The Gofpel of the Meat-Ofer ng. 2 x Sacrifice, part of it being burnt upon the Altar. But the Lord's Sup. per is only a Feat, and not aSacrifice, being wholly eatenby thePriefts. The Meat-Offering did refer to what was future, the Lord's Supper to what is pall That was a prefiguration of the true Sacrifice; the Lord's Supper is a Commemoration of it. In the Meat- Offering the Wine was only poured forth before the Lord : But in the Lord's Supper, the Com- municants are to drink it. Drink ye all of it, Mat 26. 27. In a word, that was a Type ; this a Sacrament. 4. There is a fourth Duty which the Sacrifice of the Meat-Offering may refer to, and that is, Alms, Bounty and Liberality to the Saints, and to the Poor. This is a true Sacrifice, and a Gofpel Meat-Offering. The Apoftle feems to fpeak of it under fuch a Notion : Heb. 13. 16. To do good, and to communicate, forget not, for with fuch Sacrifices God is well pleated. And Phil. 4. 17, 18. 4. The Meat- Offering fhadowed forth the Acceptation of our Perfons and Services with the Lord : So in the places before alledged, Philip. 4. 17, 18. the Apoftle calls what the Philippians fent unto him for his, ftpply, An Odour of a tweet fmell, a Sacrifice acceptable, .ell pleating unto God, Mal. r. °t o. God rejeas the Yews, but accepts the Gentiles in their Read, together with their Prayers and Services, verf r r. Upon this account, Frankincen(e was an Ingredient in the Meat-Offering, to make a fweet Smell : Hofea 9.4. They /hall not offer Wine-Offerings to the Lord, neither (hall they be pleating unto him; The Lord hath fometimes given fignal Evidence and Teftimony of his good acceptance of this Sacrifice, and of his People therein : See a Kings 3. 9, 10, 20. So that look as our Reconciliation to God, was in a fpecial manner taught and heldforth by the Burnt- Offering ; fo our San£fification and Acceptation with him, is in a peculiar manner taught and fhadowed forth in the Meat-Offering: Which bathoccafioned fome to reftrain it to this Scope only, though that is a miftake, as hath been (hewed. Thus you fee the general Myfteries adumbrated and fhadowed forth in the Meat-Offering; namely, Jefus Chrift his atoning and recon- ciling us to God : As alfo Believers, their Perfons, their Services, the Acceptance of both before God. 4, The Fourth Enquiry touching the Meat-Offering is, concerning the Additions forbidden to be annexed to it; which were two, Leaven and Honey, verf. xi. The reafon and intent of this is worthy to be confidered and enquired into. And firft for the literal fence and meaning of the Prohibition. It is. concerning Fire-Offeringsat the BrazenAltar: Leaven and Honey might F f not
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