LEVITICUS Y l 35 did eat it, and fo bare the iniquitie of the finner: ¡(Lev. t o. t y.) and in type abolithedthe fame. It was alfo a part of their livelihood, Ezek. 44. 28, 29. which covetous Priefts abufed,eatingthefinne (Gods people; and lifting up their foule unto their tie, Hot: 4.8. It further figured our communion with Chrift our facrifice,eating his flelh by faith, John 6. 56. as hee hath made us an holy Prieflhood, even King and Priefls unto God hit father, I Pet. 2.5. Rev.1.6. in the holy place] within the courtyard of the San&uarie, not without the fame. Seven other things were alfo to be eaten there, noted on Levit. 24.9. 27 Verf. 2t'. blood thereof ]of the Sin- offring;whe- ther it were that which was to be eaten , or that which was to be burnt. And this rite was pecu- liar to the Sin- offring, above all the other nioll holy things ; Maim. treat. of Of (ring the facrif. ch. 8. f:1,2. As the Sin -offring in fpeciall fort figu- red Chrift(who was made fin for us,2 Cor.5.2 t ) fo this ordinance for all that touched the fiefs of the Sin - offring to be holy the garments fprink- led with the blood,to be walhed;the veffels wher- in the flefh was boyled, to be broken, or fcoured and rinfed: taught an holy ufe of this myfterie of our redemption, wherofthey that are made par- takers, ought to be wafhed, cleanfed and fan&ifi- ed,by the Spirit of God; that we poffeffe ourvef- fels in holineffe and honour, and yeeld not our members as inffruments of unrighteoufneffe unto fin any more, I Thef4.4. Rom. 6. 13. with] This washing was for cafuall fprinkling,as when any blood (prong out of the bafon, upon a gar- ment ; or the like. As the Hebrew canons fay, No- thing was charged to be wafhed, but the-bloody place only: and that which wen upon an inflrumens apt to receive un- elearme, andapt to be wafhed. Bat if it were fprinkled on an inflrument of mood , or of metall, it was not to be wafhed , becauf they are things not fit to be wafted, but they are only feraped. If it be f,rink/edon the skin of a ftfh : it it not required to be walked; becaufe that it not a thing apt to reeeize uncleatmeì. If on the skin of á beat before it be flayed, it it not charged to bemafhed : if it be after it is flayed, then muff it be wafhed : for though it receiveth no nucleanne now , yet loe it it apt to receive uncleaanef , after it it dreffed for ufe. If it lrittg out of the n,,eclie upon a garment , or from upon a hone of the Altar, or after that it is flied on theground, it be gathered u , and any of it put on a garment , tby are not charged to math it , for it io written , And when there is f crinkled of the blood, &c. It io not meant, but of blood received in a minifiring veili, and fs for to fprin- kle s and that there be enough for that ufe. If hee hash put the blood on the flare bornes of the Altar, and afterward fame ofthe blood lefi in the bafon, be put on agarment, it is not requited to be wafbed,&. c. When they waft, the bloody place,they mnft wafh it very faire,till there be left no marke of the blood, &c. Maimony, in of ringfacrifice: chap. 8. 14,-1o. There ordinances thadowed the contagi- on of fin; (as did all the like in other cafes, Levit. 1 t. 32,33. &c.) and the care that we fhould have to cleanfe our felves by repentance Sr faith,2 Cor. 7.1. Heb. i o.I 9,22.The ancient Hebrew Donors had Come knowledge of thefe myfteries;for fpea- king of this wafhirtg ofgarments,they give a reaft n, Besaufe it mar necefCary to doe- away-une!eannef , by the waters that are an high : R. Menachem on Levit. 6. Thefe are the fpirituall waters, mentioned in Heb. ro.22. John 7.38, 39. Revel. 1.5. and 22. I. Zach. 13.1. Efay 4.4. Ver.28. fcowred] as the wafflingwas to be in the holy place,or Court, ver.27. fo it was required that the earthenzefll fbould be broken in the court; andtb: vela oftuetall , fhould be floured mu! rigid with water in the court. The feowrittg, mar with hot water, and the rinfing,with cold. With water,not with wine, orany mix- ture, or other liquor. Maimony, ibidem, ch.8.Li i,12. Of breakingthe earthen veffels , fee the notes on Levit. 21.33. Verf. 29. bolt' of holies] Hebr. halinefof bolines, that is, molt holy ; and the Greeks addeth, unto the Lord. Verf. 30. into theTem] as was the blood of the Sin- offrings for the high Pried; and for the Church : fee Lev.4.5,16. The fignification of this law, for the burning of fuch facrifices, and that the Priefts might not Bate of them, was to thew the inability of that legal! Prielthood, to recon- cile men to God : and that men cleaving thereto, and not feeking for the better Prielthood of Chrili, could not be Paved. For fuch Sin- offrings as thofe Priefts did Bate, fo typically bearing the peoples iniquitie,Lev.i o.1 7. and taking it away, the blood of thesis came not into the San&uarie before God ; which argued their unworthineffe. But Chrift with his blood (flied for our fins) en- tred into the holy place , (not that which was made with hands,but into very heaven) and hath obtained eternal! redempt ion, Heb. 9. 11,1 2,24. And in that the legali Priefis, might not Bate the flethof that Sin- offring,whofe blood was carried into the holy place, but the body was all burnt without the camp : the Apoftle from hence faith; We bave an Altar (meaning Chrift) wherofthey haze no right to sate which fine the T abemacle : fo exclu- ding from Chrift , all that cleaved to the rudi- ments of/Wafts. Which he proveth thus.) For she bodies of heap, whole blood is brought into the Sanlluarie by the high Prieff forfin , (wherein Chrilts facrifice was molt lively figured) are burnt without she campe; (fo that the Prielt had no meat , or lively hood thereby :) Wherefore Iefm alfo, that be might fanfifie the people with hie mime blood , fu, fredwithout thegase ; (fo accomplishing the type;and (hewing withal], that fuch as would trill ferve the worldly San &u - arie,had no right to eat of him,and live by him.) Let usgae firth therefore unto him , without the campe, bearing his reproach, &c. Heb.13. 10,-13. Teaching us hereby, to have communion withChrilt,both by faith , in applying to our felves his death and fufferings, r Pet.3.18.Ga1.2.20. and in partaking of his afilifsions; goingout from our earthly ha- bitations, and feeling the things that are above, 1 Pet.4. t.Colof.2. i 2,13. and 3.2.1. Knowing this, that ourold man is crucified with him, that the body of in might be deffr,1yed, that henceforth wefhouldnot ferve fm, Rom. 6. 6. CHAP. 28 29 30
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