88 The Gofpel ofthe perfonal Types. him, call him a Seducer ; he is fold for thirty Pieces of Silver by one of his own Difciples, he is faltiy accufed, condemned, and crucified be- tween two Malefaaors, like NO imprifoned with Pharaoh's two Servants. And as Yofeph's Brethren, when they were refolved to kill him, and had thrown him into the Pit, thought they had made fare Work with him, we will fee what will become of his Dreams, Gen. 37. 2o. So the Jews thought of Chrifl; they thought they had him fare enough, when they had hint upon the Crofs, and in the Grave. But the Hand of Providence was in all this, .ordering and over, ruling it for Good, to another Elite than the Inftruments intended or expeaed, Gen 45. 5, 7, 8. So it is faid of Herod, and the Gentiles, and the People of Ifrael, that theywere gathered together, to do whatfoever thy Hand and thy Counfel determined before to be done, A. 4. 28. A&. 2.23. him being delivered by the determinate Counfel and Fore- knowledge of God,, ye have taken, &c. And you know the End of it was good to his Bre- thren; for fo he calls his Elea, Heb. 2. r r. yea faving everlafting good both unto Yews and Gentiles, who both had an hand in his Sufferings ; as both fofeph's Brethren had, and the Egyptians too in his Sufferings, the End and Iffue whereof was the faving of the Lives of both of them. 3. Come we now to 7ofeph's Advancement to all his Glory : Here like- wife was a Shadow of what was done in Chrift. For as iofeph was brought firft into fuch a low Condition, and then to the greateft height of Worldly Glory, from a Prifon to a Kingdom, Gen. 49. 23, 24. So Chrift was firft humbled, then exalted. Who, that had feen fofeph in the Prifon, would have thought, that ever he Should come to be a Prince and a Ruler in the Land ? And when the Difciples faw Chrift upon the Crofs, how little did they think to fee him reign?, They were giving up their Hopes in him, we trufled it had been he, whichfhould lave redeemed Ifrael, Luke 24. 21. Now was fofeph's Dream, fulfilled, that all their Sheaves would bow to his ; now the Sun, Moon and Stars did Obeyfance to him. For he was made next to Pharaoh, and they cried before him, bow the Knee, Gen. 4.t. 43. And in the Name of Nis every Knee [hail bow : For, God bathgiven him a Name above every Name, Phil. 2. t 0, r I. Thou (halt be over my Houfe, faith Pharaoh, Gen. 41.40. and he made bimRuler over all the Land of Egypt, ver. 43. So God bath put all things into the Hands and under the Feet of fefus Chrifl, and bath made' him Head over all things to the Church, Eph. r. za. He is an Head of Eminence over all ; He is an Head of faving Influence to the Minix And
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