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
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
institution and exhortation to bee added thereto likewise as the Seale and Charter going together 1. Cor. 11. Last in that the bloud of the Lambe was first sprinkled and then it selfe prepared and eaten It shewes that first Christ was made a sacrifice to God and then a Sacramens to vs. The Disparitie THe Iewish Passeouer did feed the body but our Passeouer Christ doth feed the soule It was a signe of their deliuerance but Christ is the very worker of our deliuerance There were many Lambs eaten in the whole campe all called the Passeouer because they pointed at one alone who should be the true Passeouer and who alone sufficeth the whole number of his faithfull The Lambe being eaten nothing thereof did remaine but Christ being fed vpon is no whit impaired but remaineth as perpetuall nourishment to his owne Chosen 15. Aaron 1. AAron a Teacher or the mountaine of fortitude So is Christ the true Teacher of his Church and exalted mountaine of inuincible strength Math. 10. 21. 2. Hee was Moses mouth to the people Exod. 4. 30. So was Christ his Fathers mouth to the world in declaring his will Ioh. 1. 3. He was the blesser of the people Leu. 9. 22. So is Christ the true blesser of his people and Church Gen. 12. 3. 4. Hee was the High Priest of the Lord Leu. 8. And so was Christ that onely true High Priest of his faithfull Heb. 9. 5. He dyed on the top of Mount Hor called Mosera Numb 20. So Christ dyed on the top of Mount Golgotha Luke 23. The Disparitie AAron dyed in the wildernesse for his own offence for disobeying the Lord at the waters of Meribah but Christ Iesus our High Priest dyed in the world for our offences and manifold disobedience imputed to him and vndertaken by him Also Aaron brought not the people into Canaan neither entered there himselfe but our High-Priest hath both entered himselfe into that heauenly Canaan and bringeth the members of his true Church there also The High-Priest Exod. 28. 1. HEe was taken of men but behooued not to haue any blemish Le. 22. 17. So was Christ of the race of mankinde according to the flesh but was altogether sinlesse Heb. 7. 2. He assumed not this honour to himselfe but it was giuen him of God So neither did Christ but it was giuen him of the Father Heb. 5. 5. 3. He was washed with water anointed with the holy oyle Exod. 29. 7. Leu. 16. 4. To note that immaculate sanctitie that should bee in Christ and that he should bee anointed with the oyle of gladnes aboue his fellowes Isai. 61. 2. 4. His flesh and loynes were couered with cleane linnen Exod. 28. 42. So was Christs Humanitie cloathed with true holinesse Isai. 53. 5. He was cloathed gloriously Exo. 28. 2. So was Christ with perfect righteousnes and the Maiestie of his Deity 6. He had a holy crown vpon his head Exod. 29. 6. Signifying thereby the Deitie of Christ which as a circle hath neither beginning nor end and the royall dignitie wherewith hee is crowned King of his Chosen Ier. 23. 5. 7. Hee had an ingrauen plate with Holinesse vnto the Lord on his forehead Exo. 28. 36. Noting the intercessorie oblation of the perfection of his Holinesse whereby our imperfect righteousnes is at the Fathers hands accepted Heb. 8. 8. The colours of the embroidering of his garments being Blue Purple Skarlet and White Exod. 28. 6. Signified the truth of his Prophéticall Office the Maiestie of his Royall the perfection of his Priestly and his sincere sanctitie in execution of all with all other his resplendent grace beautifying his blessed person He. 10. Ioh. 18. Act. 7. 9. The edge of wouen worke about the Collar of the Robe of the Ephod that it should not teare ver 32. Pointed the spirituall strength and entire righteousnes of Christ Heb. 7. 26. 10. Hee had Vrim and Thummim vpon his brest verse 30. So had Christ the perfection of true light and perfect holinesse in his heart ibid. 11. Hee bore the names of the Tribes of Israel vpon his brest when hee went in before the Lord verse 29. Typing the continuall intercession of Christ for his Church Heb. 7. 25. 12. These names were ingrauen in hard stones So are the godly not lightly written but indelebly grauen in the memory and loue of Christ 1. Ioh. 4. 13. Likewise hee bore the names in two Onyx stones vpon his shoulders Ex. 28. 9. So doth Christ bears and vp beare his owne by his secret power and grace euen when his back seemes turned vpon them Ier. 8. interceding forthem He. 7. 14. The wreathed chaine tyed to the rings of pure gold wherewith the brest-plate Humerall was tyed verse 14. Signified the perfect connexture of all heauenly vertues adorning Christs humanitie as also that true faith whereby we are girt vnto him Ier. 13. 15. The Bels and Pomegranates hanging about his vesture whereby hee was heard when he entered into the Sanctuary and Holyest verse 33. Shaddowed his proclaiming of the ioyfull Gospell and confirming the same by his holy workes and miracles vpon earth as also typed his continuall intercession for his Chosen in Heauen Heb. 8. 16. His costly wrought Girdle ver 39. Signified that truth and constancie whereby our High Priest in his gracious promises of the Gospell is perfectly girt about 17. He alone entered into the holiest place and that not without bloud to make attonement and intercession for the people Leu. 16. So hath Christ entered into the heauens there alone and onely to bee our Mediatour through the merit of his precious bloudshed and atonement once made for all to procure good things and appease wrath for vs Heb. 7. 18. Hee might not goe forth of the Sanctuarie to lament for the dead Shaddowing that Christ now beeing ascended and entered into the holy heauens his beatitude now can not bee interrupted by any more sufferings of misery or dolour ibid. 19. His Wife behooued to be a chaste Virgin So must Christs Church be as a Virgin chaste and giuing neither her loue nor his worship vnto any other Math. 25. 20. The putting of the bloud of the solemne sacrifice vpon his right eare thumb and toe Exo. 29. 20. Did shew that in Christ there is nothing but right and vnblameable and that it is his bloud that should make them blessed that should sit at his right hand As also the consecrating of Christs whole person by his death and bloudshed to be the Prince of our saluation euen as we should likewise in all things by his bloud be consecrate vnto his holy obedience in all our sences actions and walkings Heb. 7. 21. His garments Euen so doth the garment of the righteousnes of remained for euer for his sonnes to be cloathed withall Exodus 29. 29. Christ abide for euer for to cloath his owne children withall in Iustification vnto Sanctification and glory Esay 61. 10. As for the linnen garments of the inferiour
of his Law and that neither I may enuy their rich gift with an euill eye nor yet despise my owne poore mite with a wicked heart but indeuouring to gaine something with my small Talent vnto my bountifull Master I may not incur neither the bitter reproofe nor deserued iudgement of an euil or vnprofitable seruant at his hands Beseeching which God to thrust out many faithfull Laborers into his Haruest and to continue your Lordship in a long and happy life with a success-full blessing vpon your Lordships gouernment trauels to the cōfor◅ and edification of his Church rests Your Lordships in all hearty and most affectionate duty in Christ WILLIAM GVILD MOSES VN-VAILED 1. THE TREE OF LIFE GEN. 2. 9. The Congruitie 1 AS it was called the Tree of Life So Christ is that true Tree of Life giuing the fruit iuice both of grace and glory Ioh. 15. 1. 2. It was in the midst of the Garden So Christ is to be found in the midst of his Church Mat. 18. 20. 3. It was in the earthly Paradise planted So Christ is in the heauenly placed Mar. 16. 19 4. Adam in his standing might eate of the Tree of Life as of all other trees sauing that one which was forbidden Gen. 2. 16. So shall the godly that perseuere eate of that true Tree of Life promised Ren. 2. 7. 5. Sinne exiled man out of the earthly Paradise from the fruition of the one Gen. 3. 24. So sinne doth out of the heauenly from the fruition of the other Ioh. 15. 6. 6. Adam condemned once to be expelled from the same got no regresse Gen. 3. 24. So neither man in iudgement once debarred from heauen and Christ shall haue no recouerie Math. 25. 41. 7. The Lord only planted the one making it to grow out of the earth So also did he the other in the earth of our humanitie Ioh. 1. 14. who did increase in wisedome stature and fauour both with God and Man Luke 2. 52. The Disparitie 1. THat tree of Life endured but for a time but our Tree of Life endureth for euer Heb. 7. 24. Secondly it could not restore life againe to Adam beeing onely the Sacrament of the Couenant of life in case of perseuerance but our Tree of Life Christ Iesus restoreth life lost to his owne chosen yea a better life then Adams in Paradise And since hee is the end of the Law to them that beleeue Rom. 10. hee now becomes to vs by the couenant of Grace the true Tree of Life performing that which that of workes could not attaine vnto by reason of mans fall 2. Adam Rom. 5. 14. 1. ADAM man red earth or bloudie So was Christ Man in his Incarnation and bloudie in his Passion Mat. 1. 27. 2. Adam man without womans bearing and so without a Mother So Christ Man without mans begetting and so without a father Mat. 1. 20. 3. Adams Father onely God Gen. 2. 7. So likewise Christs Iohn 8. 16. 4. Adam made Lord ouer the creatures and heyre of the outmost bounds of the earth So is Christ that truely Psal. 2. 5. Adam was appointed to dresse the Garden and keepe it Gen. 2. 16. So Christ to sanctifie and saue his Church 1. Cor. 1. 30. 6. Adam was sent out of Paradise for his sinne committed to endure painfull labours Gen. 3. 23. but vnwillingly So was Christ sent from the heauens for our sinnes imputed to indure painfull sufferings Isai. 53. yet most willingly 7. Thornes were made a curse to the one Gen. 3. 17. So were they made a crowne to the other Mat. 27. 29. 8. The sweat of the brow was in labour imposed on the one Gen. 3. 19. So the sweat of bloud in agony was imposed on the other Luke 22. 44. 9. Adam sleeping Euah was formed Gen. 2. 21. So Christ dying on the Crosse his Church was framed 10. Adam giues to his that which is his owne by generation Gen. 5. 3. So Christ doth to his that which is his owne by Regeneration Rom. 1. 17. Gal. 2. 17. 11. We haue borne already heere the image of the earthly So shall wee beare the Image of the heauenly 1. Cor. 15. 49. 12. Adam created to the Image of God Gen. 1. 27. So Christ incarnate the ingrauen Character of his Father Col. 1. 15. Heb. 1. 3. 13. Adam was King Priest and Prophet in his Family So is Christ the same in his Church and family of the faithfull Reu. 1◅ Rom. 3. Heb. 9. 13. 14. Adam had Cain and Abel in his house Gen. 4. So hath Christ Elect and Reprobates true worshippers and Hypocrites in his visible Church Math. 13. 24. 15. Adam had perfect wisedome and knowledge as may be seene in naming of all the creatures Ge. 2. 19. So in Christ dwelleth the fall treasure of both Col. 2. 3. 16. Likewise as by the offence of the one the fault came on all men to condemnation and many were made sinners So by the iustifying of the other the benefit abounded toward all men to the iustification of life so that by his obedience shall many be made righteous Rom. 5. 18. that as sinne had raigned vnto death so might grace also raigne by righteousnes vnto eternall life through Iesus Christ our Lord. The Disparitie BVt yet the gift is not so as is the offence for if through the offence of Adam many be dead much more the grace of God and the gift by grace which is by one man Iesus Christ hath abounded vnto many Neither is the gift so as that which entred in by one that sinned For the fault came of one offence vnto Condemnation but the gift is of many offences vnto Iustification For if by the offence of one death raigned through one much more shall they which receiue that abundance of grace and gift of that righteousnes raigne in life through one that is Iesus Christ Rom. 5. 15 16 17. Likewise the first man was of the earth earthly and naturall but the second man is the Lord from heauen heauenly and spirituall 1. Cor. 15. 47. and as is the earthly such are they that are earthly and as is the heauenly such are they that are heauenly verse 48. Also the first man Adam was made a liuing soule but the last Adam was made a quickning Spirit 1. Cor. 15. 45. 3. Abel Gen. 4. 1. ABEL or Habel mourning or vanitie Such was the life of Christ a mourning for our vanitie and wickednesse Mat. 26. Mar. 8. 2. Abel offered an acceptable sacrifice vnto the Lord Heb. 11. Gen. 44. So did Christ vpon the Altar of the Crosse Rom. 3. 25. when hee offered vp himselfe Heb. 7. 27. 3. Abel was a Shepheard Gen. 4. 2. So Christ is the true Shepheard of our soules 1. Pet. 2. 15. 4. Abel was slaine by his brother Cain in the field innocently after he had spoken to him Gen. 4. 8. So was Christ by his brethren according to the flesh the Iewes without the Citie after they
increase to the abridging of Antichrists power dayly Reu. 19. The Disparitie NOah preached but conuerted none of the first world but not so Christ by whose voice many were turned and dayly by the efficacie thereof are brought into his Church Noahs Arke likewise putrified and perished at last but neuer shall the Church of Christ so perish or decay The tossing of the waters did weare and make the Arke worse but tryals and afflictions doe better euer the Church Psal. 119. 6. Abraham Gen. 12. 1. ABram and Abraham a high father and a father of a multitude So is Christ a high and heauenly Father of the multitude of his faithfull Esay 6. 9. 2. Abraham went out of his natiue countrey and fathers house at Gods command Gen. 12. 4. So Christ according to the Decree of the Father lest the heauens and tooke painfull iourneys on earth to worke mans Redemption Luke 2. 31. 3. To Abraham and his seede GOD promised Canaan v. 7. So to Christ his spiritual seed hath he granted Heauen Tit. 2. 11. 4. Abraham deliuered Lot many captiues by a great victorie Gen. 14. 61. So Christ hath deliuered his chosen from sinne Satan and damnation and freed them wonderfully Luke 1. 71. Ioh. 16. 33. 5. Abraham and his Family behooued to bee circumcised Gen. 17. 23. So Christ his Church behooueth to be sanctified Esay 4. 3. 6. Abraham was King Priest and Prophet in his owne Family So is Christ Iesus in his Church the same Heb. 9. 13. Ioh. 8. 26. Zach. 14. 9. 7. The Lord reuealed to Abraham the purpose of his will Gen. 18. 17. So hath hee the same i◅ all things perfectly vnt◅ his Senne Iesus Ioh. 1. 8. Abraham interceded for the righteous in Sodome Gen. 18. 25. and for the wicked for their sake So is Christ a Mediator continually for the godly in the world Heb. 8. 6. Ioh. 17. 9. as hee spares also euen the wicked for their sake and prayed for them that crucified him 9. Abraham was obedient in all things to God euen till the offering vp of him who was his owne flesh and bloud vpon Mount Moriah Gen. 22. So was Christ euen vnto death and immolation of himselfe vnto the Father vpon Mount Golgotha Phil. 2. 8. 10. Abraham put Hagar and Ismael out of his house Gen. 21. 14. So shall Christ expell out of the number of his Church all bastard hypocrites despisers and mockers of the godly Mat. 22. 11. God deliuered Lot for Abrahams sake with his Family from the fire of Sodome Gen. 19. So hath the Lord the godly for Christs sake from the condemnation of th◅ wicked 1. Ioh. 2. 12. Abraham called the Heyre of the world Rom. 14. 13. and Father of the Faithfull So is Christ Iesus the same most properly and truely Psal. 2. Heb. 1. 13. To Abraham it was said In thy seed shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed Gen. 12. 3. Which onely in Christ Iesus is fully accomplished Luke 2. 30 Gal. 3. The Disparitie FRom obscurenesse of estate in Vr of the Caldees to an honorable and eminent estate in Canaan Abraham was brought but from a glorious estate in highest Maiestie to a base condition in ignominie was our Sauiour brought for vs Abrahams wife was barren but not so is the Church of Christ which must be fruitfull in good workes She was taken from Abraham but none can take the Sheepe of Christ out of his hand which are his Spouse 7. Circumcision typing Baptisme our Sanctification and Christs bloud which is our inward washing Gen. 17. 1. CIrcumcisiō was the signe of Gods Couenant to Israel Gen. 17. 11. So Baptisme is the same to the Church euen a signe and seale of the Couenant of mercy 1. Pet. 3. 21. 2. It was Abraham and his houshold that was comprehended in the one verse 13. So is it Christ Iesus his Church that is comprehended in the other Ibid. 3. Not onely was Isaac but Ismael also circumcised the born and the bought the children and the hirelings ibid. So not onely are the godly baptized outwardly in the visible Church but the wicked also not onely the redeemed number but the naturall sort the true children and those that are but hyrelings Rom. 3. 22. 4. Whosoeuer was not circumcised hauing the Couenant in his flesh was cut off from Israel verse 14. So whosoeuer contemnes Baptisme yea is not in the Spirit renued is not a true member of the Church of God Mat. 28. 19 20. 5. There was a circumcision of the flesh which auailed not being alone and there was a circumcision of the heart which made the true Israelite Ro. 2. 28. So there is an outward Baptism by elementary wa ter which of the body and beeing alone auailes not and there is an inward Baptisme of the soule or Spirit which makes the true Christian Mar. 16. 16. 1. 8. Rom. 4. 1. 6. In circumcision there was a cutting away of the fore-skin by bloud Signifying that euen so it is by the bloud of Christ that our sins are takē away and by the Spirit of sanctification that wee are renewed mortifying sinne and quickning grace in vs Ephes. 5. 26. 7. It was painfull to flesh and bloud So is mortification and abandoning of fleshly concupiscence to the carnall man at first Ioh. 3. 8. Infants were circumcised verse 10. So also are they to bee baptized Mark 10. 14. Rom. 3. 3. Isaac Gen. 21. 1. ISaac or Iitschac laughter or reioysing So is Christ true matter of ioyfull laughter and reioicing to all the faithfull Isai. 61. 10. 2. Isaac the sonne of the Father of the faithfull Gen. 17. 19. So is Christ the onely naturall Sonne of God on whom all the faithfull call Abba Father Mat. 3. 17. Rom. 8. 3. Isaac against the course of nature born of the dead wombe of old Sarah Ge. 21. 3. So was Christ borne of the inuiolate wombe of a chaste Virgin Mat. 1. 23. as all those that are his likewise are borne not of bloud nor of the will of flesh nor of man but of God Ioh. 1. 13. 4. Isaac the seed of Promise made vnto Abraham and borne in his old age at the time appointed Gen. 18. 14. So is Christ the same most properly in whom all the Nations of the earth are blessed Borne in the fulnesse of time decreed 5. An Angell announceth the Birth of the one in Sarahs hearing who thinks it impossible Ge. 18. 12. So an Angell doth our Sauiours Birth in Maries who likewise saith How shall this be Luk. 1. 34. 6. Isaac was circumcised the eight day and in his infancie persecuted by Ismael Gal. 4. 29. So likewise was Christ Luke 2. and immediately thereafter persecuted by Herod Mat. 2. 7. Isaac willingly yeeldeth himselfe to be a burnt-offering to the Lord Gen. 22. Euen so did Christ in laying downe his life for satisfying his Fathers iustice Ioh. 16. 28. 8. Isaac carried the wood whereon hee was bound to Moriah verse 6. So did
then any other in Israel Exod. 33. 11. So was the Lord more cleerely seene by Christ then by any creature Ioh. 1. 18. 20. Hee was in a sort transfigured in face on Sinai when he shined so before the people that they could not behold him vnuailed Exod. 34. 33. So was Christ transfigured wholly on Tabor when his body and garments shined to his Disciples that they were rauished and wist not what they said Math. 17. 21. Many of the people were destroyed with Korah for offending against him for murmuring and insurrection Numb 16. So were most of the Iewes by Titus for trespassing so against our Sauiour in crucifying him Iosephus Historie 22. He dyed willingly vpon Mount Abarim and left Ioshua to supply his roome Deut. 34. 5. So did Christ vpon Mount Golgotha and hauing ascended sent his Spirit to supply his rooms Act. 2. 23. His graue was neuer found for hee rose againe as is apparant by his apparition on Tabor vvith Elias talking vvith Christ Deut. 34. 6. Math. 17. So likewise did Christ Iesus rise the third day not beeing found of them that sought him in the graue Math. 28. 24. Hee led Israel to Canaan Deut. 32. So doth Christ leade his Church to Heauen Iohn 14. 6. 25. Hee was King Prophet and Mediatour of the people Typing so Christ Iesus in all these his Offices Heb. 9. 13. 26. He appointed the Tabernacle and seruice thereof as the Lord commanded him and according to the patterne Exod. 25. 40. So hath Christ appointed the worship of his Father in the Ministery and Gouernment of his Church according to the Word The Disparitie MOses was most vnwilling to vndergoe that calling of Deliuerance of Israel But Christ most willingly vndertooke the Deliuerance of his Church Moses hands also were wearied in holding vp therefore fell downe till Aaron and Hur stayed them vp But the hands of our blessed Mediatour are neuer weary to intercede for his people Moses saw not GOD face to face but hee that proceeded out of the bosome of the Father did see him cleerely euen Christ that is the ingrauen Character of the Father Also Moses led the people onely into the sight of Canaan and vnto the borders thereof but gaue them not possession therein But our Mediatour and Messiah hath purchased the same vnto his Chosen and hath gone before to prepate a place for vs in that celestiall Canaan that wee may possesse the same peaceably after the day of our dissolution Of holy times in generall AS there were amongst the Iewes in that Leuiticall and Typicall Law of theirs holy Persons holy Things holy Places so were there holy Times which were eyther Dayes Moones Seasons or Yeeres calling to memory speciall benefits and therewith pointing at more higher mysteries 1. DAyes were the Sabbath which was holy Which did call to minde the benefit of our Creation for which wee should be thankefull and did therewith signifie that eternall rest of Gods Chosen which they should enioy Reu. 14. 13. 2. Moones Such was the New Moone which was holy Which did put in minde the Lords Gubernation of all things as from whom all alterations and changes doe come and therefore teacheth vs to relye on his prouidence Psol 23. 1. 3. Seasons which were three  1. The Passeouer Typing and teaching the benefit of our Redemption as shall be hereafter more fully declared 2. The Pentecost Remembring vs thereby to acknowledge the benefit of our Sanctification by the holy Ghost 3. The Feast of Tabernacles or Tents To make vs mindfull as well as the lewes of our Protection who are dayly preserued as the Israelites in Tents were in the Wildernes 4. Yeeres which was euery seuenth yeere but in speciall that great Iubile after a Sabbath of seuen yeeres To remember vs of that full freedome and ioy in that great day of the glorifying of Gods Saints So that beeing Created Gouerned Redeemed and preserued here by the same God we shall be Glorified hereafter The Passeouer Exod. 12. 2. Cor. 5. 7. 1. IT was called the Passouer because the destroying Angell passed ouer all their houses whose doore-posts were striked with the bloud thereof and wherein the same was eaten Exod. 12. 27. So is Christ called because Gods wrath passes ouer all them whose soules are sprinkled with his bloud and truely by Faith feede vpon him 1. Cor. 5. 7. 2. It was killed before Israel was deliuered Exod. 12. 6. So Christ behooued to suffer before wee could be redeemed Act. 17. 2. 3. It vvas killed before Moses Law or Aarons Sacrifices were â—…nioyned To shew that by none of them but by the true Passeouer that Lambe of God killed from the beginning deliuerance comes to mankinde Rom. 3. Heb. 9. 4. It was killed and to be killed yeerely the first Moneth of the yeere ver 2. when the day lengthening and the Sunne ascending each thing beginneth to reuiue To shew that by the true Passeouer not onely is our time and all other things sanctified but also that wee should in recent remembrance of that benefit of our Redemption all our dayes and yeeres bee thankefull to our gracious Redeemer Ephes. 5. 4. 20. and that by his death true life reuiuing came vnto mankinde 5. It was slaine the 14. day which was the fourth day after the separation therof ver 6. which was then full moone shaddowing that theÌ„ Christ should suffer when the fulnes of ceremoniall light was in him accomplished and in his death to make a full period euer thereafter to decay and vanish as also To shew first that instantly after his Birth our Passeouer should not be sacrificed till the appointed houre and secondly that as thereby they were taught to prepare themselues to the eating thereof so should we to the eating of our Lambe by true Faith and Repentance 1. Cor. 11. 6. In the euening the Passeouer was killed ibid. Shewing thereby that in the latter time Christ should suffer and as at night there is darknes and all are at rest So when all mankinde was sitting in darknes of minde and life and all the world at a generall outward rest of peace then should our Sauiour come and suffer As also the killing thereof at euen did shew how as at euen the Sunne goes too so it was the Sunne of righteousnes that was to suffer and dye and at his Passion what vniuersall darknes should bee vpon the whole earth Luke 23. 44. 7. At night also the Passeouer was eaten verse 8. Prefiguring so vnto vs how our true Paschall Lambe should bee eaten by vs in mysterio scilicet accenso alio lumine quam naturali 8. It was eaten in Goshen Israel being in Egypt and in Ierusalem they beeing in Canaan both places of the Churches abode To shew that in his true Church onely is our true Pastor to bee found and profitably fedde vpon Col. 1. 18. 9. It was more particularly eaten in the Family each house a Lambe verse 3. Shewing that with vnitie in faith
East West North and South Shaddowing the publike thanksgiuing of the faithfull in the Congregation of his Saints to the Lord whose presence is euerywhere as also the proclaiming or publishing of the death of Christ in the Gospell that should bee made knowne thorow all the parts of the world Lu. 24. 47. 12. The right shoulder and brest was heaued vp before the Lord and then giuen vnto the Priests for their portion verse 33. Signifying not onely that in action and affection ◅ur thankefulnesse should bee to GOD but also that Christ Iesus heaued vp for vs is both brest and shoulder that is wisdome and strength to all his elect Priesthood whose portion he is 1. Cor. 1. 30. 38. The solemne yeerely sacrifice of the Bullocke and Goat Leu. 16. 1. OF the two Hee Goates it was by Lot that the one was taken and the other escaped Leuit. 16. 8. So was it by the secret Decree of the Lords allotment that Christ should suffer that so wee might escape damnation Psal. 40. 7. 2. Hee on whom the Lot fell was made a sinne-offering for the people verse 9. So Christ whom the Lord decreed in his eternall counsell and chose to bee offered for mankinde was made a sinne-offering for his Church Heb. 7. 3. His bloud as also the bloud of the Bullock was brought within the Vaile and was sprinkled vpon and before the Mercy-Seat on the East-side which was towards the people verse 18. So is the merit of the bloud of Iesus brought within the Holiest heauens before the Throne of grace to plead for mercy for vs Heb. 9. 23. 4. The Holy place was purged so thereby from the vncleannesse of the children of Israel verse 20. So is not onely the Church purged by the bloud of Iesus but heauen it selfe sanctified as it were and prepared to be a place of rest for his owne Chosen Heb. 9. 23. 5. No man shall be in the Tabernacle when the Priest goes in to make atonement in the Holy place while he come out againe and haue made it and he onely shall make the atonement verse 17. Signifying thereby that no creature is partner with him in the worke of mans Redemption but hee alone is the perfect Sauiour and Mediator of his Church Heb. 7. 25. 6. The Altar of Incense shall be sprinkled with the bloud of the Goate Shaddowing that through his owne bloud hee should be cōsecrate our intercessor and through the merit thereof our prayers should be accepted Heb. 8. 6. 7. The High Priest shall cast off his glorious garments when he makes this atonement verse 4. Presiguring that euen so should Christ Iesus the glory of his diuine Maiesty while in the shape of a seruant he should finish the worke of mans atonement and Reconciliation Isa. 53. 8. Once onely a yeere this atonement was made verse 34. Shewing that not often but once for euer without repetition that perfect atonement should be made by Christ Iesus his owne bloud whereby hee should enter into the Holiest heauens to appeare for vs before God eternally Heb. 9. 9. The day of atonement shal be a Sabbath foreuer ver 31. Shaddowing thereby that by the atonement and expiation of Christ rest euerlasting should be obtained for vs and in his death all other typicall sacrifices should haue their end and rest Heb. 10. 39. The Scape-Goat Leu. 16. 1. THe Scape-goat was so called because hee escaped aliue Representing so Christ Iesus who notwithstanding he dyed for our sinnes according to his humanity yet could not bee detained or ouercome by death but reporting victorie ouer death and the graue by vertue of his impassible Deity rose againe triumphantly Mat. 28. 6. 2. He was presented aliue that by him Reconciliation might be made Leu. 16. 10. Signifying that all mankinde being dead in sinne he onely was presented aliue euen fully righteous and holy to make reconcil◅ation for vs Heb. 7. 26. 3. With both hands vpon his head were confessed the sinnes and trespasses of the whole people and he did beare them all verse 21. Shewing how euen so Christ Iesus should beare all the sinnes both great and small of his elect and satisfie for them and how that we by a true faith ought to lay them all vpon him Rom. 5. 4. So bearing all their iniquities he was sent vnto a land of separation saith the originall verse 22. Figuring that euen so should Christ Iesus bearing the iniquities of his Chosen be carried forth of Ierusalem vnto death whereby his soule was separate from his body a time Esay 53. 12. 5. He was led out by a man appointed verse 21. Noting thereby that the sinnes of man euen of so many as are appointed to be saued by him led Christ forth to suffer ibid. ver 3. 6. He who led him forth must wash his flesh and cloathes after his returne and then come into the Host verse 26. Signifying thereby not onely that that which made Christ to dye is the polluter of our soules but also that whosoeuer hath laid hand on Christ by a true faith must leade a cleane and holy life if hee would be accepted as one of Christs Church purging himselfe of all vncleanenesse and iniquitie 2. Cor. 5. 15. 40. The clensing of the Leper Leuit. 14. 1. THe Bird that was killed for that vse was a Sparrow one of the cleane sort of Birds by whose bloud the Leper to be cleansed behooued to be sprinkled seuen times Leu. 14. 52. Representing so the Lord Iesus who like a Sparrow was of small account in the world cleane and innocent by whose bloud our leprous soules to bee clensed must be perfectly sprinkled Esay 52. 14. 2. This Sparrow was killed ouer pure water in an earthen vessell Leu. 14. 5. Signifying therby Christ Iesus who hath suffered for vs his innocency cleerenesse in our humane nature Heb. 7. 26. 3. The liue Sparrow being dipt with Cedarwood a Skarlet Lace and Hysope in the bloud of the Sparrow slaine was let go into the broad field verse 6. Shaddowing thereby how that man by a true faith which hath euer with it a feruent loue and a sweet sanctified life bathing himselfe in the bloud of Christ by his death attaines both to life and freedome Ioh. 14. 6. 4. As also the dipping of the liue Sparrow into the bloud of the dead and that of necessitie behoouing to be so Signified that the impassible Deity of Christ can no wayes yeeld comfort to vs considered alone concerning the remission of sinnes without the humane nature of Iesus Christ that suffered for vs the death of the Crosse Act. 20. 28. 2. Cor. 5. 19. Heb. 2. 14. 5. And the letting of the liue Sparrow flye in the open ayre or broad field ver 7. Shaddowed Christ Iesus by death once consecrate to bee the Author of eternall saluation that hee should ascend on high and be seated in the Holiest heauens Heb. 9. 5 7 26. 6. The Leper that is healed must wash his cloathes and
his flesh shaue off his hayre after he is discerned by the Priest to be cleane before that hee must enter into the Host and there after must remaine seuen dayes before hee enter into his Tent verse 8 9. Shewing that a rebellious or scandalous person by excommunication separate from the Church becomming penitent must not be againe rashly receiued without euident proofes of his repentance giuen both to Pastor and People 2. Thes. 3. 7. The putting of the bloud then of his trespasse-offring vpon the right eare thumb and toe of him that was Leper and of the oyle vpon all those places and his head after hee had washed himselfe Leu. 14. 17. Signified the perfect expiation of the sinnes of euery penitent in Christs bloud and consecration of them to Sanctification cleannesse of life thereafter Act. 8. 22. 2. Cor. 2. 6. 41. The sacrifice of the Red Cow and the sprinkling water Numb 19. 1. THe colour of this Kow was Red Numb 19. 2. Whereby was betokened the bloudinesse of our Sauiour in his Passion Mat. 27. 2. Shee behooued to bee without blemish vpon whom neuer yoke came ibid. Signifying thereby the perfect holinesse of Christ who neuer bore the yoke of sinfulnesse nor was subiect to the Precepts of man Isai. 53. 3. Shee was burned without the Host and her bloud seuen times sprinkled before the Tabernacle of the congregation ver 3. Shewing how Christ should suffer without the Citie and his bloud should be a perfect purging of his Church Heb. 13. 11. 4. She shall be all burned and Cedar wood a Skarlet Lace and Hysop shall bee cast into the fire with her ver 6. Shaddowing how that nothing in Christ is vnprofitable and that through the eternall Spirit by the sheading of his bloud hee should offer vp himselfe wholly without fault vnto God to purge our conscience from dead workes to serue the liuing Lord an vncorrupt life a feruent loue to mankinde and sauoury obedience in all things to his Father accompanying him in his sufferings Ephes. 4. 2. 5. The ashes of this sin-offering was laid vp in a cleane place to be made a Sprinkling Water for the Congregation ver 9. Figuring thereby how the merit of the bloudshed and death of Christ the true Sinne-offering in the Holiest heauens euer recent should be a perpetuall purging and sprinkling water vnto his Church Heb. 9. 13. 6. That person that is defiled by the dead and hath not the same sprinkled vpon him shall bee cut off from Israel verse 13. Whereby was signified that that person that is defiled with the corruption of sinne and hath not the bloud of Christ sprinkled vpon his soule shall likewise bee cut off from the number and inheritance of the Saints Mar. 16. 16. 7. The Priest onely shall sprinkle this water vpon the vncleane person and purge him So it is Christ Iesus onely who doth sprinkle his bloud vpon penitent soules who come vnto him and from him onely is to be expected true pardon of our sinnes Math. 9. 6. The signification of other things looke in the preceding sacrifices The Disparitie THis sprinkling water made of the Ashes of the Heifer sprinkling them that were vncleane sanctified onely as touching the purifying of the flesh but the bloud of Christ who through the eternall Spirit offered himselfe without fault to God purges the conscience from dead workes to serue the liuing God Heb. 9. 13 14. 42. IOSHV A. 1. IOSHVA a Sauiour So was Iesus both in name and in deed Mat. 1. 2. He was the sonne of Nun which is by interpretation Eternall and the seruant of Moses Exod. 24. So was Christ the Sonne of the truely eternall Father and may be said to be Moses seruant in a sort because hee followed after Moses in order and subiected himselfe vnto Moses Law in fulfilling what it commanded or typed Mat. 5. 17. 3. Hee ouercame the enemies of Israel and going before them brought them into the Land of Canaan allotting to each one their portion Iosh. 13. So hath Christ ouercome the enemies of his Church and hath ascended vp on high into the heauens before vs there to prepare a place for each one of vs and to bring vs thither Ioh. 14. 2. 4. Moses beeing dead hee was made the Captaine of Gods people hee leading them to the Land but Ioshua entering them in the Land Deut. 31. 7. So the Law ceasing and the ceremonies thereof he was appointed likewise the captaine of his Church the Law leading to Christ and heauen through him but Christ by his death and conquest giuing vs entry therein Heb. 9. 5. Hee saued Rachabs house that had the Red cord hung out at the window and who receiued his Spyes Iosh. 6. So doth Christ saue the soule of euery penitent sinner that hath true faith in his bloud and the expressiue grace thereof receiuing his Word in their hearts and the Ministers thereof for his cause Isai. 49. 6. 6. Vnder Moses leading the Cloud went before but vnder Ioshua's the same did vanish So in the time of the Law obseurâ—…e and darknesse was but through the light of the Gospell vnder Christ the same did depart Heb. 9. 13. 7. Ieshua was confirmed in his Calling by the diuiding of the waters in Iordan at the presence of the Arke standing therein Iosh. 3. So was Christ in the same Iordan by the diuiding of the heauens and presence of the holy Spirit descending and resting vpon him Math. 3. 8. Hee ledde Israel through those waters vnto Canaan So doth Christ his Chosen through many afflictions and death it selfe vnto heauen Psal. 23. 9. Moses circumcised not the people but Ioshua Iosh. 5. So the Law sanctifieth not but grace through Christ Rom. 8. 3. Heb. 7. 19. 10. Manna ceased vnder Ioshua in Canaan Iosh. 5. 13. So shall our knowledge of Christ by Word and Sacraments cease in that heauenly glory Reu. 21. 23. 11. With the sounding of Rams Hornes by the Leuites the Arke compassing Iericho the high walles thereof fell down and the inhabitants thereof were so ouercome by him Iosh. 6. So by the sound of the Word albeit contemptible in the mouthes of his Ministers Christ humbles the high machinations of mans heart and ouercomes his Aduersaries 1. Io. 2. 14. 12. The earth as the walles of Iericho prostrated it selfe before him the waters as these of Iordan yeelded vnto him and the heauens as the Sunne and Moone by their standing still obeyed him Iosh. 6. 3. 10. So heauen and earth and all things that are therein bow themselues in reuerent obedience vnto the Lord Iesus Phil. 2. 10. 13. Hee made his Captaines tread vpon the necks of the Canaanite Kings after the battell whom hee had ouercome and closed vp before Iosh. 10. So will Iesus doe to all his Chosen at their death but especially at that day of generall Iudgement shall hee make all their enemies Satan sinne and death with all other their foes to be their footstoole whose
hath Christ deliuered his Church which none else could doe from that fearful Giant Satan whom he hath ouercome albeit contemptible in the eyes of the world and with his own machinations hath trod downe his head Genes 3. 15. 9. The Lord honoured him with many and great victories 1. Sam. 18. 2. Sa. 21. So likewise did he Christ Iesus ouer that old Serpent and all our spirituall enemies 1. Cor. 15. 10. Hee brought back the Arke againe 2. Sam. 6. So hath Christ Iesus the trueth that lay obscured by the false interpretation of the Scribes and Pharises Math. 5. 6. c. and hath reduced the Church from the spirituall captiuitie thereof fully and from the obscurenesse of types to the cleere beholding of the bright substance establishing it in that estate for euer Heb. 9. 11. Euen those that sate at his Table rose vp against him Psal. 41. 9. So one of Christs Disciples Iudas who did dip in the platter with him betrayed him Math. 26. 12. Last in many Prophetical speeches hee typed Christ Iesus as Thou wilt not suffer thy Holy One to see corruption and They parted my garments amongst them on my vesture did cast Lots My God my God why hast thou forsaken me and such like many as are quoted and set downe orderly in the Treatise following All which in competencie of substantiall trueth agreed properly to Christ Iesus alone The Disparitie DAuid was a man of bloud but Christ Iesus was meeke and peaceable Dauid for that cause was not suffered to build the Temple but Christ Iesus is the sole and onely builder of his holy Church His life was tainted with sundry blots but the life of Christ was altogether spotlesse 48. SALOMON 1. SAlomon or Shelomoh peaceable the sonne of Dauid greatly beloued of God 2. Sa. 12. 24. So was Christ peaceable yea the Prince of Peace it selfe called also the sonne of Dauid because hee came of him according to the flesh and who receiued that Testimony from Heauen that he was the Lords Well-beloued in whom hee is well pleased Math. 3. 17. 2. Hee was very wise and rich yea a-aboue all others therin 1. Kin. 3. 4. So is Christ the very wisedome and full treasure of the riches of the Father and matchlesse in both Col. 2. 3. 3. The Queene of Sheba came to see Salomon from afarre and brought gifts vnto him 1. King 10. So came the Wise men from the East to see Iesus and offered Gold Myrrh and Incense to him Mat. 2. 4. The fame of Salomons speeches and doings spred afarre off So did the fame of Christ Iesus his doctrine and miracles Mat. 5. 31. 5. Hee built the Temple and dedicate it to the Father 1. King 6. So hath Christ built the Church and consecrate it vnto his Father Gal. 3. 7 8. He desired that all that should pray within the Temple might be heard 1. King 8. So Christ intercedeth that all that pray in his holy Church as true members thereof may bee likewise heard Ioh. 17. 7. Hee appointed the seuerall Ministers and Office-bearers in the Temple So hath Christ established the seuerall ministeriall functions and offices that should bee in his Church 1. Cor. 12. The Disparitie SAlomon did fall away in the end of his life from that sinceritie especially in Gods worship which hee had in the beginning therefore procured a heauy punishment on his house after him but Christ Iesus constantly perseuered vnto death in that perfect obedience that hee yeelded alway to the Father and therefore procured great blessings on his Church thereby for euer 49. Salomons Temple 1. King 6. as it was a type of Christs personall body Ioh. 2. 19. 1. IT was a most glorious edifice 1. King 5. 6 7. Chapters So was the excellent Fabricke of the Immaculate body of Christ. 2. It was stone without and gold within To shew the resplendent glory of diuine Maiestie lurking within a humane and humbled body Esa. 9. 3. It was full of light through the many windowes therein So our Sauiour was full of heauenly knowledge in the will of God which hee reuealed to mankinde Ioh. 1. 4. It was carued round about with Cherubims Palmes and Flowers To note the seruiceable ready attendance of the holy Angels vpō the person of Christ the Palme-trees signifying his triumphant victory ouer his and our enemies and the Flowres his heauenly diuers and flourishing graces Math. 4. 5. In the seuenth yeere and Haruest moneth it was accomplished To shew not onely the perfection of his person signified by that perfect number of seuen and ripenesse of such a season as Harnest but also that in the fulnesse of time to accomplish Gods Decree hee should come and bee incarnate Psal. 40. 7. 6. The Temple was solemnely consecrate vnto the Lord. So was the person of Christ by perfect obedience in life and death vnto his Father ibid. 7. There was pleasant Musicke vsed in the one Which signified the heauenly harmony of diuine graces to the comfort of his Chosen which should bee in this other Col. 2. 3. 8. In it was the Arke where the glory of GOD did appeare which glory did fill also the Temple So in Christ is the full treasure of all true wisedome knowledge grace and in whom the Godhead personally inhabited and did replenish likewise this other Col. 1. 19. 9. It was seated on Mount Moriah and in the midst of Ierusalem it did stand So Christ is on high placed and in the midst of his Church is to bee found Psal. 110. 10. It was not lawfull but in the Temple to offer sacrifice So is not any spirituall sacrifice of ours but in Christ and through him acceptable Heb. 7. 11. Many presumed in the one saying The Temple of the Lord The Temple of the Lord yet were destroyed So many presume in the verbal profession of Christ that they beleeue in him and are baptized in his Name yet shall bee damned Math. 7. 22. The Disparitie FOrty and sixe yeeres the Temple was in building after that the same had beene destroyed and cast downe by the Babylonians but within three dayes the Temple of the body of Christ Iesus did arise after that the same had beene in a manner destroyed and crucified by the Iewes and Romanes Ioh. 2. 19 20 21. 50. The Temple as it was a type of Christs mysticall body the Church 1. King 6. 1. IT was of hewne polished stones and costly So is the mysticall body of Christ of liuely polished stones euen purged and reformed soules costly precious in the Lords sight Col. 1. 18. Psal. 45. 10. 2. In the building of it there was no noise heard So in the building of the Church the vnity of truth and of the Spirit of loue is hereby recommended without iarring either in opinion or affection As also in that the stones were fitted for the worke before they were brought to be built therein it shewes that before we can thinke that we are to be
coasts of Moab and destroy the sonnes of Sheth O Zion that bringest good tidings get thee vp into the high Mountaines O Ierusalem that bringest good tidings lift vp thy voice with strength lift it vp be not afraid Say to the Cities of Iudah Behold your GOD. Behold the Lord God will come with power and his arme shall rule for him Behold his reward is with him and his worke is before him Therefore thus saith the Lord God Behold I will lay in Sion a Stone a tryed Stone a precious Corner Stone a sure foundation he that beleeueth shall not make haste For vnto Vs a Child is Borne and vnto Vs a Sonne is Giuen and the gouernment is vpon his shoulder and hee shall call his Name Wonderfull Counsellor the Mighty God the Euerlasting Father the Prince of Peace the increase of his gouernment and peace shall haue no end I will giue vnto Ierusalem one that shall bring good tidings vnto it And their noble Ruler shall be of themselues and their Gouernour shal proceed from the midst of them and I will cause him to draw neere approch vnto mee For who is this that directeth his heart to come vnto me saith the Lord In those dayes and at that time will I cause the Branch of Righteousnes to grow vp vnto Dauid and he shall execute Iudgement and Righteousnes in the Land Behold I will bring forth the Branch my Seruant For loe the Stone that I haue laid before Iehoshua vpon that one Stone there shall bee seuen eyes Behold I will cut out the grauing thereof saith the Lord of Hosts and I will take away the iniquitie of the Land in one day In that day there shall bee a fountaine opened to the House of Dauid and to the Inhabitants of Ierusalem for sinne and for vncleannesse And the Lord whom ye seeke shall speedily come to his Temple euen the Messenger of the Couenant whom ye desire Behold he shall come saith the Lord of Hosts But who may abide the day of his comming and who shall endure when he appeareth For he is like a purging fire and like Fullers Sope. And hee shall sit downe to try and fine the siluer hee shall euen fine the sonnes of Leui and purifie them as gold and siluer that they may bring offrings vnto the Lord in righteousnesse And the Redeemer shall come vnto Zion and vnto them that turne from Iniquitie in Iacob saith the Lord. 3. The time of his comming or Birth THe Scepter shall not depart from Iudah nor a Law-giuer from betweene his feete vntill Shiloh come and the people shall be gathered vnto him Now assemble thy Garrisons O Daughter of Garrisons Ierusalem he hath laid siege against vs they shall smite the Iudge of Israel with a Rod vpon the cheeke And thou Bethleem Ephrathah c. out of thee shall hee then come forth vnto me that shall be the Ruler in Israel And there shall bee a day it is knowne to the Lord neither day nor night but about the euening time it shall be light that is there shal be a gloomy time of trouble and subiection in the end whereof God shall send spirituall comfort to the Iewes And in that day shall there waters of Life goe out from Ierusalem halfe of them toward the East Sea and halfe of them toward the vttermost Sea and shall bee both in Summer and Winter Seuenty Weeks which was 490. yeeres till Christs comming are determined vpon thy People and vpon the holy Citie to finish the wickednesse and to seale vp the sinnes and to reueile the iniquitie and to bring in euerlasting righteousnesse and to seale vp the Vision and Prophesie and to anoint the most Holy Know therefore and vnderstand that from the going forth of the commandement to bring againe the people and to build Ierusalem vnto Messiah the Prince shall be seuen weekes and threescore and two weekes and the street shal be built againe and the wall in a troublesome time See the Marginall note of the Bible which explaines this count 4. The place of his Birth and of what Tribe he should be of AND thou Bethleem-Ephrathah art little to bee amongst the thousands of Iudah yet out of thee shall he come forth vnto mee that shall bee the Ruler in Israel whose goings foorth haue beene from the beginning and from euerlasting And he shall stand and feed in the strength of the Lord and in the Maiesty of the Name of the Lord his God they shall dwell still for now shall he be magnified vnto the ends of the world And he shall be our peace 8. Hee is carried to Egypt after his Birth that it might bee fulfilled OVt of Egypt haue I called my Sonne 9. A great slaughter of the Bethleemite children ensueth thereafter whereby this Prophesie was fulfilled IN Rhama was a voice heard mourning and weeping and great howling Rachel weeping for her children and would not be comforted because they were not 10. After his returne he is brought and abides in Nazareth that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Prophets THat hee should bee called a Nazarite 11. He should be God OZion that bringest good tidings c. say to the Cities of Iudah Behold your God For vnto vs a Child is borne and vnto vs a Sonne is giuen and his Gouernment is vpon his shoulder and hee shall call his Name Wonderfull Counsellor The mighty God c. Say to them that are fearefull Be strong feare not behold your God commeth with vengeance euen God with a recompence he will come and saue you Then shall the eyes of the blind be lightened and the eares of the deafe be opened And in that day shall men say Loe this is our God wee haue waited for him and hee will saue vs. 12. He should be Man THe Seed of the Woman shall bruise downe the head of the Serpent In thee and in thy Seed shall all the Families of the earth bee blessed I will raise them vp a Prophet from amongst their Brethren like vnto thee and will put my words in his mouth and hee shall speake vnto them all that I command him and whosoeuer will not hearken to my words which he shall speake in my name I will require it of him And their noble Ruler shall bee of themselues and their Gouernour shall proceed from the midst of them He is a Man full of sorrowes hath experience of infirmities 13. Hee should be both vnited in one Person ANd they shall call his name Immanuel which is by Interpretation God with vs. 14. The Spirit of God should rest vpon him as was visibly seene in his Baptisme BEhold my Seruant I will stay vpon him mine Elect in whom my soule delighteth I haue put my Spirit vpon him he shall bring forth Iudgement to the