and living abroad in it 4. as a shield to defend them against their enemies for the cloud came betweene the host of Israel and the host of the Aegyptians to seperate betweene them And therefore it is called Numb 9. 19. the watch of the Lord actively watching over their safety passively which they carefully watched and attended 3. In respect of enemies It was darkenesse to the Aegyptians Exod. 14. 20. For the Lord used two of his creatures against the Aegyptians especially water and the cloud as meanes of execution of his justice upon his enemies As the clouds and fire shal be serviceable for the execution of his last and generall judgement at Christs second appearing IV. Quest. Wherein was this cloudy pillar a type of Christ Answ. In five respects 1. as a Pillar 2. of cloud 3. of fire 4. of cloud and fire 5. in the use of it I. As a Pillar it signified Christ who as a Pillar is firme stable straight strong and as a Pillar able to support his Church and to beare up all the living stones layd on this foundation II. As a Pillar of cloud 1. as the cloud naturally engendreth fruitfull raines and showers so Christ properly by the influence and raine of grace makes the field of the Church fresh fruitfull flourishing 2. as the cloud mitigates the heat of the Sunne so Jesus Christ quencheth and allayeth the parching heat of his Fathers wrath and is the covering of his Church in this dry and parched wildernes So as when the soule of a man is dryed up and fainteth within him through heat of his sinne then hee refresheth it with the sweet and comfortable doctrine of the Gospell as with a sweet raine the distressed conscience He it is that speaketh a word to the weary in due season 3. as the cloud covered Israel from the Aegyptians fury so Jesus Christ defends his Church 1. from the fiery darts and assaults of Satans temptations 2. from the furious rage of our owne lusts and inflammation of sinne 3. shelters it from the heat of the Sun of persecution and from all bodily â—oes that they cannot doe what they will but what he permits III. Christ was signified by the fiery part of the Pillar For 1. as fire hath a quickning heat in it so hath Jesus Christ who is the life of the world but especially of his Church and elect 2. as fire hath light so Christ is the true light of the world whom whosoever beleeveth he needs no other light nor knowledg to salvation no more then Israel needed any light in the night but this All Gods people walke by this fiery Pillar and by no other 3. as fire purgeth and purifieth metals from drosse so doth Iesus Christ purge his people from all their sinnes partly by the fire of his spirit within Mat. 3. 11. and perfectly by his blood which cleanseth from all sinne 1. Ioh. 1. 7. IV. As a pillar both of fire and cloud it signified Christ in his 1. person 2. actions 1. In his person Being a Pillar both of fire and cloud it was both light and darknesse signifying Christ Jesus God and man both shining in the brightnesse of the glory of his deity and at the same time clouded veiled darkned and obscured in a base and despicable humanity in which to the blinde world was no forme nor beauty Isa. 53. 2. And as both fire and cloud make but one pillar so God and man one Christ. 2. In his actions For 1. As the Pillar of fire and cloud Christ both enlightens the Israel of God to salvation and is darknes at the same time to all Egyptians that is a stumbling block and stone of offence to unbeleevers 2. As the same pillar Christ both openeth the way of the red sea to beleevers giving the grace of Baptisme through the red sea of his blood as also justly shutteth obstinate sinners from grace and favour the meanes of which being offered unto them they wilfully tread under foot turning all the grace of Christ to their deeper damnation 3. As the same Pillar of cloud and fire Christ is the guide of all the Israel of God whom wee must follow in all our journey through our wildernesse both in the rules of his holy doctrine and also of his blessed example Therefore himselfe saith Mat. 11. 29. follow me as they were to follow that cloud for that was but a Type of this leading us to our Canaan 4. as that same Pillar of cloud and fire
a folid wall on both sides which are naturally fluid and seeing nothing is so hardly contained within bounds as liquid waters it was exceeding miraculous And that the bottome of the sea should on the suddaine become firme and dry ground Exod. 14. 22 and even as an high way was not the least of these miracles 4. That the same sea at the same time should be both calme and tempestuous For the mighty winds and tempests were so strong against the Aegyptians that it brake their Chariot wheeles and they could hardly moove or stirre against it yet all the same time it was a peaceable calme to Israel who were very neere them 5. The time of the standing of the waters on so vast an heape whereon learned men agree not any way concluded is most miraculous Some thinke as Chytraeus that for so many thousands yea hundred thousands of men women and children to walke a soft pace and to drive their cattell so many miles must needs take them foure or five dayes time and then the waters to stand so long was admirable Others thinke they went through in one night for the text mentioneth but one night and then was it no lesse miraculous to convey so much people and cattell so much way in so small time 6. That the same Sea at the same time should be both a gulfe and devourer and yet a saver from devourers That the same sea at the same time should both retire back yet return to its course for the waters returned upon the Aegyptians on the one side of the sea when Israel was not fully over on the other as appeareth by comparing ver 26. with ver 29. that the same sea at the same time should moove stand with such judgment and distinction as not one Aegyptian was saved ver 28. not one Israelite drowned ver 30. II. Now consider this great worke of God as a signification and type of Christ which it must needs be as it is a Sacrament which we must consider both in the constitution and in the consequents or effects of it in all directly poynting us to Jesus Christ hereby typified In the first to the Cor. 10. 2 the Apostle saith that all the Fathers were baptized in the sea whence I gather three conclusions I. Conclusion That this was a Sacrament figuring our baptisme and that all necessary institutions of a Sacrament concurre in it As 1. the author was God the Institutor both of the Covenant and seales Exod. 14. 30. 2. the Minister was Moses ver 31. 3. the Covenant sealed was Gods promise and word for their deliverance ver 15. 4. the signe of the Covenant was Moses stretching of his hand both for the deviding of the sea ver 16 and the returning of it againe ver 27. 5. the thing signified was salvation by the Messiah and all spirituall and eternall benefits and deliverances procured by him sealed up in this miracle 6. the faith of the Israelites was the same hand with ours to receive the same benefits and things signified ver 31. they beleeved God Heb. 11. 29. by faith they passed through the red sea c II. Conclusion There was not one of these actions in this temporall deliverance but it signified and sealed such actions to the beleeving Israelites as both confirmed their faith in the Covenant and set forward their salvation merited by the Messiah and so still led them to Christ As in these examples 1. God in leading his people to Canaan made them a safe way through the sea signifying to their faith that God offered them Jesus Christ the promised Messiah through the red sea of whose death and passion they should find a sure and safe way to passe them through a full sea of troubles to the true celestiall Canaan and by him as by a firme way to walke forward to eternall life 2. When they saw the same Jehovah to divide the sea into his division Iunius calleth them cuttings off and to drive away the raging waters from overflowing them this action signified to their faith that the son of God by his merit and mediation would carry them through all difficulties and dangers as deepe as the bottome of the sea unto eternall rest and so rebuke the seas of their sorrows and drive back the raging waves of terrors and temptations that threaten their destruction that they shall safely and happily passe through the sea as it were on dry land 3. When they saw Jehovah the Sonne of God present with them in the voyage and that he made the sea returne to his force againe both to save themselves and to overthrow the Aegyptians It signified to their faith the action of Christ freeing his elect from all spirituall forces and armies pursuing them as also by a mighty overthrow swallowing up and devouring in the bottomlesse sea of his wrath all those that come out and stand against them III. Conclusion There is no Evangelicall blessing by Christ sealed to us by baptisme which was not signified and sealed to them in the Red sea So as Christ was as truely represented to them as to us though not so cleerely and the truth and substance of his merits exhibited to them as to us onely in a manner more obscure and clouded As in examples 1. If the waters of Baptisme seal up to beleevers that the blood of Christ alone saveth and defendeth the people of God from eternall death and damnation What could be more plainely signified by the waters of the Red sea saving Israel from present death and destruction 2. Baptisme signifieth to us that by the blood of Christ in which Red sea all beleevers must be baptised there is dying and a buriall unto sinne and a rising unto newnesse of life What could be more plainely signified by the Baptisme of the fathers in the Red sea who were after a sort buried in the waters but after raised to the shoare and restored to land and life 3. By the benefit of Baptisme in which the Red sea of Christs blood is truely applyed our old man and flesh is truely mortified buried and destroyed but the new man is quickned and repaired and now new motions desires affections are stirred up and preserved in the hearts of beleevers what could be more expresly signified to the Fathers by the overthrow of Pharaoh and his hoste in the Red sea and the escape of the Israelites safe and sound 4. When they did see themselves by the benefit of the Red sea freed from Pharaohs servitude how easily might they gather that by the blood of Christ every beleever of Jewes and Gentiles are freed from the slavery of hellish Pharaoh and all his Armies of sinnes and corruptions And when they did see how the Aegyptians once dead and slaine could hurt them no more how could they but gather that all the armies of sinne once remitted and buried in the death of Christ can no more rise up to condemnation then a drowned
hee that comes from heaven is above all His person is above all for God hath exalted him and given him a Name above al names Phil. 2. 9. His worke is above all that men and Angels can comprehend in power and merit His place is above all the head of the Church eminent above all men and Angels 3. A Rock for firmnesse and stability Hee is the strength of Israel on this Rock as on a sure and firme foundation the whole Church is laid and the gates of hell shall not prevaile against it Matt. 16. 18. Hence he is a Rock of defence and safety to his chosen and every wise man builds his house on this Rock 4. A Rock of scandall and offence to wicked men Rom. 9. 32. Not in himselfe and his nature for hee is a precious corner stone but accidentally and passively because men dash themselves against him as many at this day bark like doggs against the wholesome doctrine of justification by Christ without the works of the Law Many loose and formall Gospellers scorne the basenesse and meannesse of Preachers and true professours of the Gospel because their darknesse can abide no light to come neere it To all these and thousands moe Christ is a rock of scandall by their owne default 5. A Rock for waight and danger and inayoidable judgement upon his adversaries which on whomsoever it falls it crusheth him all to pieces Matt. 21. 44. If any rise against it they doe but tire and teare themselves but if this Rock rise against any man and fall upon him it breaks him to pouder Witnesse the greatest enemies of Jesus Christ which the world ever had Herod Iudas Iulian Iews Pilate as unable to rise from under his revenge as a man pasht to pieces unable to rise from under a Rock II. It was a type of Christ as it sent out water in abundance to the people of Israel ready to perish for thirst For so Jesus Christ is the onely Rock that sends from himselfe all the sweet waters of life for the salvation of his elect otherwise ready to perish eternally For explanation whereof marke 1. As from that Rock issued waters to wash and cleanse themselves and their garments so from this Rock streame waters of ablution or washing which serve to wash away both the guilt of sinne and staine of sinne For the former the precious blood of Christ streaming out of his side is the onely mundifying water in the world to wash the soule from the guilt of sinne and to scowre away all the execration of sinne from the sight of God 1. Ioh. 1. 7. the blood of Iesus Christ cleanseth us from all sinne For the latter from the same side of Christ our Rock issueth water as well as blood even the waters of regeneration called Tit. 3. 5. the washing of the new birth by the Spirit of grace and holinesse which daily cleanse the staine and filthinesse of sin Of these waters reade Ioh. 7. 38. He that beleeveth in me out of his belly shall flow riuers of water of life This hee spake of the Spirit which he would give 2. As from that rocke issued waters to coole and comfort Israel in their wearinesse and wandrings so from Jesus Christ do issue the waters of refrigeration and comfort to coole and refresh the dry and thirsty soule to allay the heat of a raging and accusing conscience and to revive with new strength the fainting soule in temptation or persecution And therefore the tryed traveller and thirsty passenger is called to these waters Mat. 11. 28 Isa. 55. 1. For nothing but sound grace from Jesus Christ can quench the tormenting thirst of an accusing or distressed conscience 3. As from that rocke streamed abundance of waters to make fruitfull that barren wildernesse wheresoever they ranne so onely from the true rock issue plentifull waters of grace to make our dry and barren hearts fruitfull in all workes of righteousnesse Isa. 44. 3 4 I will poure water upon the thirsty and floods upon the dry ground I will poure my spirit upon thy seed and my blessing upon thy buds and they shall grow as among the grasse and as willowes by the rivers of waters All this blessing of fruitfulnesse is from the Rocke See Eph 1. 4. III. In the manner of attaining this water are many sweet resemblances 1. The people might aske Moses water but Moses cannot give it It is God must give it and miraculously fetch it out of a rocke which how it should be Moses cannot conceive So men may seeke justification and to drink waters of salvatiō in themselves either by nature as Pelagians or by merit as Popish justiciaries do either in the Law of Moses as the Jews or in Evangelical Counsells as the fond votaries of the Church of Rome But no Jew can tell how to procure any water to himself neither can Moses give it By the Law of Moses no man can bee justified nor by any fond devises beyond the Law But God of his grace hath devised a way and poynted to us a rocke of living waters to supply unto us that which was impossible to Moses Law because of our infirmitie Rom. 8. 3. 2. The rocke gives water but not till it bee smitten Exod. 17. 6. so Christ the true rock must be smitten with passion he must be smitten with the wrath of his Father and made a curse for us before there can issue out of his side that bloody streame by which the thirst of beleevers can be quenched And as the rocke was smitten twice and waters gushed out both times so Christ was twice smitten first actually in himselfe secondly virtually in the saith of beleevers of all ages the faithfull before him beleeving in the rock that was to bee smitten and suffer death for sinne the faithfull after him beleeving in the rock that was smitten dead and raised already 3. It was the Rod in Moses hand that smites and breakes the rocke Even so it was the Law given by Moses hand and our transgression against it that breaks the true Rock Isa. 53. 5. Gal 3. 13. he was made a curse for us and our transgression of the Law was laid upon him that we might be freed from it And as this was the same Rod that smote the River to bring destruction on the Aegyptians and enemies of the Church so this same Law and Rod of Moses brings the curse and damnation upon all the enemies of God from whom it is not remooved by Jesus Christ. 4. The rocke was smitten but it was not so much the striking on the rock but the Lords standing upon it that gets water for Israel Exod. 17. 6. There was no vertue in the stroake but all depended on Gods commandement and precept and presence even so it is not the death of Christ nor the abundance of price and merit of his blood nor the striking on this rock before mens eyes in the ministery of the word and
and terrible day Mat. 25. when all flesh shal see and admire the wisdome and power of God in him to doe justice For application briefly I. A greater then Salomon is heere Luk. 11. 31. 1. Hence our Saviour perswades to come to him to partake of his wisdome wealth peace grace But the Queene of the South shall rise up against this generation For shee 1. a woman of weake sexe 2. a Queene enjoying pleasures at home 3. undertooke a long journey from the ends of the earth Mat. 12. 42. 4. Set aside the weighty affaires of her kingdome the charge of her journey and gifts to Salomon not small 1. King 10. 10 the dangers wearinesse and all to heare the wisdome of Salomon yet as a Gentile did all this But many men and women professing Christianity will not step over their thresholds to heare the wisdome of a greater then Salomon Ob If Salomon or Christ were heere we would Sol. 1. The Jewes would say so but would not 2. Hee that heares you heareth mee 3. He that will not heare us would not heare Christ himselfe Ob Wee have businesse and occasions Sol 1. Many make occasions which might be avoided 2. Many pretend occasions 3. Many have occasions but so had this Queene who would not be hindred from Salomon by the weighty affaires of a kingdome 4. Whose occasions ordinarily hinder them they shall never taste of the supper 2. Hence wee must labour to account it our happinesse that wee may have liberty to wait on the true Salomon So the Queene of Saba Happy are thy servants that may attend on thee and heare thy wisdome So our Saviour himself Happy are they that heare the word and keep it Happy we if we saw our happinesse that we need not with such cost and toyle seeke after our Salomon For he comes to us and knocks at the doores of our hearts and offers to enrich us with treasures of wisdome Let us open our gates that this King of glory may enter in Let us receive the rules of wisdome from his mouth and consider how unhappy they are that despise the word of which both the Salomons were preachers II. Comfort that Christ is the true Salomon 1. Great were the blessings which Salomon procured to Israel but all temporary and outward but our Salomon procures greater spirituall and eternall 2. Salomon prayes and is heard for al that pray in the temple 1. King 8. Christ prayes and merits that all prayers of Saints be heard Ioh. 17. 3. Salomon could not be present in all his Kingdome at once Cant. 8. 11. Salomon had a Vineyard and let it out to dressers vers 12. but my vineyard is set before mine eyes Himselfe still walks in the midst of the golden Candlesticks and watcheth for the good of it 4. All the excellencies which now wee see and enjoy in Christ are nothing to them wee shall see as the Queene of Saba halfe was not told me in my countrey So as the glory delight pleasure which our Salomon now gives us must affect our hearts to renounce carnall delights and pursue those that are above What is earth to heaven that is faith to fruition This is that Cant. 3. 7. Behold his bed is better then Salomons which was for price and safety most excellent for threescore valiant men stood about it every night But the spirituall marriage bed in the mariage chamber the kingdome of glory surpasseth all comprehension all sweetned with incense of holinesse happinesse glory immortality better then the best perfumes there is perfect security lasting joy on their heads for ever CHAP. XII II. Jonah a type of Christ in 4. respects IOnah was a type of Christ as Mat. 12. 39 No signe shal be given them but the signe of the Prophet Jonah I. In his name and office Both Ionahs both doves one in name the other in nature Both mournefull one in a sea of sorrowes shut in the whales belly the other a man of sorrows and such as no man ever sustained and overcame Both Prophets Ionah sent to preach repentance to Niniveh Christ the true Ionah the great Prophet of the Church was sent to preach the same doctrine to the world Mat. 4. 17. Then Iesus beganne to preach and say Amend your lives c. Both of them in expresse words must signifie to their hearers that without repentance they were in state of perdition II. In respect of his death and suffering In the 1. kind 2. manner 3. fruit 1. The kinde it was a willing death a free will offring For as Ionah when the tempest was raysed freely offered himselfe to death when the Mariners would faine have saved him Ion. 1. 12. take me and cast me into the sea that the tempest may cease So when the storme of Gods wrath was boistrous against the sinnes of mankind Jesus Christ our Ionah offered himselfe to the death for he had power either to lay downe his life or to retaine it Ioh. 10. 18. No man taketh away my life from me but I lay it downe of my selfe Ioh. 18. 5 I am he 2. The terrible and dreadful manner For as Ionah was swallowed up of the Whale who made but one morsell of him So Christ was swallowed up of death and seemed wholly devoured of the curse of God And as the one cryed in the Whales belly out of the belly of hell Ion. 2. 2 and vers 4. I am cast away out of thy sight So the other cries upon the Crosse My God my God why hast thou forsaken me Both of them were in so extraordinary death as in their sense they were in the deepest Hell 3. The fruit of it 1. The appeasing of the wrath of God his Father For as Ionah once cast into the Sea the windes were stilled the sea ceased from her raging Chap. 1. 15. and there was a great calme So Christ by his death pacified his Fathers wrath stilled the rage of Satan abolished the horror of death which otherwise had never beene still and calme towards us 2. To save his fellowes For as Ionah must be cast into the sea to save his fellows from drowning Chap. 1. 12 So must Christ bee overwhelmed with the waves of his Fathers displeasure and as Ionah bee put to death by those that should have preserved him but not for any desert of his owne but to save his companions and brethren in the same ship with him from death and drowning For so was the signification of his name Jesus so himselfe affirmed Matt. 20. 28. The Sonne of man came to give his life a ran some for many So also Caiaphas prophecied It is fit that one man die for the people and that the whole Nation perish not Ioh 11. 50. III. In Ionah wee have a type of Christs buriall noted by Christ himselfe For as Ionah was in the belly of the fish three dayes and three nights So must