The Gofpel of the Burnt-Offering. 203 wbich he bath offered. As before the Law the Sacrificer had the Skins he enjoyed the Benefit of that either to cloth him, as Adam and Eve Gen. 3.21. the Lord God made them Coats ofSkins, andclothed them. Or to buy Clothing with, or what elfe he needed. And under the Law there was hardly any Sacrifice, of which the Prieff had not his Part. It teacheth us that they that ferve at the Altar, fhould live of the Altar, 1 Cor. 9. 13, 14. from whence the Apoftle argues to the Care that Mould be taken for the Maintenance of Minifters under the Gofpel So much for the fifth Ceremony about the Burnt - Offering ; namely, the flaying it and cutting it in Pieces. 6. The Pieces were to be falted. This indeed is not expreffed inCap. T. but you will find it in other Places ; for as I faid at firft, we muff borrow Light from other Scriptures, Levit. 2.13. Every Oblation of shy Meat - Offering (halt thou feafon with Salt, neither (halt thoufuffer the Salt ofthe Covenant ofthy God to be lacking, Ezek. 43. 24. the Prie(tsfhall cafl Salt upon them. The Rule is general to all Sacrifices, as well Burntl as Meat-Offerings, Mark 9. 49. every Sacrifice (hall be faltedwith Salt, I find by Conference with other Scriptures, a Two-fold Myftery bin ted and aimed at in this. r. Salt doth preferve Things, and keep them fromPutrifa&ion : This therefore frgnifies and fhadows forth the Perpetuity . of the Covenant of Grace. Hence is that emphatical Expreflion in the Text, Levit. 2. 13. the Salt of the Covenant of thy God, So Salt is ufed, Numb. 18. i9. It is a Covenant of Salt for ever before the Lord unto thee, and to thy Seed with thee ; that is, faith the Margin, fur; ftable and incorruptible. So 2 Chron. 13. 5. Ought ye not to know, that the Lord God of lfrael gave the Kingdomover Ifrael to David for ever, even to bim änd to his Sons by a Covenant of Salt ? That is, Perpetual, becaufe the Thing that is fal- ted is preferved from Corruption, faith the Geneva Note upon the Place. 2. Salt makes Things favory and wholefome, which without Salt would Rink and putrify, Col. 4.6. let your Speech be feafòned with Salt. That is, contrary to that corrupt Communication, Epbef. 4.29. wife and favoury and gracious Speech, Mark 9. 49, 5o. when there is no Salt, no Savour in a Man'sWords, his Speech 'links and is corrupt The Sacrifice is unfalted, and fo it Rinks. 7. The Legs and Inwards mat be wafhed, veri: 1 z. theFeet and the Inwards are the fowleft part of a Beast : Waling away the Filth, lignifies fpiritual Wafhing and Cleanfing. So the Bodies of Believers are faid to be wafhed with pure Water, and their Hearts fprinkled from an D d a evil
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