LEVITICUS XVI. lice Numb. 28. 3.. and one búllocke and feven lambs, for a Burnt- offring ; and an he -goat for a Sin - offing, (betides that goat after mentioned, in' verf. 5.) as is expreffed in Numb. 29.7, 8,1 t. all which (with other fervices) the high Prielt felfe offred this day; which on other daies,might be done by other Prieits.The Hebrewcanons lay then, downe thus: In the dayaf the Fali, they ffr the daily faerifice in the morning and evening , accor- ding to the order of every day. And they offer mere fir that day, a bullock, and a ramme, and(even !amber ; all of them Burnt -of rings, Anda goat for a Sinroffring, which is eaten at evening. Over and befides this , they offer a Bullockfor a Sin- offring , and that it burnt , and a Ramfor a Burnt- ffring : and theft both are fir the high Prieff. And the Ram which iofor the Congregation, it jpoken ofin Levitic. 16. and it is the Ram pole of in the gesteraff addition, Numb. 29. and it it called, the peoples Ram. And farther, thy bring foi the Congre. gatito,two goat buck the one isoffred for fime, and it burnt : the other it the goat Pent away. So all the hafts that are offred this day, are found to be fifteen : the two daily faerifices, and a bullock, and two rammes, and fevee lambes; all of them Burnt- frill and two goats, fir f nne : the one clone without, and eaten at even; the other done within , and burnt : and the high Prieto buuocle, fir Sine , and that is burnt. The ferviee of all thefe fifteen hafts , offred this day h toot (performed) but fy the high Priefl only. And if it fall out to be the Sabbath day the f orifice added for the Sabbath (in Numb. z8. 9.) none doe offer it , but the high Prieff. And fo the other fervices oftbis day , ar the burning of the daily Incenfe, and the trimming of the lampes ; all is done by the high Priefi, &c. Maimony in low. bakippurim, c.í.1..1,2. The high Priest, and his work this day, figured Christ, and his worke of reconciling the Churchunto God, Heb.9 7,8,11,12. and in that the high Priest performed all the Cervices him- felfe, it fignified how Chrift should by himfelfe purge our fins,Heb.1.3. and (hewed the weakneffe of the legali Priesthood, which ferved but until! the time of reformation , and then should be aboll- flied, Heb. 9. lo. & 8. 4, 5, 6. a burnt-offrmg] thelè both, were for the Prieft himfelfe, as after in verf.,1.24. Therefore the other facrifices are not here mentioned. 4 VerI4. holy] Heb. ofhoftne ee, the Gr.calleth it, a fanW#ifad linnen coat.T his and the reff,were peculiar for this day and for the fervice of this day; that is, for mating atonement : the other fervice which was ordinary, hee performed this day in his other priefily garments;as appeareth by v.23, 24. What the high Melts eight ornaments were, which he ufually ware,are noted on Ex.28.4. 8cc. and the foure that were for this day, are here ex- preffed. These the Hebr. call, his white garments, the other, his golden garments , becaufe Tome were made with gold thread woven in them. These4. were made of fixe double ewifled thread; and they were offlaxe only, faith Maim in the Implements of the Sasii searie, c.8. f.3. It figured the bale eftate of Chrift here on earth, and how he fhould without worldlyglory perform thework of our redemp- tion, Efa.53.2,3. &c. but with puritie,innocencie and holineffe. Putting on Inftice, and it clothed him : his judgement, was as a Rabe and a Miter, Job 29.14. his fief! ] inGreeke, bisskin: the fecret parts are hereby meant : fee Exod. 28.42. Com- pare herewith ,' Ezekiel 44. 17, 18. there these foure linnengarments are mentioned, and no o- they and that is a myfticall prophefie of the ftate of the Church under the Gofpe! : when the Priefts have no other attire, then for atonement, or expiation day ; which myfterie'is opened in 2 Cor. 5.19. garments of holitnf] in Greeke, bob, garments. wafh his fiefb] that is, as the Greeke tranflateth, wafts all bis botijo. Soblarchi here noteth, that bee war charged to way, himfelft eve= rie time that be changed (his garments ;) andhe changed them five times , eti This washing fignified his cleanfirig or fan£tification, by repentance and faith in Christ, Hebr. a 0.22. the garments figu- red the jufliee and falvation, wherewith,by faith in Christ, hee should be clothed , Pfal.132.9,16. which they onely that are fan£tified,doe put on. When the Prieff put off thefe garments, and put on other, hewaffled againe,v.24. It figured al- fo the holinefl-_- and puritie that should be in Christ himfelfe, in how war 970 fame, r Joh. 3. 5. and put them onJ This was after the perfor stance of his other morning fervices, which were due every day,and to be done in other garments. The order whereof is Paid to be this : About mid- night (for the. high Prieti might not fleepe all that night , left any accident of uncleanneffe, filch as is Cpoken of in Deut.23.10. should befall him ) they went about the taking away of the afher, (from the Altar) and ordered the wood, &c. un- til/ at breake of the day, obey began to kill the daily facrifice ; then they hanged a fine - linen cloth betweeete the high Prufl and doe people. And he put ff hie com- mon clothes, and waf oed himfel , and put on the gol= den clothes, (thofe eight mentioned in Exodul 28.) andfanifified (that is, wafted) bit bands and hisfeet , and killed the daily faerifice, and took the blood and f rinkled St on the Altar. After that he went into the holy place, an l burnt the Incenfi of themorning; and trimmed the Lakes , and burned thefiefh of the dai- ly facrifice , and the meat fling and drinke off isg of the fame, at was done everyday. After the daily frerifice , hee offred the bullock and the feven lamber, which were appointed more far that day, (Num.2 9.8.) Afterwards, be feint-lifted his bands and hisfeet, andput of f bis golden garments; and wafted bimfr , and put m his white gar- ments, andfannfified his hands and bisfeet, and came to bis bullock, (fpoken of in v. 6.) &c. Maimony in Iom. hakippurim, ch.'. feft.6. and ch.4. fear. and Taloud Bab. in loma, ch.3. V.5a Sin- offring] figuring Chrilt,who should be a Sin- offring for his Church, z Cor.5. t 9.21. & these goats, the one was killed, v.15. the other lent away alive,v.21. to fignifie, how Chrift fuf fering for our finnes , (honld berg to death in the ylefb, but quiclayed by the Spirit, l Pet. 3. i8. The Hebrews write, that these two goats were to be alike to fie to, of equall ffature, and price ; and to be taken both at one tine. Mairnov in Iom. habop. ch. 5. feet}. 14. Burnt - ffring ]] which was offered'after H h h 3 the &), 5
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