Moses Unveiled · William Guild
Moses Unveiled, Type 1 – Type 7
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 vponupon 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 vponupon 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 onelyonly (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 onelyonly to his Arke, verse 16. | So hath Christ appointed one onelyonly 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 vponupon 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 vntounto the LORD, wherein he smelled a sauour of rest, verse 21. | So hath Christ vntounto 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 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 vponupon Mount Moriah, Gen. 22. | So was Christ euen vntounto death, and immolation of himselfe vntounto the Father vponupon 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 onelyonly 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 vsus: 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 onelyonly was Isaac, but Ismael also circumcised; the born and the bought; the children, and the hirelings, ibid. | So, not onelyonly are the godly baptized outwardly in the visible Church, but the wicked also: not onelyonly 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 vsus, 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. |