WBnH/,p/ 122 EXODUS XXIX. II I2 dyne by every man that brought a facrifice for his finnes,Lcv.4 24.29. the manner whereof the 'ewes have recorded thus : There is no impofng of bav dr, best in the Courtyard : iÎ be by on bands without, beemrtft lay that on ugainewithin. None may zmpofé hands, but a eleaneperfoa. In the place where hands are imposed, there they kit the beaff, immediately after the impofition. Hoe that impofeiGmufi doe it with all his might, with both hie hands Tryon the beaks head, not upon the neck or fides : and there may be nothing between his , 'bands and the beat. If the facrifice be of the mof" holy things, it ff andethrn1 the North fide, (as Levis t.i 1.) with the face to the Wei : the impofer /fandeth Eaff- ward, with hit face to theWe f : and layeth bis twobands between the two bornes , and confeftbfen over the fin - offring, and trelpof. over the trefpaf eeoffrsng, &c. and faith 'have finned , I,bavecomntittediniquity, I have trefpaffd , and done thus and thus ; and doe return by repentance before thee , andwith this , I make atonement. Maim. in treat.of the Offring of Sacr.cb.3 S. i t .eÿ c. Verf. i 1. thou fbaltkill ] Moles now at firft did extraordinarily by Gods appointment thole things which were peculiar to the Priel'ts office afterward : fo confecrating and inftrufing them, for time to come. Verf..12. the altar] which was molt holy, and fan&ified the facrifice ver.37. Mat.23.19. which altar alt.() fignified Chrift, who fanftified hint - felfe for his Church Ioh.i7.19. and through the eternal( Spirit , offrcd himfelfe without fpot unto God, Hebr.9. 14. fo by the God -head, the death of Chrift was r nedfied, and fufficient to cleanfe al inignity.This firft fin-offring differed from the reft that ordinarily followed:for every fuch offe- ring of the PrieftfYor fin, the blood of it was car- ried into the Tabernacle, and put upon the homes of the golden altar of incenfe, Lev. 43.7. whereas this was not -fo, but onely put upon the horns of the brazen altar of burnt - offring which flood bulk courtyard. For the end of this firft oblation, was to stakeatonement for thealtar it felfe, and to fan&ifie it,that it might be fit after- ward to fanftifie the facrifices of the people, which fhould be offred upon it,as appeareth after in v. 36.37. and more plainly in Ezek.43.25.26. 27. Alfo this first offring , was ufed herein , like the offring of the common ruler,and private per - fon, for the blood for their fin , was put on the homes of the brazen altar only,Lev.4.2-5.30. be- caufe Aaron and his Sons,were not yet full prielts till the (even dales of their confecration were ended,Lev.8. 33.34 &c. fnger]This rite of put - ting blood with the finger , upon the bornes of the altar, was for all fin offrings, Lev 4.6,7.17.18. 25.30. & not for any other kind of 1+crifice.And teacheth us the efficacie of Chriftsbldod, for the purging ofour fins,whb it is fo particularly pre - footed untoGod, & applied by his Spirit (as the finger of God,Lnk.t 1.20. is expounded to be the Spirit of God,Mat. s 2.28.) Heb. 9.12.13.1 4.The outward ritewas performed thus:Whé the prieft tookthe blood in a bafon,he brought it to the al- tar,& dipped the fore -finger of his right hand in the blood, & hiked it on one lsornt3of the altar, & wiping his finger on the lip of the bafö(forno blood might remain upon it)he dipped his finger the fecond time, and ftriked it on another borne & fo did he to alLfoure, beginning at the South -o fide and compaffing the Altar firft Eaflward,ihen North,then Well ; & at the bottome of that horn of the altar where he made an end with his finger did he powre the refs ofthe blood,which was to- wards the South. There things Maims!" lheweth ill treat. of the Offring of Sacrifices, c. á.f..7.&c. and are more particularly to be opened in Leviticus, all the blood] that is,the reft ofthe blood,as the Greek explaineth it.This figured the fulnefe and perteftion of the grace of Chrift , by his blood obtaining full redemption from our fins. V.t 3.the fat]this in Scripture is often taken for 13 evill, becaufe fatneffe hindreth fenfeand feeling. So of the wicked it is faid,their heart isfat asgreafe, Kai. 119.70. and thou art waxen fat, thou art waxen groff, ere. then be forfaolte God, Deut.32.15. and, make the heart ofthis people fat,&c.le fl they underffand,Efa.6. I o. Thisfat ther'efore,which was a ligne of mans corruption, Godwould have to be confirmed by fire on the altar; teaching thereby the mortifica- tion of our earthly members , by the worke of Chrift,& of his fpirit.Sometime the fat is ufed to hgnifie the heft of all things, as is noted on Gen. 4.4. fo it teacheth us, to give the belt unto the Lord. the inwards]or inmol part, that is,the heart, which -is nuoft inward,& inthe midit of the body. So the inward of man is ufed for the heart,& con - fequently for the thoughts & mind:as in Pf.5. to. & 62. 5. & 94.19. And that which the Prophet calleth the inward parts ,Jer.3 t.ß3. the Apoftle cal - leth the mind,Heb.8.1 o. By thefar upon the inwards, therfore,is fignified all corruption that covereth mansheart,as carnal reafon,unbeliefe,hypocrifie, evill thoughts and purpofes, &c. all which molt be confumed, and theheart purified by the fpirit of God. crude that is above] named alfo,tle eaule of 'be liver, in v. 22. it is thought to be the midriffe or the fat skin that is above the liver,the G.tran- flateth it lobov,tbe lap of the liver. kidneyes] or reates: which as they are the int'rurnents of feed for generation : fo in Scripture they are ufed for the inmoft affections and delires , and are joy ned with the heart : and of there only God is the fear- cher & poffeffor, Pf..7.Io. & 13 9.13. and here are to be offred up unto God in fire, figuring that which Raul teacheth,Mortifteyour members which are on the earth; fornication, uncleannefli,inordinate off £ism, evill concupifcence, &e. Co1.3.5. And thus the Helar. of old underdood theft figures ; for they fay, Therefore the (icings and the fat which u on them,and the esule that covereth the liver , were burnt unto God , for to make atonement fir the fn of man, which proxedetb out of the thoughts of the reined. , and Gift of the liver, and fat- ne of the bears c. for they all confnt infin. R. Mena - ehem, onEx. 29. fol.r i a. /halt buree] the origi- ná11 word fignifieth properly to perfume or refoles into fmok, tiled for burning of incenfe, applied here tq the burning of facrifices, whereby the fmoke went up towards heaven. The Greek trate- flateth it, Impofe; the Chaldee Offer. Verf. /tom7I 40.7/441///7/////i ,1 11111IN
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