230 The Gofpel of the Peace-0 ering. State of the Church in Chrift, in whom there is neither Male nor Fe- male, Gal. 3.28. He that accepteth a Female in his Sacrifice, doth not exclude Women from his Service : They are not excluded from his Love, and therefore íhould not count themfelves freed from his Law. It was a good fpeech of a Woman that was a Martyr, Je its Chrift fuf- fered as much for the redeeming of our Souls, as he did for Men And therefore, why Ihould not we have as much Courage as they to Puffer for him ? God is no Refpe&er of Perfons. q.. The Rights and Ceremonies of the Peace- Offering, they were of two Sorts. Y. Commonunto this, with other Offerings. 2. Peculiar to the Peace -Offerings. As to the former fort, there be five facred Ceremonies required here, which were mentioned before in the Burnt-Offering, Cap. i. and accordingly were there explained. As, . It muff be brought to the Door of the Tabernacle of the Con- gregation. 2. TheOwner muff lay his Hands upon it. 3. It mutt bekilled. q.. TheBlood flied and fprinkled upon the Altar round about. S. Burning it upon the Altar ; all which having been explained be- fore when we were upon the Burnt-Offering. We may now proceed to the fecond fort, //it. 2. Such Rights as are pere firft mentioned, as havingforce peculiar re- fpe& to the Sacrifice of Peace- Offerings. Now there may be reduced to four Heads. a . The Divifion of it into three parts, namely between God and thePrieft and the People. 2. The Limitation of Time, for eating the Priefts and People's Part, to wit, upon the fame Day, or the next. 3. The Addition of Leaven. 4. The Prohibition of Fat and Blood. Thefe are the facred Rights and Ceremonies that were peculiar to the Peace- Offerings ; the Reafons and Myfteries whereof require a lit- tle opening. i.. The Divifon of it, into three Parts, between God, the Prieft, and the People. a. Some parts of it ivére to be burnt before the Lord upon the Altar, up- on the B.urntOffering, viz. all the Suet and the Fat of the Inwards, the twoKidneys, the Cawl upon the Liver, or theMidriff and all their Fat. This is repeated three times over, viz, concerning the Peace Offer- ings of the Herd, verf. 3. q.. And again, concerning the Lamb, verf,
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