96 L.EVITICUS XVI. was necef ary to adek fomewhat of the working day, unto the holy day, both before and ofe . But they exempted from this Faft, fetch as were fneke, and all children under nine fearer of age. Maimany in treat. of the Refi of the tenth day, chap, s. fe &.6. and chap.2. felt. 8, ro. Moreover under this name of affil ing themfelves,and f f ing,the Lord required the put- ting away of all fin; and amendment of life ; as, 7o loofe the bands ofwickedne(he; to undoe the heavie bur - then:, and to.kt the opprefdgoe free , and to break every yoke ; to ¢kale bread to the hungry, to cover the staked, and the like, Efa. 5$.6,7. And fo it figured our mor- tification with Chris; that as in the facrifices killed , his humiliation unto the death , was fore -fita- dowed, Phil. z. 8. fo by the humiliation of the Church,our fufrings with himwere fi nified;our baptifing into his death and burial! and our walking in newneffe of life, our old man being eru- ciftedwith him ; that the body offin might be de roved, Rom.6,3,4,6. r Pet.z.2 s.Unleffe we doe this ,we may fall, but the Lord filth it not; and afflifl our foule, but bee teeth no knowledge, neither can wee make our voice to be beard on high , Efa.58. 3. 4. any worke] for this was a folernne Sabbath,verf.3 by ceafing from worke, figured that they which would have expiation and atonement by Chrils day, mule ceafe from their owne works, to doe the worker of God ; beleeving in him whom hee hath Cent , Heb. 4. I o. Jolt. 6.29. oranger] in Greeke, Profelite : by the homeborne, are meant, If- raelites borne in that land : the {tranger, was of the heathens, joyned to the Faith and Church of Ifrael : fuch were bound to all Ifraels ordinan- ces. See Exod. 12. 19. 48, 49. 30 Verf.3o. he Ad] that is, God by the Prieft (as verf. 32. fhall make atonement (or expiation) to eleanf (or purifie)you.Herein was figured,the power and efftcacie ofChrils Prieffhood,and facrifice: that he expo ateth and makethatonement for our fins with God, r Joh. 2. r, 2. and cleanfeth us by his blood and fpirit from all finne, i Joh. 1.7. Ro- mans 8,9rIO,II. 3, Verf. 3r. fabbatbifine]orrefs: this wordthe A- polie keepeth in Heb. 4.9. and being joyned to the word Sabbath, it noteth an exalt and careful: reit : therefore God threatneth to deftroy them that did any worke this day, Levit.23.3o, See al- fo the notes on Exod. 16. 23. Verf 32. whom he] that is, whom God [hall at noint; or, which ftall be anointed,as the Greek tran- flateth,whom they Roll anoint. Such words areoften tiled without defrgning any perfon ; as is noted on Gen.' 6.' 4. By this anointed , the highPrieff is meant, Levit. 21. 10. float lfill] that is,fhal con - fecrate, fee Exod. 29.9. The Greeke tranflateth, fball pe feel (orconfeerate) bit bands. Herein he alto figured the Some of God, who is our high Pries perliied (or confeeerated) for evermore, Heb. y. 28. garments ofbolinefe] the foure fore -mentioned, verf.4. called in Greek, a holy /fole (or robe:) which word is tired in Revel. 6. r r. and 7, 9, 13, 14. where the Saints that came out f their tribulation, are arrayed in white oaks (or robes) which they have we/bed, and made white in the blood of the Lambe 32 Chril. The myfterie of thefe garments is there touched : and by it we may learn, why the high Pried, in the worke of Expiation, might have none but white garments this day. Verf. 33. the SanJuarie ofbolinef] that is, as the Greeke tranflateth , the holy of the holy , meaning the mo hob, place : into which bee went fitti with in- cenfe and blood : verf. 12, 13, I 4, 15,' 6, the ?em] the Holy place, or firs Tabernacle; which he fecondly expiated, verf. 16. &c. all the peo- ple] in Greek, all thecongregation. Becaufe the expi- ation of the whole Church dependeth thus on the high Pries; fo that if he were unclean, or er- red in his minilration,he was in danger of death by the hand ofGod, (Lev. i o.I,2,3. &' 6.2.) and fo the Church should want atonement for their fins: therefore the high Cornwell or Magilrates, (looked carefully unto him, both for his puritie, and for information of hint in his duty this day. It is Paid, that Seven daies before the day of atonement, they fiparated the high Priel from hie owne bout¢, to his chamber which was in the Sanlluarie : and kept him from his wife all thole feven daies, kfl hú mite ftould be in her difeafe, and o be became unclean feven ¡Lies, [as Levi t. s 5. 24.] and might not frve. And they appointed with him , another high Priefi; that if any pollution happened unto him , the other might frve It his fl ead. Whether the pollution happened unto him before the dab), morning fetal* , or after he had fred the oblations; this (other) that was taken in hisoead, needed no inflitution (or eonfeeration) but began his ad- minifiration where the fire did leave off, en. During theft Sven dales they Jprinkkd him with the after of the beifer , in the third day styece his fparatian , and in the feventb, [a eerdimg to Num.t 9. 10,1 2.] which wen the evening of Expiation day; left he fhould be defiled by any dead, and not know of it, &e. All the feven its, they inured him with the fervices. Hee fprinllled the blood and burned the incenfe , andtrimmed the lampes ; and burned the daily facrifices on the Altar , that hee might be acquainted with the fervice on Expiation day. And shy appointed unto him fume Elders, of the El- ders of the Synedrion (or Conned:) which did reach be- fire him , and teach him the fervice of the day , and the order of it. And they fpake to the high Prieft to reale himfz ft lefi he fhould have forgotten , or left he fbould not have learned this thing. And on the even of the Atone- ment day in the morning eary, they fee him at the Eaft gate, anal brought before him, Bnlia, and Ramme.,, and Sh eepe , that he might be acquainted, and inured with the fervice. Al the Sven daies, obey reorained him not from meat or drinks : but in the even of Atonement day, they fufred bim not to Bate much, beeaufe meat bringeth, fleepe ; and they would not fifer him to fleepe, left anyaccident (of the night , at Deut. 23. t o.)ould be fene,&e. Mainiony in lam. bakip. chap.' -6. andnhalmud. Bab. in loma, chap. I. How ever it were for all there rites,the Lord who required famRitie and cleanndfe in all his Priels, at all times of their fervice, Lev. 22.3. required it mM t carefully of the high Priefton this day; wherein he niöft folemnly figured Chris in his office and worke ; of whom it is Paid, that In all things it be- hooted him to be made like unto hit brethren, that bee might 33
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