Opened, andapptyed fromCHRIST'SPrieftly-Office. 9 the Accufer, to ftand at the right hand of the accufed : Pfalme, t oe. vet. 6. Set thou a wicked man over him, and let Satan fland at his right hand : take the wall ofhim in his ac- cufation, condemning ofhim. Now here Satan standing at iofhua's right hand, notes his accufing of him. Well, what was the matter that he accufed him of ? Ye ffiall find that there was matter,verfe the 3. Now Jofhua was cloathed withfilthy garments, and flood before the Angel. Satan came andaccufed him that he had filthy garments; and fo he had : for the Priefts, had defiled themfelves in Babylon, in marrying of ftrange wives, as 7olhua and his children arecharged, in the to. Chapter of Ezra, and the IS. verfe. (Give me leave a little to open thischarge ofSatan, that we may fee Satan had matter ofCharge, and accufation a- gainft ofInt a) And among the font of the Pries, there were found that had takenfirange wives : namelyofthefont ofTothua. He was High-Priefi. So that now, jofbua had defiled his garments : there was then matter ofaccufation for Satan to work upon. But now, ourLord JefusChrift, our great High-Prieft Reps in, and takes off this accufation : The Lord faid (at the 3. of Zachariab, 2. verfe) unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, 0 Satan, eventbe Lord that bathchofen jerufa- lent rebuke thee. The word ufed by the Septuagint, is the fame that is ufed for Excommunication. And it is here twice repeated ,(The Lord rebuke thee, even the Lord rebuke thee) not only toChow the fulneffe ofSatansrebuke; but to Chow the fulneffe ofthe interceffion ofJefusChrift. Now would we feethe fulneffe of Chrifts apology for Yofbua ? Sales the Lord unto Satan, TheLord rebuke thee, even the Lord re- buke thee : And (files he at the latter end of the 2. verfe) Is not this a brandpluck't out ofthefire ? Thus ; it is true Lord, that pfhua bath filthy garments : but yet notwithflan- ding, jofhua is but as a brand pluck't newly out of the burning. Takea brand, andpull it newly outofthe fire, and there will be duct, aches, and dirt about it. Lord (Tales he jofbua is butnewly puldout oftheburning, and therefore, Lord, he mutt needs have fame ales, and Came dirt,
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