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
had falsely accused him Lu. 23 5. After Abels death till Seth and Enosh true worship and Religion by Cains seede was long time suppressed Gen. 4. 26. So after Christs death was Christianitie vnder the Heathen Emperours long persecuted Reu. 12. Euseb. 6. And as after the restauration of true worship corruption of life crept in and brought the deluge vpon the Primitiue world Gen. 6. So after the truth was by Lawes established vnder Christian Emperours open persecution ceasing secretly and slyly corruption of life and doctrine crept in and brought a deluge of miseries and darknes vpon the visible Church Centuriae Ecclesiae The Disparitie ABels sacrifice was onely for himselfe but that of Christs for the sins of the world Abel was priuily murthered but Christ publikely suffered Abels bloud cryed to the Lord for reuenge wrath but the bloud of sprinkling shed by Christ speaketh better things then that of Abel Heb. 12. 24. 4. Enoch Gen. 5. 21. 1. ENOCH dedicate So was Christ dedicate and decreed to be that Sauiour of mankinde Isai. 25. 9. 2. Enoch walked with God Gen. 5. 22. So did Christ in all perfection of sanctimonie and righteousnes Isay 53. 7. 3. Enoch pleased God and was beloued of him Wisd. 4. 10. So did Christ his Father and is declared to bee his welbeloued in whom he was well pleased Math. 3. 17. 4. Enoch was matchlesse in his age so that none was like him Ecclus. 49. 14. So was Christ through all ages and euer shall bee peerelesse none daring to compare with him Iohn 3. 35. 5. In order of Historie take those that dyed first he is reported and brought in as one that saw not death but was translated Gen. 5. 24. To yeeld that comfort to the Church type Christ therein who should make death to be swallowed vp in victorie and immortalitie and to assure vs also of the Resurection Col. 1. 18. Rom. 4. 25. The Disparitie ENoch's righteousnes did not auaile others but that of our Sauiours doth auaile vs and becommeth others His translation likewise was comfortatiue and typicall but the Resurrection of Christ to vs is operatiue and effectuall Note also that Enochs translation before the Law and Eliahs vnder the Law are types and pledges as it were of that last translation of them vnder the Gospell that shall be found aliue at the Lords second Comming Noah Gen. 5. 32. 1. NOah ceasing or rest So Christ hath caused Gods wrath to cease and giueth rest thereby to the troubled conscience Mat. 3 2. Noah liued in a most corrupt time and generall defection both in doctrine and manners Gen. 6. 5. So did Christ Iesus vpon earth in a like age as appeares Math. 5. 6. 7 chap. 3. Noah was acquainted with the Lords Decree Gen. 6. 13. So was Christ fully with the will of his Father Iohn 1. 4. Noah was a Preacher of Righteousnes to the wicked world 1. Pet. 3. So was Christ the same exhorting them to repent for the Kingdome of God was at hand Luke 2. 32. Isay 60. 1. 5. Noah by his obedience saued al that entred within his Arke Gen. 6. 23. So doth Christ al those that by a true Faith doe enter into his Church 1. Tim. 1. 15. 6. Noahs Arke was tossed vpon the waters So is the Church of Christ in this world by diuers temptations and persecutions Ioh. 16. 7. In Noahs Arke were cleane and vncleane also were Sem and Iapheth ver 7 8. So in Christs visible Church are Hypocrites and true Beleeuers Iewes also and Gentiles Ephes. 2. Math. 13. 8. Noah onely as principall efficient did build his Arke verse 14. So doth Christ edifie and build vp his Church 1◅ Cor. 3. 9. Noah was long in building thereof verse 3. So hath Christ bee◅ from the beginning of the world hitherto and shall be to the worlds end Ephe. 4. in building of his Church 10. Noah hauing built his Arke the floud did come which destroyed the first world verse 21. So the number of Christs Church beeing accomplished the fire shall come to destroy the second world 11. Noah made his Arke of many Trees closely seamed together strong fresh and dressed verse 14. So hath Christ compacted his Church of many members vnited by the bond of the Spirit strengthened with Grace freed from the domining corruption of sinne and sanctified by the Holy Ghost Gal. 3. 7. 12. Noah had sundry roomes in his Arke Ibidem So Christ hath sundry functions in his Church 1. Cor. 12. 13. Noah pitched his Arke within and without against the waters So hath Christ fortified his Church sufficiently against all temptations Ioh. 15. 14. Noah made one doore onely to his Arke verse 16. So hath Christ appointed one onely entry to his Church Iohn 10. 7. 15. Noahs Arke had little outward light Ibid. So neither is the light of Christs Church worldly carnall wisedome Ro. 8. 7. 16. Noah abode in the Arke all the time of the tossing thereof So doth Christ remaine in the midst of his Church beeing with them to the worlds end in all tentations and afflictions thereof Iohn 14. 18. 17. Noah saued few in his Arke in respect of the world So the number that are to be saned in Christs Church is but a handfull likewise Math. 22. 14. 18. The Wrights that built the Arke notwithstanding perished So many Preachers in the Church may likewise be damned Math. 7. 22. 19. All sorts of creatures Noah receiued into the Arke So all sorts of persons and Nations Christ accepteth into his Church Ephes. 2. 18. 20. In the dayes of Noah defection from true Religion oppression sensualitie and securitie after 1656. yeeres brought on the first destruction on the world So the like sinnes non raigning about the like time is like to bring on the second Iudgement on the latter world Math. 24. 21. Those that were saued was by beeing within the Arke in the waters Figuring that those that are redeemed must enter into the Church by Baptisme 1. Pet. 3. 20. 22. Noahs tossings vpon the waters being ended he sent out the Doue Gen. 8. 12. So Christs sufferings being finished be sent out his Spirit into the world to comfort and leade his own Iohn 14. 23. Noah offered a Sacrifice vnto the LORD wherein he smelled a sauour of rest verse 21. So hath Christ vnto his Father whereby his wrath is fully appeased Ro. 3. 25. 24. With Noah God made a Couenant to his posteritie and cōfirmed it with a signe Gen. 9. 9. So in Christ with the Church hath the Lord made a new Couenant of mercy and ratified it with Sacraments Mat. 3. 17. 25. The couer of the Arke being taken off and Noahs Family going out of the same after the Deluge dryed vp increased and multiplyed wonderfully Gen. 10. So the time of the true Churches lurking beeing ended and the hid marked ones bursting forth after the Deluge of darknesse dryed vp in a good measure the Church shall become more and more visible and
holy and sanctified in nature Psal 40. 8. 4. It was round in shape To note the perfectnessâ—… and entirenesse of Christ in all heauenly graces He. 7. 5. It was sweet and tasted like fresh oyle or wafers baked with honey Numb 11. 7. So is Christ most sweâ—… and pleasant to all afflicteâ—… consciences by the receâ—… and cheering consolation 〈◊〉 his bloudshed and Spirit Ioh. 16. 7. 6. It came downe from heauen Ioh. 6. So did Christ Iesus Ioh. 6. 7. The name thereof was Man or Manbu which is a portion an admirable gift or meat prepared Exod. 16. 15. So is Christ the portioâ—… of his Chosen the admirâ—…ble great gift of the Father and prepared food for euer hungring soule Ioh. 6. 51 8. It came downe with the dew was gathered verse 14. So Christ comes to vs with the dew of grace and thereby is applyed 9. It fell round about the campe of Israel and was sufficient for all to gather thereof and fell in no other place verse 13. So Christ is conuersant within the limits of his Church and is the fulnesse of grace to all who are true partakers of him and no where else to bee found Reu. 1. 10. It was gathered by measure in the Wildernes and hee who gathered least had no lacke ver 18. So is Christs grace in this world giuen but by measure and hee who hath the weakest faith so it bee true shall attaine to the same saluation which he of a stronger doth 2. Pet. 3. Luke 17. 6. 11. When it came it made the people to admire for they wist not what it was verse 15. So when Christ came many did wonder yea He rode and all Ierusalem with him were troubled and sundry wist not what that mysterie of his Incarnation meant Math. 2. 12. It was as sufficient for all so common to all and that freely So is Christ a free imparter of saluation to rich and poore King and Begger without respect of persons Act. 10. 34. 13. It was ground and baked before it was meet food for the people verse 23. So Christ behooued first diuers wayes to suffer before hee could bee a meet Comforter and Sauiour to his Church Act. 17. 2. 14. It was gathered earely verse 21. So is Christ and his grace to be embraced speedily and timously Math. 25. 15. It was dayly gathered except on the Sabbath verse 23. So for a further degree of grace dayly wee must alway labour heere while that eternall Sabbath of rest come when grace shall be perfected in glory hereafter 2. Pet. 3. 18. 16. They went out of their Tents to gather it So must wee goe out of the old man and loue of the world to participate of Christ 2. Cor. 5. 17. To the breakers of Gods command in keeping the same ouernight it turned into putrifaction to them and stunke Numb 11. So to the hearers of Christs Word and contrary practisers vnto the same it becomes vnto them the sauour of death Iam. 1. 18. It ceased when they came to Canaan Iosh. 5. 12. So shall the Word and Sacraments when we come to the Kingdome of Heauen and see Christ face to face 1. Cor. 13. 19. Manna vvas kept and put in a golden pot before the Lord to remaine in the holiest for euer Exod. 16. 13. So Christ Iesus glorified in his Humanitie at the right hand of God in the heauens abides for euer vnto all ages of the faithfull Heb. 7. 20. Manna vvas loathed by the wicked marmurers on whom the Lords wrath fell Num. 11. 6. So is Christ Iesus in his Word and Sacraments by the carnall and vngodly whom GOD in his anger shall likewise destroy Iude 4. 21. Manna fed the naturall life So doth Christ Iesus the spirituall life The Disparitie MAnna did feede onely the naturall life but Christ Iesus is the food of the spirituall life Againe Manna did corrupt and putrifie but so cannot our spirituall Manna who abideth for euer solide and sweet comfort to euery distressed conscience They inioyed it onely in the Wildernesse but our chiefe and fullest inioying of our Manna shal be in the celestiall Canaan It was not to bee found but at a set time for it melted away when the Sun arose but our Manna Christ is euer at all times to be found both in prosperitie and affliction late and earely neuer disappointing those that truely seeke him Manna that was reserued in the Holiest was spoiled and did perish thereafter at the captiuitie but our heauenly Manna seated in highest glory can neuer perish nor suffer any violence 20. The Brazen Serpent Numb 21. 1. NEither Moses nor the Law could cure the people of the stinging of the fierie Serpents but onely the Brazen Serpent So neither the Law nor any creature could cure mankinde and redeeme them from the cruell power of Satan but onely Christ Iesus Rom. 3. 25. 2. After many had dyed for murmuring then the Brazen Serpent was set vp Num. 21. 6. So after that all mankinde through sinne was subdued to death and condemnation then Christ came for our recouerie to be crucified Esay 53. 3. A Serpent stung and a Serpent cured So man the first Adam lost mankinde and Man againe the second Adam redeemed mankinde Rom. 5. 14. 4. Albeit it was called a Serpent yet it was both without poison or sting So albeit Christ was thought a sinner as other men yet was hee both sinlesse spotlesse He. 7. 26. 5. It was made of brasse and not of gold verse 9. So was Christ sent not with outward glory or worldly pompous shâ—…w but base and humble in outward appearance Isaiah 53. 2. 6. It was not forged by mans hand or hammer but in a mould yet in the fire So Christ was not begottenly man but conceiued by the Holy Ghost to the likenesse of the Father Luke 2. 35. 7. It was not onely made but before it cured it was set vp on high So Christ behooued not onely to bee borne but also be crucified before our Redemption could be finished 8. They were onely cured who looked vpon the same So they onely are redeemed from death to eternall life who onely by faith eyes him Isai 46. 22. beleeuing in Christ that crucified 9. It was a wonderfull meanes of cure and vndeseruedly deuised of God of meere pitie yea against the merit of these murmurers So is the death of the onely Sonne of God for rebellious mankinde an admirable worke of vnmerited mercy likewise aboue our merit without our merit and against our merit Ephes. 1. 4. Yet albeit it was instituted by GOD and great miracles wrought at the presence thereof the Lords institution lasting and right vse being made thereof by the people in the Wildernesse yet at last it being Idolatrously abused was destroyed by that godly King Hezechiah and called Nehushtan or a masse of brasse 2. King 18. Shewing thereby how lawfull by the like example and much more likewise Images and other inuentions of men turning to
counted as stones ready to bee builded in that body and Temple of the Church we must be fitted and reformed likewise Isa. 4. 3. 3. There concurred not onely to the building thereof Salomon and his seruants but also Hiram of Tyrus and the Sidonians that did hew the Timber vnto it To shew that in the building of the Church Iew and Gentile should concurre not onely the Apostles planting and founding the same but their successors faithfull Pastors euery where watering it and building on their ground 1. Cor. 13. 4. It was ouerlaid within with fine gold vpon the carued Cedars To shew the beauty of the Church adorned with diuers gifts to be inward pure and precious though vnseene and not perceiued of the world Psal. 45. 5. In the Temple were many windows to make the house light So in the Church is the dispensation of many and diuers graces to make the same bright and glorious 1. Cor. 12. 4. 6. In the Temple were seuerall degrees of Galleries or Lofts each one aboue another and larger each then other To shew the seuerall roomes and places which God hath appointed in his Church some higher some lower Apostles Euangelists Doctors Pastors and Elders c. the same also being signified by the diuersitie of Officers appointed in the Temple ibid. 7. The walles were carued round about with Cherubims Palme-Trees and Flowers To note the protection of the Church of God by the ministerie of Angels tho outwardly vnseene and the peaceable victorious flourishing vnder the same Heb. 1. 8. In the seuenth yeere and in the haruest moneth it was finished So in the fulnesse of time when the great Haruest shall be the number of the Elect beeing accomplished then shall the Church bee wholly in a triumphant cōpany consummate Re. 21. 22. 9. Salomon consecrate the Temple vnto the Lord. So hath Christ that true Prince of Peace his Church vnto his Father Ioh. 17. 10. The Musicke that was vsed in the one Did signifie the ioy of the faithfull in the other Esai 4. 2. 11. In it was the Arke of the Testimonie So in the Church is the Word of God and couenant of Grace borne by the Leuites of Christs true Pastors in the preaching and publishing of the same 12. The glory of the Lord filled the Temple So doth the glorious presence of God fill euer the other beeing amongst his Chosen till the end of the world Ioh. 14. 13. The Lord promised to hallow this House and that his eyes and heart if his people obeyed him should bee there perpetually So will the Lord sanctifie his Church and if wee obey him constantly his eye of mercy and heart of compassion will be vpon vs eternally 1. Cor. 1. 30. 14. In the Porch thereof were set two Pillars of Brasse Iachin and Boaz or stabilitie and strength with Lillies Pomegranates carried vpon them Noting thereby the stabilitie and strength of Christs Church through him who is as a double Pillar vnto the same or the two Sacraments of the Church whereby our faith is strengthened and confirmed vnto holinesse and fruitfulnesse in good works Iam. 2. The Disparitie THe stones of the Temple were dead and senselesse but the members of the Church of God are sensible and liuely stones They were polished and hewne by the hand of man but these are reformed and sanctified by the Spirit of Grace The Temple vvas vtterly destroyed and burnt by the enemies of Israel but the true Church of God can neuer be so ouerthrowne yea the very gates of hell shall not preuaile against it Note that some things heere are rather for conueniencie of case compared then any typicall signification is in them sought as hath beene said in the Epistle hitherto Elisha compared 1 ELisha the health of God So is Christ the health and saluation of God truely to all sick and lost soules Math. 9. 12. 2. Hee succeeded Eliah who anointed him to bee after him 1. Kin. 19. 16. So Christ succeeded the Baptist that second Eliali who baptized him to come after him likewise with the baptisme of the fire and Spirit to baptize Luke 3. 3. He receiued the double of the Spirit of Eliah 2. Kin. 2. 9. So Christ got not onely the double but the full measure of the Spirit which Iohn had and that without measure Ioh. 1. 14. 4. He cured Naaman of his Leprosie hee raised the dead healed the waters that were poisoned with few loaues miraculously hee fed many c. and did many such miracles 2. Kin. 5. 2. 4. So Christ doth cure our spirituall Leprosie by the bathing of his bloud and tempers the waters of affliction to vs fed likewise many thousands with few loaues raised the dead and dayly raiseth dead soules by the quickening of his grace and did farre many and greater miracles and wonders 5. Elisha had an vntrue and couetous Gehezi that serued him who therefore was fearefully punished 2. King 5. So Christ had a false and couetous Iudas who followed him who therefore also fearefully perished Math. 26. 6. Elisha was called the Chariot Horsemen of Israel 2. King 13. So Christ is the Chariot whereby wee are carried vnto heauen and the sure defence and safegard of his Chosen against all their enemies Zech. 14. 12. 7. He diuided the waters of Iordan with his Cloake 2. King 2. 14. So hath Christ made a safe way through death by his Crosse Heb. 9. Psal. 23. 8. They that mocked Elisha were fearefully deuoured 2. Kin. 2. 23. So shall all those that mock Christ Iesus or his messengers iustly bee destroyed 2. Thes. 2. 10. 9. No thing so secret could be hid from Elisha 2. King 6. 8. 32. So no secret thought of the very heart can bee hid from Christ Mat. 9. 4. 10. A dead body beeing cast into the Sepulchre of Elisha touching his bones is raised againe 2. King 13. 21. So are our dead soules quickened and raised heere by the touch of Christ by faith and so shall our dead bodies also bee raised from the graue hereafter by the vertue of his Resurrection who was laid in the graue likewise Rom. 4 25. The Disparitie ELisha was of a seuere Spirit as appeares in the example of the children who mocked him and of his seruant Gehezi c. but Christ was of a most milde and meeke Spirit as is euidently to be seene in his patient sufferings of all iniuries without reuenge yea he kissed the mouth of him that betrayed him and cured the eare of Malchus who came out against him 52. Daniel compared 1. DAniel the iudgement of God So is Christ the iudgement and wisedome of the Father Ioh. 1. 2. Hee was an excellent opener of secrets Dan. 2. 5. So was Christ that matchlesse manifester of heauenly and hid mysteries ibid. and Ioh. 8. 3. Hee was made one of the three Rulers of the whole Kingdome Dan. 5. 29. So is Christ with the Father and Holy Ghost one of the Rulers of all the Kingdome