Book II. C H RIST A · PRIEST. 35 1 TYPE. made1he Perfume for Burnt-Offer– ings ; and it might not be applied to an,y other ufe, but eo burn be– fore the Lord. XXIII. The Death of the High– P ric£1: fct the guilty Perfon, or ·Man-Hayer free, who had fled to the City of Refuge: After the Death of the High-Priefl, the Slayer fhal! re/urn to the Land of his Pof– feJlioi!, Numb. v. zS. By the High– f'riefl's Death an Atonement was made for him, faith Mr. Airifworth. XXIV. '!'he High-Priefl brought the Bodies of thofe Beafls (whofe' Blood was brought into the Sanflu– ery) to be burnt without the Camp, l-Jeb. xiii. I'· TYPE. I. THE Jewiil1 High-Prie£1; wlS taken of the Tribe of Levi, Jfnd fo was after the Orde'r of /Jar/m. II. T he Jewi01 High-Prieft was made without an Oath, ancl after the Law of the carnal Commandment. PARALLEL: Saints to cbme up inw the Nothils of God, tl.rough his own Mediation, as fweec Incenfe; Rev. viii. 3· and no other Prayer mull: be made to God, but fuch only as the High~Prie£1: direCl:etlt us in., Matt. vi. 8, g, 10. XXIII. Chrifl's Death makes an Atonement for a'll guilty Sinners, that fly to the lpiritual City of Refuge, not for the Man-Gayer only, bm for· the Adulterer, Drunkard, and Murderer alfo; all; whoever they be, that rake hold of God in Chri{t by a lively Faith, are fer at Liberty, and for ever delivered from the Avenger of Blood and all fpiritual Thraldom whatfoever. XXIV. Jefus alfo, that he might fanflify the People with his own Blood, jitjfered without the Gate, that Jo we might from thmce go forth ·unt-. hi'IZ witbout 1~ Camp, bearing hi's Rept-otwb, Heb. XIH. 12. D IS PAR IT Y. I. CHRIST fprung of the Tribe of Judab, and not after the Order of /laron, bm after the O rder of Mdchifedec. Wherefore the Prieflhood bdng oha11ged, there is of necij}ity a Change of the whole Law, lleb. vii. 12. 11. Chri£1: was made a Prieft with an Oath: By fo much way Jefus made a Surety 11j a bett'er Co-ve– nant, Hell. vii. 22. III. The High-Prie!l:s under tile Il l. But Chri£1: is an H igh-Prieft without InfirLaw were Men that bad Infirmities, mity: For the Law maketh JVJen High-Prieji:J; .and needed to offer up Sacl-ifices for wbich have lufirmity; but the Word of the Oath, J.heir own Sins, Heb. vii. 28. which was jince the Law, maketh the Son, who is confecrated for ewrmore, Heb. vii. 28. For fucb an High-Priefl became us, who is holy, harmlefs, undejiled, Jcparate from Sinners, and made :higher than the Heavens, Heb. vii; 26. IV. T he P riefl:s under rhe Law IV. Chrift having offered up but one Sacrificefor <Jffered up Sacrifices of Sin continuSin, fat down at the Right-hand ofGod. Nor yet ally: Every Priefl flandeth daily, that he fbould offer bimfelf oftm, as the High-Priejt >niniflering or offering oftm the fame enteretb into the holy Place,-}Or then muft he have .Sacrifices, which -cannot take away <Jften fu.lf,red jince the Foundation of the lf/orld; .Sins, Heb. x. I I . bl!t now at the End of the World bath b, appeared -to take away Sin, by the Sacrifice of himfelf, Heb. ix. 26. Chrifl once jiiffmd to bear the Sins of. many, &c. By one Offering be bath perJefled for ever them that are fanfli/ied, Heb. x. I 4· . V. The Priefts under the L aw V. Chri£1: offered up his own Body, which was offered up the Bodies of Bea!l:s, and the Antitype of all thole legal Sacrifices: BJ it was impojJible that the Blood of whi'h we are fanflijied, through the Offeri?.g up the Bulls and of Goats could take away Body of Chrijf once for all, Heb. x. 10. Thole -Sin, or purge the Cotifcience, or make Sacrifices cleanfed only ceremonially : '/he Law the Corners thereunto perfeE!. Hence made nothing perfec?, but the bringhrg in of a better it is faid, there was a Remembrance Hope did, Heb. vii. 19. Chrifl's Blood, who through for Sin every Year, Heb. x. 1, 2, 3· the eternal Spirit offered himfe!fwithout fpot to God, purges the Corifcience from dead Works, to ferve tbe .living God, Heb. ill. '4· '!'be Blood of Chrifl cleanfeth us from all Sin, I John i. 7. VI. T he High-Prie£1: under the VI. Chrijf, becaufe he. continuetb for ever, bath L aw had a Succeffor ; there were cm unchangeable Prieflhood, Heb. vii. 24. He hath <nany, becaufe they were not [uffer: n~ne, ncedc!!J!lone, can have 11one to fucceed him 3 . ~
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