shall be no more there a child of yeeres nor an old man that hath not filled his dayes for he that shal be an hundreth yeeres old shallâ—…dye as a yong man but the sinner beeing an hundreth yeeres old shall be accursed And they shall build houses and inhabite them and plant Vineyards and eate the fruit of them They shall not labour in vaine nor bring forth in feare for they are the Seed of the blessed of the Lord and their buds with them Yea before they call I will answere and whiles they speake I will heare The Wolfe and the Lamb shall feed together and the Lyon shall eate straw like the Bullock and to the Serpent dust shall be his meat They shall no more hurt nor destroy in all my holy Mountaine Looke vpon Zion the Citie of our solemne Feasts thine eyes shall see Ierusalem a quiet habitation a Tabernacle that cannot be remooued and the stakes thereof can neuer be taken away neither shall any of the cords thereof bee broken For there the mighty Lord will bee vnto vs as a place of Flouds and broad Riuers whereby shall passe no Ship with Oares neither shall a great Ship passe thereby For the Lord is our iudge the Lord is our Lawgiuer the Lord is our King he will saue vs. Behold a King shall reigne in Iustice and the Princes shall rule in Iudgement And that man shall bee as a hiding place from the winde and as a refuge for the tempest as Riuers of water in a dry place and as the shaddow of a great Rocke in a weary Land The eyes of the seeing shall not be shut and the eares of them that heare shall hearken And the heart of the foolish shal vnderstand knowledge and the tongue of the stutters shall be readie to speake distinctly A niggard shall bee no more called liberall nor the churle rich And iudgement shall dwell in the Desart iustice shal remaine in the fruitfull field And the worke of iustice shall be peace euen the worke of iustice and quietnesse and assurance for euer And my people shall dwell in the tabernacle of peace in sure dwellings and in safe resting places c. Hee shall come downe like the raine vpon the mowne grasse and as the showres that water the earth In his dayes shall the righteous flourish and aboundance of peace shall be so long as the Moone endureth His dominion also shal be from Sea to Sea and from the Riuer to the ends of the Land Yea all Kings shal worship him and all Nations shall serue him Hee shall bee mercifull to the poore and needy and shall preserue the soules of the poore Hee shall redeeme their soules from deceit and violence and deare shall their bloud be in his sight His name shall bee for euer his name shall endure as long as the Sunne all Nations shall blesse him and be blessed in him 53. His second comming to Iudgement and the Resurrection of all flesh to appeare before him FOr I am sure that my Redeemer liueth and hee shall stand the last on the earth And though after my skinne wormes destroy this body yet shal I see God in my flesh Whom I my selfe shall see and mine eyes shall behold and none other for mee though my reynes be consumed within me Our God shall come and not keepe silence a fire shall deuoure before him and a mighty tempest shall be moued round about him Hee shall call the heauen aboue and the earth to iudge his people Gather my Saints together vnto me those that make a Couenant with me with sacrifice And the heauens shall declare his righteousnesse for God is Iudge himselfe Selah And at that time shall Michael stand vp the great Prince which standeth for the children of thy people and there shall bee a time of trouble such as neuer was since there beganne to be a Nation vnto that same time and at that time thy people shall be deliuered euery one that shall be found written in the Booke And many of them that sleepe in the dust of the earth shall awake some to euerlasting life and some to shame and perpetual contempt And they that bee wise shall shine as the brightnesse of the firmament and they that turne many to righteousnes shall shine as the Starres for euer and euer Amen The Thanksgiuing of a Christian Soule for the performance of all these mercifull predictions and the full accomplishing of that great and glorious worke of our Redemption ISAI 61. 10. 63. 9. I Will greatly reioyce in the Lord and my soule shall bee ioyfull in my God For hee hath cloathed me with the garments of Saluation and couered me with the Robe of Righteousnesse hee hath decked mee like a Bridegroome and as a Bride tireth her selfe with her Iewels In all our troubles he was troubled and the Angell of his presence hath saued vs in his loue and in his mercy hee hath redeemed vs and he beares and carries vs alwayes continually PSAL. 72. 19. BLessed therefore bee his glorious Name for euer and let all the earth be filled with his glory So be it euen So be it FINIS a Marke Acts 8. 28. Isaiah 53. Luke 2. 34. psal 2. Zech. 12. 10. Malachy 3. 1. Isaiah 40. 3. Verse 4. Verse 5. Zacharias Luke 1. 76. Verse 77. Verse 78. Verse 79. Malachy 4. 5. Verse 6. Math. 11. 14. Balaam Numb 24. 1â—… 〈◊〉 41 9. Verse 10. Chap. 28. 16. Chap. 9. 6. Chap. 41. 27. Ierem. 30. 21. Chap. 33. 15. Zech. 3. 8. Verse 9. Chap. 13. 〈◊〉 Malac. 3. 1. Verse 2. Verse 3. Isaiah 59. 20. Iacob Gen. 49. 10. Micaâ—… 5. 1. Verse 2. See Zacâ—…rie 14. 7 8. Verse 8. Dan. 9. 24. Versâ—… 25. Micah 5. 〈◊〉 Verse 4. Hos. 11. 1. Ier. 31. 15. Iudges 13. 5. Being typed there by Samson Math. 2. 23. Isai. 40. 9. Chap. 9. 6. Chap. 35. 4. Verse 5. Chap. 25. 9. Gen. 3. 15. Chap. 12. 3. 26. 4. 28. 4. Deut. 18. 18. Ier. 30. 21. Isaiah 53. 3. Isaith 7. 14. Isaiah 42. 1. Chap. 11. 2. Verse 3. Verse 4. Verse 5. Isaiah 60. 16. 45. 21. Chap. 43. 11. Chap. 61. 1. Verse 2. Verse 3. Chap. 42. 6. Verse 7. Psal. 2. 2. Psal. 45. 7. Luke 1 30. See â—…dras 7. 2â—… 29. Isaiah 9. 7. 1 1 Iustice. Chap. 11. 4. 2 2 Power Verse 5. 3 3 Peace oâ—… meekenes Verse 6. Verse 9. 4 4 Plenty Iereâ—… 23. 5. 5 5 Grace Verse 6. 6 6 Tranquillirie and 7 7 Righteousnes Luke 1. 32. Verse 33. Isaiah 55. 4. Isaiah 53. 10. g g His Oblâ—…tion Verse 12. i i His Intercession Isaiah 61. 1. Verse 2. Chap. 35. 5. Chap. 25. 7. Chap. 30. 26. Deut. 18. 15. Isaiah 40. 11. Ezek. 34. 23. Hoâ—… 〈◊〉 5. Isaiâ—…h 49. 8. Verse 9. Verse 10. Psal. 2. 7. Verse 12. Dan. 2. 34. Isai. 8. 14. cited Math. 21 44. Zech. 3. 9. Luke 1. 35. See Heb. 10. 5. cited out of Psal. 40. 7. Psal. 22. 6. Isâ—…h 53. 2. Verse 3. Isaiah 50. 5. Psal. 40. 7. Verse 8. Verse 9. Psal. 18. 21. Versâ—… 22. Verse 23. Verse 24. Psal. 45. 7. Isaiah 42. 3. Isaiah 42 2. Zeâ—… 9. 9. Psal. 69. 9. Pâ—…l 8. 2. 〈◊〉 9. 26. 〈◊〉 27. 2. â—…sdr 7. 28. Psal. 41. 9. Psal. 55. 12. Verse 13. Versâ—… 14. Psal. 109. 5. Verse 6. Verse 7. Verse 8. Psal. 109. 4. Lament 1. 13. Châ—…p 2. 11. Psal. 22. 14. Zâ—…h 11. 12. Verse 13. Zech. 13. 7. Isaiah 50. 6. Chap. 52. 14. Psal. 22. 18. Psal. 22. 16. Gal. 3. 13. Deut. 21. 23. Isaiah 53. 12. Psal. 22. 7. Verse 8. Psal. 109. 25. Lam. 3. 14. Psal. 69. 21. Psal. 69. 20. Lam. 1. 16. Psal. 22. 1. Isaiah 53. 12. Psal. 31. 5. Isaiah 53. 7. Psal. 38. 13 14. Verse 15. Isaiah 53. 5. Verse 6. Verse 9. Exod. 12. 46. Zec. 12. 10. Isaiah 53. 9. Psal. 16. 9. Verse 10. Verse 11. Gen. 3. 15. Isaiah 25. 7. Verse 8. Uerse 9. Hos. 13. 14. Psal. 68. 18. Psal. 118. 22. Verseâ—… 23. Psal. 110. 1. Dan. 9 26. Verse 〈◊〉 Isaiah 53. 5. Chap. 52. 14. Zech. 9. 11. Isaiah 53. 11. Chap. 45. 22. Chap. 59. 20. Gen. 9 27. Gen. 12. 3. Psal. 2. 8. Psal. 72. 8. Verse 9. Verse 11. Isai. 42. 6. Chap. 11. 10. Chap. 49. 6. Verse 22. Verse 23. Chap. 60. 11. Chap. 55. 5. Chap. 65. 1. Dan. 7. 27. Hosea 1. 10. Micah 4. 1. See Mal. 1. 10. Verse 2. Zech. 8. 20. Verse 21. Verse 22. Chap. 9. 10. Chap. 14. 9. Dan. 2. 44. Psal 45. 6. Hosea 3. 4. a a Meaning an Oracle deliuered betweene the Cherubims Ierem. 50. 4. Verse 5. Chap. 31. 8. Verse 〈◊〉 Zech. 12. 10. Verse 11. Hos. 1. 11. Micah 4. 6 7. Zech. 13. 1. Chap. 14. 8. Isaiah 55. 1. Verse 3. Micah 4. 1. Verse 2. Verse 3. Verse 4. Verse 6. Verse 〈◊〉 Isaiah 65. 19. Verse 20. Verse 21. Verse 25. Verse 24. Verse 25. Chap. 33. 20. Verse 21. Verse 22. Chap. 32. 1. Verse 2. Verse 3. Verse 4. Verse 5. Verse 16 Verse 17. Verse 18. Psal. 72. 6. Verse 7. Verse 8. Verse 11. Verse 13. Verse 14. Verse 17. Iob 19. 25. Verse 26. Verse 27. Psal. 50. 3. Verse 4. Verse 5. Verse 6. Dan. 12. 1. Verse 〈◊〉 Verse 3. See 2. Esdr. 7. 31. 14. 35.
and loue as all of one family we must eat of our true Passeouer that they are but few who truly feed and are partakers of this Lambe Mat. 7. 13. 10. The house must be prepared To warn vs so to prepare our hearts 1. Cor. 11. 11. If the house be too little the neighbours must be assumed yea the strangers so be he be circumcised verse 4. To signifie first the super aboundant vertue of Christs death for the house may be too little for the Lambe but not the Lambe for a house as likewise the sweet Communion of Saints in loue the ioyfull Vocation also of the neighbour Gentiles and admission to the fellowship of faith beeing inwardly circumcised and at last to condemne the priuate giuing of the Sacrament to one or two onely 12. The Passeouer was to be taken of the Lambs verse 5. To shew that our Sauiour should bee innocent in life meeke and patient in death and profitable alway Isai. 53. 13. Or it was to bee taken of the Kids ibid. And in the generall the taking of it from among the flocke did signifie the separation of Christ from sinners To shew albeit our Sauiour was sinlesse himselfe yet hee should come of the race of sinners as the Kid comes of the Goat as also that in wrong reputation and true imputation being made sinne for vs hee should be as a Kidde or a Goate 2. Cor. 5. 21. Isai. 53. 4. 14. It must bee without any blemish ibid. Shaddowing thereby the perfection and innocencie of Christ Psal. 40. 7. 15. He must bee a Male ibid. Noting thereby the excellencie of strength and dignitie most proper to that Sexe which should bee in Christ Hos. 1. 11. 16. Hee must be a yeere old ibid. Signifying the experience that Christ should haue of our miseries wherof euen a dayes continuance yeelds sufficient proofe As also that perfection of Christ in like sort and that in fulnes of time he should come and suffer a yeere being a perfect reuolution of the Sunnes full course He. 4. 15. 5. 2. 17. It must bee set apart awhile verse 6. Teaching thereby preparation due meditation of the Lords great work of our deliuery 1. Co. 11. Ps. 103 18. It was then killed and that by Israel Ibid. So Christ behooued to dye ere comfort could flow to vs of appeasing Gods wrath and satisfying his iustice the merit of whose death redounds to his chosen Church onely Isaiah 59. 20 19. The bloud was besprinkled on the Lintell and doore-posts that the Angell seeing the same might passe by verse 7. Signifying that by Christs bloud applyed the wrath of God is made to passe by vs and where Christ the Lambe is inwardly in the house of the Soule the sprinkling of Christs bloud will be seene by Sanctification outwardly in the practice of the life 1. Cor. 1. 30. Note also that the aspersiō of this bloud by Hysope which is a purging Hearb doth giue vs to vnderstand the threefold vertue of Christs bloud First as it is a ransom to Gods iustice and secondly preserueth from the destroyer of Gods wrath so thirdly it purgeth also the polluted soule Also the sprinkling of the bloud vpon the doore-posts noted how going in and out euer we should remember Christs death and not be ashamed of the profession of his Crosse And that by Baptisme our soules must first bee sprinkled with his bloud before wee can looke for to bee partakers truely of his bodie 1. Cor. 12. 13. 20. The Lambe must be rost with fire and that wholly or all of it verse 8. Signifying thereby the agony of Christ in the Garden and the wrath of his Father which hee did indure both in soule and bodie Math. 20. 21. It must not bee eaten raw verse 9. Noting that wee should not vnpreparedly receiue nor grossely conceiue of Christ in the Sacrament Ioh. 6. 1. Cor. 11. 22. It must not be sodden with water Shewing that to his Institution we must not ioyne our inuentions adding altering or impairing nor to the merit of his all sufficient sacrifice the proud merit of our menstruous righteousnes Isai. 57. 12. 23. It must bee eaten all that with vnleauened bread ver 8. To shew that nothing in Christ is vnprofitable or to be reiected and that to the true participation of him we must eschew corruption of doctrine of manners and malice 2. Cor. 5. 24. With sowre hearbs also the Passeouer must be eaten Signifying thereby that with repentance wee must eate our Passeouer in remembrance of our bitter and sowre estate of sinnes slauerie wherein wee were captiuate and of the bitter Passion of Christ whose teeth were set on edge when wee had eaten the sowre Grapes Isai. 53. 4 9. 25. They behooued to eate the Passeouer their loynes being girded their staues in their hands and their shooes on their feete verse 11. To shew how wee should eate our Passeouer like pilgrims to wit not looking for a permanent Citie here our loynes girded with veritie and the preparation of the Gospell on our feet the staffe of Gods Word in our hands and with alacritie and readinesse making forward to our heauenly mansion Phil. 3. 13. 26. They behooued likewise to eate the same in haste as not doubting of the speedy worke of their deliuerie and as ready waiters when they should bee called out of doores To signifie likewise in Faith and readinesse to come when Iesus cals and with the affections of Feare and Loue which are the two vsuall causes of haste desirously and holily wee should eate our Passeouer 1. Cor. 11. 27. Nothing was to be reserued till to morrow of the Lamb verse 10. Noting thereby the fulnesse of theirs and our deliuerance nor that wee should reserue one sinne to liue in awhile keeping vp as it were a part of Christs death for it Popish reseruation also of the Host is condemned hereby 28. If any remaine thereof ouernight the same must bee burnt with fire verse 10. Teaching to auoid prophanation of holy things hereby Hoc pacto etiam compellens accersere egenos saith a Father This burning is apishly imitated in the popish Host. 29. No vncircumcised person might eate of the Passeouer So no vnsanctified person can bee truely partaker of Christ Iesus Mat. 22. 30. The bones thereof might not be broken Typing hereby in Christ suffering how not a bone 〈◊〉 him should bee broken as was foretold Iohn 19. 36. 31. None might goe out of doore that night Perseuerance in Christs Family or Church and in the bosome thereof beeing pointed at hereby not going out in affection to the world againe Ren. 2. 10. 32. One Law shall bee for all saith the Lord verse 49. Shewing thereby whereby the Church of Christ is gouerned and that with God there is no exception of Persons Act. 10. 34. 33. It was to bee obserued with the word of instruction to be ioyned thereto verse 26 27. So is the Sacrament to be celebrate with the word of
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
Gentiles And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest vpon him the Spirit of wisedome and vnderstanding the Spirit of counsell strength the Spirit of knowledge and of the feare of the Lord And shall make him prudent in the feare of the Lord for hee shall not iudge after the sight of his eyes neither reproue by the hearing of his eares But with righteousnesse shall he iudge the poore and with equity shall he reproue for the meeke of the earth and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked And iustice shall be the girdle of his loynes and faithfulnesse the girdle of his reynes 15. His name should bee IESVS CHRIST or a Sauior anointed by God and to what end his comming and anointing should be ANd thou shalt know that I the Lord am thy Sauiour and they Redeemer the mighty one of Iacob I euen I am the Lord and besides me there is no other Sauiour The Spirit of the Lord is vpon mee therefore hath the Lord anointed me hee hath sent mee to preach good tidings to the poore to binde vp the broken-hearted to preach libertie to the captiues and to them that are bound the opening of the prison To preach the acceptable yeere of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all that mourne To appoint vnto them that mourne in Zion and to giue vnto them beauty for ashes the oyle of ioy for mourning the garment of gladnes for the spirit of heauinesse that they might be called The trees of righteousnes The planting of the Lord that hee might be glorified I the Lord haue called thee in righteousnesse and will hold thy hand and I will keepe thee and giue thee for a Couenant of the people and for a light of the Gentiles That thou maist open the eyes of the blinde and bring out the prisoners from the prison and them that sit in darknes out of the prison house The Kings of the earth band themselues and the Princes are assembled together against the Lord and against his Christ. Thou louest righteousnesse and hatest wickednesse because God euen thy God hath anointed thee with the oyle of gladnes aboue thy fellowes Then the Angell said vnto her Feare not Mary for thou hast found fauour with God For loe thou shalt conceiue in thy womb and beare a Son and shalt call his name Iesus 16. His Kingly Office and administration thereof HE shall sit vpon the Throne of Dauid and vpon his Kingdome to order it and to stablish it with iudgment with iustice from henceforth euen for euer The zeale of the Lord of Hosts will performe this With righteousnes shall hee iudge the poore and with equity shall he reproue for the meeke of the earth and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked And Iustice shall be the girdle of his loynes and faithfulnesse the girdle of his reines The Wolfe also shall dwell with the Lambe and the Leopard shall lye with the Kid and the Calfe and the Lyon and the fat Beast together and a little child shall leade them c. Then shall none hurt nor destroy in all the Mountaine of my Holinesse For the earth shall bee full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters that couer the Sea Behold the dayes come saith the Lord that I will raise vnto Dauid a righteous Branch and a King shall reigne and prosper and shall execute Iudgement and iustice in the earth In his dayes Iudah shall be saued and Israel shall dwell safely and this is the name whereby they shall call him The Lord our Righteousnes He shall be great and he shal be called The Sonne of the most High and the Lord shall giue vnto him the Throne of his father Dauid And he shall reigne ouer the House of Iacob for euer and of his Kingdome shall be none end For behold I gaue him for a witnesse saith the Lord to the people for a Prince and a Master vnto the people 17. His Priestly Office What sacrifice hee should offer and for whom he should pray YEt the Lord would breake him and make him subiect to infirmities When hee shall make his Soule an offering for sinne hee shall see his seed and prolong his dayes and the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand Therefore will I giue him a portion with the great and hee shall diuide the spoile with the strong because hee hath powred out his soule vnto death and hee was counted with the Transgressors and bare the sinnes of many and prayed for the trespassers 18. His Propheticall Office and Pastor all function abrogating ignorance restoring light c. HEe hath sent mee to preach good tidings vnto the poore to binde vp the broken-hearted to preach libertie to the captiues and to them that are bound the opening of the prison To preach the acceptable yeere of the Lord and the day of vengeance of our God to comfort all that mourne Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened and the eares of the deafe be opened And hee will destroy in his Mountaine the couering that couereth all people and the vaile that is spred vpon all Nations Moreouer the light of the Moone shall bee as the light of the Sunne and the light of the Sunne shal be seuen-fold and like the light of seuen dayes in the day that the Lord shall binde vp the breach of his people and heale the stroke of their wound The Lord thy God saith Moses to Israel will raise vp vnto thee a Prophet like vnto mee from among yee euen of thy Brethren vnto him ye shall hearken He shall seed his Flocke like a Shepheard hee shall gather the Lambs with his arme and carry them in his bosome and shall guide them with yong And I will set vp a Shepheard ouer them and he shal feed them euen my Seruant Dauid meaning Christ of whom Dauid was a Figure he shall feed them and he shall be their Shepheard Thus saith the Lord In an acceptable time haue I heard thee and in a day of Saluation haue I helped thee and I will preserue thee and giue thee for a Couenant of the people that thou maist raise vp the earth and obtaine the inheritance of the desolate heritages That thou mayst say to the prisoners Goe forth and to them that are in darknesse Shew your selues they shall feede in the wayes and their pastures shall be in all the tops of the Hils They shall not be hungry neither shall they be thirstie neither shall the heat smite them nor the Sun for he that hath compassion on them