The Gofpel of the Burnt-Offering. ei 2® I Death and Crucifixion : And finally, when they pierced his Side with the Spear, when that facred Blood and Water 'Jibed forth, which yohn faw and bare Record of, Joh. 19. 34, 35. One of the Souldiers with a Spear pierced bis Side, and forthwith there came out Blood andWater, and he that faw it bare Record, and his Record is true, andhe knoweth that hefaith true, that ye might believe. Thus was the Blood of the Sacrifice poured forth.. 2. It was altofprinkled. So is Chrifl's'Blood, and therefore it is called Heb. 12. 24. the Blood offprinkling. Sprinkling is a Ceremony very fignificant of fpiritual Things ; but where was this Blood fprinkled ? The Text faith, It was fprinkled upon the Altar round about. From this Expreffion, we may Note the miltake of fuch as think the fetting of the Communion-Table clofe to the Wall, like a Dreffer or Side-Ta- ble, is to fet it Altar-wife. For it is molt clear and certain, that their Altars were ever fo Situate, as that they might be compaffed round about. This Exprefion doth occur no lets than Twelves times in this Book, offprinkling upon the Altar round about, fo Pfal. 26. 6. fo will I compafs thine Altar. As to-that Conceit no other Account can be given of it, but the profound Ignorance of Papifts and Prelates. Now the Altar was a Type of the Deity of Chrift, as being that which Supported and San&tfied the Sacrifice, Mat. 23. 19. It is the the Altar that faní?ifies the Gift. It was the Deity of Chrift which gave that infinite Value and Virtue to his Sufferings : Therefore look, as the Altar was a Type of the Divine Nature of Jefus Chrift, and the Blood was his Sufferings in the humane Nature, fo the pouring forth, and fprinkling this humane Blood upon the Divine Altar, may lead our Thoughts to Confider the Conjuntlion of the Humane. Nature to Divine, and the Influence of that Conjuntlion into all the Sufferings of the Humane Nature. Were not the Blood at the bottom of the Altar, and fprinkled round about upon the Altar, it could have no Merit, no Value nor Efficacy, it could have no Soul-Redeeming Virtue and Efficacy, and Acceptation with the Lord. But it is the Blood of God, A&--2o. z8. and therefore infinitely Valuable and Meritorious, the Offering being fan&ified by the Altar of his Deity. It was fprinkled alfo upon the Book. The Scripture'and Ordinances mutt be fprinkled with theBlood ofChrift, if ever they be Made,Effe- &ual to us for our good. And upon the People, Heb. 9. 19 20, 2I. This thews the Application ofit toour Souls and Confciences, r l t. i. 2. Ifa. 52. 15. 5. The Fifth ceremonial A&ion about the Burnt-Offering was this, the Prieft it to flay it and cot it into itspieces, verf. 6. The Skin mull be D 4 taken
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