Book II. CHRIST A PRIEST. 349 TYPE. V. The Prieft WJS to have a holy Crown upon his Head, Exod. xxix. 6. PARALLEL. V. Signifying (faith Mr. Guild) the Deity of Chri!r, which as a Circle hath neither Begir.ning nor End; and the royal Dignity, whereby he is advanced to be the fupreme Head in all Things to his Church, or his Kingfhip. I. n. Col. i. I~- See Goodwin's Mofes and Aaron, Jer. xxiii. s·. Epb. VI. The Prieft's Body and Loins were to be covered with clean Linen. VII. The High-Priefl: bore the Names of the Tribes oflfrael upon his Breafl:, when he went in before the Lord. VI. Chrift's I-Iumonity is cloathed with true Holinefs, which is compared to fme Linen, clean and white, Re·v. xix. 8. VII. The Lord Je!us, as our High-Prieft, pre– fcnts, or bears the R.emembrances of all his faith– ful People upon his Heart, when he appears be– fore God to make Intercdlion for them, Heb. vii. 25. He knows his own Sheep by Name, John x. 3· Vlll. Chrift hath in him the Perfection of true Light, Beauty, and Holinefs. Urim and 'l'htamni;i lignified Chrift's Prophetical Office, whereby he, as a fl:andina Oracle to his Church, anfwers all Doubts and Controverlies whatfoever. * IX. TheHiah-Prieft had an enIX. Chrift is the real Ant!type of this engraven VIII. The High-Prieft had Urim and 'J'hummim upon his Breaft. "'raven Plate of Gold: 'l'hou jhalt Plate, in likcnefs of a Signet, Holinejs to the Lord, ~;ake a Plate of pure Gold, and enin that the Father hath actually communicated to grave upon it, like the engraving of him his Nature, who is the exprefs Image of his Per– a Signet, HOL!NESS '!'0 THE fan, a glorious Reprefcntation of him. to·us, being LORD: And it /hall be upon able to bear, and hath borneour i mqtllties: 'Ihe Aaron's Forehead, that Aaron may Lordbath laid on him the lniquitits ofus all, lfa. lili. bear the Iniquity of the holy 'l'hings; , and it jha/1 always be upon his Forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord, Exod. xxviii. xxxvi. xxxviii. X. Aaron the Prielt was Mofes's Mouth to the P eople. XL The High-Prieft was not t.o· marry a Widow, a divorced Woman, nor an Harlot, but a chafte Virgin, Lev. xxi. If. XII. The Priefl:'s Work was to offer Sacrifices for the Sins of the People: For e·very High-Prieft is <Jrdaiued to offer Gifts aud Sacrifi– ces, &c. Heb. viii. 3· XIII. The Prieft was to take the Blood of the Bullock, and dip his Finger in it, and fprinkle feven Times the Mercy-Seat, &c. Le·v. xvi. I4. and likewife the Blood of Calves and Goats, and he fprink– !ed the Book, and all the People, l'he T abernacle, and the Velfels of the Minif\ry. X. Chrift is the M0uth of the Father to the Sons of Men ; he is called the Word of God, Rev. xix. I3- God bathfpokM unto 1/S by his Son, Heb. i. 2. XL Chri(\'s Church muft be a pure Virgin, chafte, unftained with Superftition or Idolatry, giving neither Love nor Worfhip to any other ; Chri!\ owns none but fuch a People for his Spoufc. XII. Chri(\ offered up his own Body, as a Sa– crifice for our Sins: He appeared to put away Sin, by the Sacrifice of himfe!f. Chrifl was once offered to bear the Sins if many, &c. Heb. ix. 28. XIII. As Chrift was offered upon the Cro[s for the Sins of Mankind, as a propitiatory Sacri– fice; fo muft his Blood in a fpiritual Manner be fprinkled upon our Confciences, that we may he cleanfed from our Sins, and accepted in the Sight of God. Let us draw near with a true Heart, in full AJ!urance of Faith, having our Hearts JPrinkled from an evil Confcience, &c. Heb. x. 22. For if the Blood of Bulls and Goats, and the Ajhes of an Heifer, fprinkling the Unclean, fantlifieth to thepttri– Jying of the Flejh; how much more jhall the Blood of Chrifl, who thr()ug'h the etenzal Spirit offered himfelf to God, purge)'Our Confciences from dead Works, to ferve the living God? Heb. ix. 13, I4. But ye are come to lvlotmt Zion, &c.-And to Jefus, the Mediator of the new Covmant; and to the Blood of Sprinkling, that JPeaks better 'l'hings than the Blood ~f Abel, Heb. xii.' 22, 24. XIV. The Prieft's Garments were to remain after him, to claath XIV. Cluift's Righreoufi1efs remains for ever, to cloath and adorn all trqe Believers. It is the • Goodwin', M'.fis and Aaron, p. 17. . 4 u Wedding-
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