Moses Unveiled, Type 1 – Type 4
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 hauehave 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 onelyonly 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 vsus by the couenant of Grace, the true Tree of Life, performing that, which that of workes could not attaine vntounto, 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 onelyonly 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 hauehave 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 vntounto death; so might grace also raigne by righteousnes vntounto 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 vntounto many. Neither is the gift so, as that which entred in by one that sinned. For the fault came of one offence vntounto Condemnation: but the gift is of many offences vntounto 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 vntounto the Lord, Heb. 11. Gen. 44. | So did Christ vponupon 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 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 vnderunder 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 vponupon the Primitiue world, Gen. 6. | So after the truth was by Lawes established vnderunder Christian Emperours, (open persecution ceasing) secretly and slyly corruption of life and doctrine crept in, and brought a deluge of miseries and darknes vponupon the visible Church, Centuriae Ecclesiae. |
The Disparitie.
ABels sacrifice was onelyonly 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 vsus 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 vsus, and becommeth others. His translation likewise was comfortatiue, and typicall: but the Resurrection of Christ to vsus, is operatiue and effectuall.
Note also, that Enochs translation before the Law, and Eliahs vnderunder the Law, are types and pledges (as it were) of that last translation of them vnderunder the Gospell, that shall be found aliue at the Lords second Comming.