The Gofpel of the Burnt-Qffering. 2O7 wards the Eaft. There was therefore a Place Eaftward from the Ta- bernacle where they threw the Filth of the Sacrifices, as in reverence. ofthe Divine Majefty, its far as might be from the Ark of the Tefti- mony. We mutt abandon whatfoever is uncleanir when wecome into God's Prefence; all Filthinefs mutt be removed far away out of his Sight. As we come to an holy God in an holy Duty ; fo we fhould come in an holy Manner, and with holy Hearts : 'I will wafh mine Hands in In- nocency, and fo will I compafs thine Altar, O Lord, Pfal. 26.6. 3. He'hall cleave it with the Wings, but 'hall not divide afnnder. verf. 17. cleave it, that is, long ways ; fo as there was a Wing on each Side. This Ceremony of not dividing the Fowls, was very an- cient ; for Abraham ufed it, Gen. 15. to. And in reference to the fame Scope, it was, that the Head and Body wee, re not quite disjoyned, but only the Neck pinched with the Prieft's Nail Now what is there in Chrift the Anti-type, that may anfwer this? Not a Bone broken, John 19. 33, 36. Moreover the Divine and Hu- mane Nature were never totally feparated, notwithftanding all his Sufferings, tho' his Soul was feparated from his Body ; yet neither Soul nor Body was feparated from the Son of God, but incomprehen- fibly and ineffably United, when in the Grave, and in the Duft oft: Death. His Deity as the Head or principal Part, was not divided from his Humane Nature : Nor was he who is the Head of his Church, divided from his niyftical Body by all his Sufferings; but remains in-, di4folubly and everlaftingly united to them. So much for the Explication of the Burnt- Offering, whether of the Herd, or Flock, or Fowls, with the Ceremonies appertaining to them: Now for the Vfe of all. t'fe i. See here, the difference between God's Ceremonies, and Mens ; between religious Ceremonies of Divine Institution, and of Humane Invention. Divine Ceremonies are full of Light, full ofSpi rit, full of Gofpel-Marrow and Myftery. But Humane Ceremonies in the Worfhip of God, are full of Darknefs and Vanity, thick Darknefs, their is no Light, no Signification in them : As Men cannot biefs their own Ceremonies, andmake themeffitJual for fpiritual Ends : So they . cannot fo much as make them futîable and ftgniftcant ; theyare com- monly fo Fooiifh, fo impertinent and ridiculous, that it is hardly fit to name them in a Pulpit, left they provoke Laughter. As for Inftance ; for I will give you an Inftánce or two, becaufe there is an Holy Scorn, and an Holy Laughter. A Man muff wear a White Garment in a ridiculous Manner like a Shift on the topofhis C1othss
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