Moses Unveiled · William Guild
Moses Unveiled, Type 19 – Type 20
19. Manna, Exod. 16. Ioh. 6.
| THe Lord gaue the people Manna to satisfie their …unger, to testifie his bounty, power and prouidence, to tempt or try them in the Wildernesse, Exod. 16. 4. | So the Lord sent Christ into the world, to bee made meet foode for the hunger of our soules: to shew vsus likewise his vnmerited mercy and kindnesse, and poore and lowly hee sent him, to try who notwithstanding would beleeue in him. Esay 53. |
| 2. Manna was little in quantitie, ver. 14. | So was Christ little and contemptible in the eyes of the world in reputation, ib. |
| 3. It was white of colour, verse 31. | So was Christ holy and sanctified in nature, Psal 40. 8. |
| 4. It was round in shape. | To note the perfectness… 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 swe… and pleasant to all afflicte… consciences, by the rece… 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 portio… of his Chosen, the admir… 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 vsus 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 louelove 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 vntounto the same, it becomes vntounto 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 vntounto 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 onelyonly 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 eueryevery distressed conscience. They inioyed it onelyonly 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 onelyonly the Brazen Serpent. | So neither the Law, nor any creature could cure mankinde, and redeeme them from the cruell power of Satan, but onelyonly 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 sh…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 onelyonly made, but before it cured it was set vp on high. | So Christ behooued not onelyonly to bee borne: but also be crucified, before our Redemption could be finished. |
| 8. They were onelyonly cured who looked vponupon the same. | So they onelyonly are redeemed from death to eternall life, who onelyonly 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 onelyonly 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 an Idolatrous or superstitious abuse, their abrogating is in a reformed Christian Church. |
The Disparitie.
THe Brazen Serpent was destroyed (as is said) but our exalted Iesus can neuer bee destroyed. It retained not alway the vertue of curing: but our blessed Sauiour doth euer retaine the vertue and efficacie of sauing.