Moses Unveiled — William Guild — Deadmen

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Moses Unveiled · William Guild

The burnt-offering of Beasts, Leu. 1. 10, 14. and 6. 9. to 13.

1. THe burnt-offering of beasts, behooued to bee of those that are the horned sort,	Signifying thereby the Princely and Priestly Offices of Christ, which that Beast seekes to counterfet, Reu. 13. 11. in being horned like the Lambe, but speaking like the Dragon.
2. They behooued also to be of the tame sort, as of the Herd or Flocks, and not of wilde sauage beasts, who by force are brought to death.	Shewing thereby that Christ should bee meeke and milde in life, and patient in death it selfe, like a Lambe led to the Shambles, Esay 53.
3. They were required in like manner to be of the male kind and yong.	Shaddowing thereby the excellencie of strength in Iesus Christ, proper to that sexe and age.
4. They must bee without blemish, and presented of voluntarie will.	Thereby noting, the purity and perfection of Holinesse in Christ, who should willingly lay downe his life, and offer vp himselfe, for the saluation of mankinde, Ioh. 19. 11.
5. They were to be presented at the dore of the Tabernacle to be slaine,	Typing thereby that by the Oblation of Christ, and by his bloudshed, both our entry is made (as by a doore) into the Church heere, and into the heauens heereafter, Heb. 10. 20.
6. They must lay their hands vponupon the head of the Beast, who brought it,	Signifying hereby the imputation of our sinnes vponupon Christ, for the which hee suffered, and that wee must lay our hand by a true faith vponupon him, if wee looke for any comfort of his Death and Passion, Esay 53. 3.
7. Then the burnt offering was slaine,	Signifying that so Christ should d…e, and b…hooued to bee crucified, that by his dea…h, life might come to vsus, ibid.
8. The bloud thereof was sprinkled roūd about the Altar,	Noting, the all-sufficiency of Christs Death, and plenty of his bloudshed, with the large-spred preaching thereof vniuersally throughout the whole world towards all parts, Math. 28.
9. The skin thereof was pluckt off, and it cut in pieces,	Hereby shewing the grieuousnes of Christs suffering, and his extreme dereliction, beeing stript, as it were, of all diuine or humane help, comfort, or regard, when hee cryed, Why hast thou forsaken me, Math. 27. 46.
10. The body, the head, and the fat, and all was laid vponupon the fire,	Shewing thereby, how whole Christ should suffer for vsus, both in body and soule, Isai. 53. 12.
11. The inwards and legges thereof were to be washed in water,	Shaddowing thereby how. Christ should bring no vncleannesse vntounto his Passion: but he should be clean both inwardly, and outwardly; in minde, and in walking, Heb. 7.
12. This burnt-offering was called a sweet sauour vntounto the Lord,	Which in Christs death is sole and onelyonly accomplished, whereby Gods wrath is appeased, and his iustice satisfied, Phil. 2. 8.
13. Of the Flocks, it was a Lambe, a Ramme, or a Goat.	Signifying that Christ should bee meeke, the guide or leader of his flocke, and hauehave sinne, but onelyonly by imputation, Isai. 53.
14. The burnt-offering of the Flockes shall be killed on the North-side of the Altar,	Shewing not onelyonly, that al these Oblations were but a darke Starry light (the Sunne not rising in that ayre: but being opposite vntounto him in his highest splendor) but also that Christ should dye at Ierusalem; whereof the Prophet saith, On the Northside is the City of the great King, Dan. 9. 26.
15. The Priest shall put off his garments, and put on his linnen breeches, and take away the ashes, when the fire hath consumed the burnt-offering, Leu. 6. 10.	Noting thereby how that Christ beeing stript of his cloathes, should suffer in nakednesse, and innocencie, and after hee had finished the worke of our Redeption on the Crosse, should be buried, and then swallow vp death in Immortaluse, Hos. 13.
16. The Ashes behooued to be carried without the Host, and put in a cleane place.	Shaddowing thereby how Christ should bee buried without Ierusalem, in a tombe where neuer man was laid, and how his body should neuer see corruption, Heb. 13.
17. The fire which consumed the burnt-offering, came downe from heauen,	Typing either that wrath which for our sakes seyzed on Christ Iesus in the Garden, and on the Crosse, which came from the Father, or that louelove which mooued Christ to suffer for mankinde, which was heauenly and free, Ioh. 15. 13.
18. This fire was to be continually vponupon the Altar,	Shaddowing the constant vnchangeablenesse of that louelove of his to his Church, and recent vertue of his meri… and death, Heb. 7.
19. This fire was to be fed, that it went not out, and no other fire was to bee vsed but this in the Sanctuarie,	Teaching vsus how carefully wee should entertaine the louelove, and Spirit of Christ, by sanctimony of life and obedience and that wee should try the spirits, and admit no other sprit, but the Spirit of Christ in his Word, to rule and teach his Church, 1. Ioh. 4.
20. The skin of the burnt-offering went to the Priest, Len. 7. 8.	Shewing thereby not only the maintenance that they should hauehave who preach the Gospell, as they that serued at the Altar, liued of the Altar, 1. Cor. 9. 13, 14. but also that the righteousnes of Iesus must bee apprehended by his Chosen, and holy Priesthood of the godly, by the hand of true Faith, vntounto Iustification, and Sanctification, Rom. 5.

33. The Burnt-offering of Fowles, Leu. 1. 14. to the end of the Chapter.

1. THe burnt-offering of Fowles was of Turtles, or Pigeons,	Shewing thereby the simplicitie, meeknes, and innocencie of Christ, Isa. 53. 7.
2. The neck thereof shall bee pinch't with the nayle, that the bloud might goe out: but not that the head should be pluckt off from the body,	Shaddowing how Christ should dye, and shead his bloud, yet thereby his Deitie (as the head or principall part) should not bee diuided from his humanitie: nor yet by his death should he (who is our Head) be taken from the bodie of his Church, but should rise againe, and bee with them by his Spirit for euer, Ioh. 14.
3. The Maw and Feathers were to bee cast away as vncleane,	To shew therby that Christ should bring no vncleanenes (as is said before) to his suffering, but should be offered vp spotlesse to his Father, Isai. 53. 9.
4. The Priest did cleaue it w^th it wings, but not diuide it asunder.	Noting thereb…, that albert Christ dyed. yet hee should not thereby be quite extinguished, but should rise againe, liue, and ascend vp to heauen: as also to the same is to bee referred the signification of this, Not a bone of him shall be broken, Exod. 12.
5. The bloud thereof was strained or pressed out at the side of the Altar, before it was pluckt, and laid vponupon the Altar to be burned.	Shaddowing thereby the straining or pressing out of Christs bloud in his agony, before hee was taken, and stript to be crucified, Luk. 22. 44.

34. The dayly Sacrifice, Exod. 29. 38. to 45.

1. THe dayly sacrifice was a Lambe,	So our sacrifice, not dayly, but once for all, offered vp vntounto the Father, is the Lambe Christ Iesus, Heb. 7.
2. It was slaine in the morning, and in the euening,	To shew not onelyonly that morning and euening wee should exercise our selues in the worship of God: but also, that it was not in the latter dayes alone, that Christ was slaine, but was so in the Lords Decree, liuely apprehension of Faith, and vertue of his death, to all true beleeuers, from the beginning of the world, Ioh. 1. 29.
3. It was to be offered vp with fine Flowre, beaten Oyle, and Wine.	To shew that Christ by his death and oblation becomes not onelyonly vntounto vsus Redemption, but spirituall foode, gladnes, and cheering comfort, yea all in all vntounto vsus, 1. Cor. 1. 30.
4. Where this sacrifice was offered, there the Lord made appointment to speak vntounto Israel, and shew himselfe, Exod. 29. 42.	To signifie, that in Christ and through his death and bloudshed, the new appointment, or Couenant of his will, and manifestation of his grace and mercy is established to his Church, Heb. 9.