The Types Unveiled, Type 6 – Chapter 1
TYPE VI.
The next Type I ſhall mention is the High Prieſt, which had likewiſe a very great ſignification going along with it, to thoſe who by the eye of faith could ſee through it.
IN which are theſe things to be conſidered.
Firſt, The place out of which the High Prieſt was to be choſen.
Second, The Qualifications by which he was to be choſen.
Third, the Conſecrated garments which he was to adminiſter in.
Fourth, The manner of his Conſecration.
Fifth, The work he was to do for the people, when choſen for them.
Firſt, the place out of which the High Prieſt was to be choſen, It was not out of any other place then themſelves; he muſt be called forth from among his Brethren, Numb. 18. 6, 7, 8, Verſes.
Second, as to the Qualifications by which he was to be choſen, he was found to be the meekeſt man that would be found (through all the tribe of Levi.) He muſt be a man brimful of bowels of tenderneſs, mercy, and compaſſion.
Third, as to the Garments the Prieſt was to adminiſter in before the Lord, they did conſiſt of thoſe particulars.
Firſt, the long Holy Robe which did reach down from the neck to the feet of the Prieſt, which was made very glorious, as appears by that rich matter with which it was made, Exod. 39. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. Verſes, which was of Scarlet, of Purple, of Gold, of fine twined Linen, likewiſe there was a Breaſt-plate made for the garment four ſquare of a plate of Gold, a ſpan in breadth and length every way, Exod. 39. 9.
Now in this Breaſt-plate of Gold there was engraven the names of the twelve Tribes of Iſrael in Letters ſet in rows with precious ſtones, Exod. 39. 10 11, 12, 13, 14. Verſes there was likewiſe ſet in the Breaſt-plate the Urim and Thummim, Exod. 28. 30. Now this plate by chains of Gold was tied about the glorious Robe, that ſo the plate with the names in it might ſet ſtrength upon the High Prieſts heart, Exod. 39. 19, 20. ver. with Exod. 28. 29, 30. at the Hem of this glorious holy Robe was tied ſeveral Bells and Pomgranates, a Bell and a Pomgranate, a Bell and a Pomgranate round about the hem of the Robe, Exod. 39. 25, 26, with Exod. 28 35.
There was alſo a glorious girdle made, wrought with Purple, blue Scarlet, fine twined Linnen, and Gold, and this the Prieſt was to wear about his loins, Exod. 39. 5. Exod. 29. 5.
Then there was a glorious Miter made, which was to be put upon the Prieſts head when the holy garments were to be put on, Exod. 39 28. ver. & Exod 29. 6 ver.
Alſo there was a plate of pure Gold to be made, in which was to be engraven theſe Letters (or words) Holineſs to the Lord, Exod. 28. 36, 37. and this was to be faſtned to the Miter upon the fore-head, and it was for this purpoſe, that the peoples ſervices might be accepted to God, for whom the Prieſt did adminiſter, that thoſe failings the peoples duties were accompanied with, the Prieſt was to take them all upon himſelf.
Then this plate of Holineſſe on the fore-head bear out the Prieſt before the Lord; Exod. 28 38. ver. there was alſo a glorious Crown of Gold made and it was to be put upon the Miter, Exod. 29. 6, 7. ver. The high Prieſt being thus attired, we next ſhew you his Conſecration, or being by order made capable to adminiſter before the Lord, which is as followeth.
Moſes was to take a young Bullock and two Rams without blemiſh, and unlevened bread, and unlevened cakes tempered with Oil, and offer this with the bullocks and two rams unto God for the Prieſt, Exod. 29. 1, 2, with 19, 20. Then was Moſes to take a veſſel of anointing Oil and pour it on the Prieſts head and anoint him, Exod. 29. 7. Which ceremony ſhewed,
Firſt, the right it gave the Prieſts.
Second, it ſignified his endowments fitting of him for his Office.
Third, it ſignified his Holineſs, Levit. 8. 33. this done then might he adminiſter before the Lord, not elſe; Wherevvith this conſecrating oyl was made, you may ſee Exod. 30, 23, 24, 25.
That which was appointed to conſecrate the Prieſt withal, he was to eat, Exod. 29. 32, 33.
Laſtly, the work that the high Prieſt was to do; in which there are theſe things to be conſidered.
Firſt, The place where he was to adminiſter, and that was within the veil, where none but the High Prieſt was to enter, Levit. 16. 16, 17. the people were to ſtand without at the doors of the Tabernacle, and having brought their offerings, the Prieſt in his attire was to go in, and offer it before the Lord for them, Levit. 1. 3, 4, 5. with Levit. 14. 21, 22, 23,
Secondly, the Prieſt was to take the blood of the ſacrifice, and to ſprinkle the mercy-ſeat therewith, Leviticus 16. 14, 15.
Thirdly, He was to offer up ſtrong prayers by the burning incenſe Altar to God for the people, praying God to pardon their ſins, and that he would accept their perſons and their ſacrifices, and would be their God, and would bleſs their ſouls with his heavenly bleſſing, sRead Levit. 16. 12, 13. with Levit. 6. 6, 7. verſes.
Likewiſe the Prieſt was to caſt freſh Incenſe into the fire that was on the Incenſe Altar, that ſo a… cloud of Incenſe might ariſe to God, Levit. 16. 12, 13.
Fourthly, The Prieſt was to take notice of every uncleanneſs that ſhould be found amongſt them, either in perſon, garment, cloathes, or in their houſes, Levit. 13. from 1. to the 16. ver. with Levit. 14. from 34. to 40. ver.
Fifthly, If any man had ſinned either ignorantly or wilfully, the Prieſt (upon his coming) was to offer ſacrifice for him, and it was pardoned, Levit. 4. 13, 14 15, 16, 17, 18. with 28, 29, 30. verſes. So Levit. 5. 17, 18. verſes.
Sixthly, By the powerful interceſſion of the Prieſt he was to interpoſe between the wrath of God and the people (at ſuch times as the people by ſin had provoked God) read Numb. 16. 46: 47, 48. verſes. There was one ordinance obſerved amongſt the Jews, that we may not omit, though it be a little out of its place, which was this, A ſtanding ſacrifice of two lambs, which were to be offered, the one in the morning, and the other in the evening thorow out the whole year, Exod. 39. 38, 39.
TYPE VIII.
The Land of Canaan.
THis Type is called by Paul their reſt, Heb. 3. which was the end of all their ſore travels and weary journeyes, and great temptations; a Land of delight, full of fatneſs, abounding with all manner of eaſe and plenty; a Land flowing with milk and honey, Numb. 13. 27. where was no want of any good thing, Deut. 8. 7, 8, 9.
Now this Canaan was an inheritance given by God to the people freely, Deut. 19. 1.
Secondly, It was an inheritance divided proportionably to each of them by Lot, Numb. 26, 54, 55, 56.
Thirdly, They were to march in an armed poſture to this Land, and they were to fight for it; yet not without their leader Joſhua, Numb. 35. 11, 12, 13, 14. Deut. 7. 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24. Yet this is obſervable, that when they came out of the red Sea, there was not a ſword amongſt the people: but thoſe waters which through the mighty power of God were made to deliver them, the ſame waters by Gods appointment were made to caſt forth weapons to them, as Joſephus writes, page 51 of his ſecond Book.
TYPE IX.
The aſſigned Cities of refuge, which were ſix in number.
THe uſe of which was, that if any man had committed murther by an accident, if he did immediately repair to any of theſe Cities, the Officer (which was appointed for Executioner (did overtake him) he was not to dye, provided he did not go out of the City vntil the death of the preſent High Prieſt, Numb. 35. 11, 12, 13, 14.
Another thing was the Covenant which God did make with them in Exod. 24. 8. In which are theſe things to be conſidered.
1. The Covenant it ſelf, Exod. 24. 8.
2. The parties covenanting.
Firſt, The one party was God, Exod. 24. 3. The party on the other ſide was the people, ver. 3.
Secondly, The terms propounded between both parties.
Firſt, On Gods part to the people, ver. 3. with ver. 7. Deut. 7. 12, 13, 14, 15.
Secondly, The peoples accepting of the terms, ver. 3.
Thirdly, The perſon mediating between both the parties, ver. 1. 2, 3.
Fourthly, You have the ratification of the Covenant.
In which are theſe things to be conſidered.
1. The conditions between both parties, read v. 7.
2. The peoples accepting thoſe conditions, v. 7.
3. The ſealing of the Covenant, in which we may note two things.
Firſt, There was the life of ſomething ſlain, ver. 5.
Secondly, With the blood of it the Covenant was ſigned between God and the people, ver. 6. 7, 8. Deuteronomy 26. 17, 18.
Next, I ſhall ſpeak aſ the ſeveral kindes of ſacrifices, and ſo ſhall conclude the Types of the Ceremonial Law. Now thoſe ſacrifices were of two kindes or ſorts, which they offered. 1. Of things ſollid. 2 Of things liquid or moiſt; thoſe ſollid things, they were of two ſorts. Firſt, of things living. Secondly, Of things that were dead. The ſacrifices of things living were either bullocks, Lev. 16. 11. Goats, Lev. 18. 15. Rams, Lev. 16. 3. Lambs, Levit. 18. 2, 3. or young Pigeons, Lev. 1. 14.
Now theſe ſacrifices were all to be put to death, and their blood to be poured out upon the Altar, to make an attonement to God for the people, and they were to be ſacrifices either without ſpot or blemiſh. Beſides, there was a Goat offered to God which was alive: for the people called the ſcape-goat the manner of offering this Goat to God, you may ſee in Lev. 16. 7, 8. 9, 10. with 21. 22. verſes.
A ſecond ſort of ſollid ſacrifices, were of things without life, as meal, or flower: now theſe things were to be bruiſed, or broken.
Now the liquid kinde of ſacrifices was of oyl, wine, or water; and this was to be poured out upon the ground, Exod. 29. 40. The oyl was oftentimes put to the making of a certain ſort of little thin cakes, which they called wafers, appointed likewiſe for ſacrifice, ſometimes of thankſgiving; ſometimes it was ordered to be put to the ſacrifice for a vow: Levit. 7. 12. 16. Thoſe were called meat-offerings, and peace-offerings. Levit. 7. 9, 10, 11. and this the Prieſts were to eat, Levit. 24. 5, 6, 7, 8. beſides thoſe moiſt ſacrifices were to be poured out upon the ground.
And thus have I finiſhed the order of the Types, I next come to the explanation of them. I ſhall begin with the Paſchal Lamb which the Jews did eat in Egypt: firſt I ſhall ſhew you who it did type out, and then make ſome ſpiritual uſe of it to your advantage,
CHAP 1. Concerning the Lamb which was eaten by the Jews in Egypt the night before their departure; as alſo the manner how the Lamb was eaten by the Jews.
THis Lamb typed out Jeſus Chriſt to come, by whom alone ſalvation is to be had; therefore when John the Baptiſt, who was a fore-runner of Chriſt, came to reveal and to make him manifeſt to the world, he holds Chriſt forth to the people under the Metaphor of a Lamb, John 1. 36. Behold the Lamb of God: to this agreeth the words of Paul, 1 Cor. 5. 7. when he was a preſſing the Corinthians to a diſcharge of duty, in caſting forth the inceſtuous perſon from among them, which elſe as leaven, would leaven the whole Church (with guilt at leaſt) he grounds his exhortation on this point, For Chriſt our Paſſeover is ſacrificed for us: where you ſee he gives Chriſt the very name that was given to the Paſchal Lamb. So Peter in his Epiſtle, when he is a treating about the price of mans redemption, 1 Pet. 1. 18. 19. verſes, ſaith Peter in the 18. verſe, We were not redeemed with ſilver and gold from our vain converſations, received by traditions from our fathers, but by the pretious blood of Chriſt, as a lamb ſlain without ſpot or blemiſh, verſe 19. for ſo it was required of the Jews in offering of the paſchal Lamb, that it ſhould be a Lamb without blemiſh, Exod. 12. 5. So read Revel. 6. This title of Lamb is given unto Jeſus Chriſt, Rev. 6. 15, 16, 17. The rich men and the great men, and the chief Captains, cryed to the hills fall on us, and cover us from the preſence of the Lamb for the great d…y of his wrath is come.
What is the reaſon think you here, that Jeſus Chriſt ſhould be ſo much dreaded by the great men as well as the poor men at his next coming; for theſe words have relation to his next coming. I will not here undertake to determine whether this appearing here of Chriſt be at or before the general Judgement day: as to that I ſhall refer you to abler judgements, who have commented on the thing: but without doubt the reaſon why our Lord is by John in that place ſet forth ſo dreadful to men under the metaphor of a Lamb, is becauſe the Lamb was a type of his Prieſtly Office; which includeth the greateſt of grace and offers of love to mankinde that can be.
Now for the men of the earth, be they rich or poor, yet if they ſhall live or dye, abuſing of, and trampling upon this freely proffered grace, and richly offered love: this turns this grace and rich love, and mercy into the dreadfulleſt of judgements againſt men, Read Matth. 11. 21, 22, 23, 24, with chap. 12. 42. and 2 Theſ. 1. 8, 9.
Thus you ſee that the Lamb in Exod. 12. was a type of Chriſt.