The Gofpel ofthe Peace-Offering. 2 And here firft for the literal fence of the Ceremony, before we conte to themyftical Signification. There be two Cautions to prevent Mi- ftakes, that the legal Rigour may not fzem greater than it was in- deed. T. It is meant only of that Fat which waa to be facrificed, as the Suet and Fat of the Kidneys, &c. For of the other Fat that is diffufed through the reff of the Flefh, throughout the whole Body of the Beall:, there is no mention in this ReftriEl:ion in the Text ; and therefore be ing not reftrained and prohibited, we may juftly prefume it was allow- ed'and permitted to them, theymight lawfully eat of it ; Neh. 8. to. Eat the Fat, and drink the Sweet. 2. It is meant only of the three kinds of Beafts, that were appointed to t ufed in Sacrifice : For they were permitted to eat the Fat of other clean Beafts : See Levit 7. 23, 25. where this Reftrietion of Fat is clearly explained, and reftrained to the Fat of thofe three kind of Beafts. Now as to the myfiery and fpiritual fignification of this Ceremony That we may learn force wholefome InftruEìion out of it, the belt way will be this : Let us confider when the Scripture fpeaks of Fat in an allegorical or metaphorical Senfe, how is it meant? For a' Similitude is typos arbitrarios, and a legal Ceremony is no more but typus fixos or deftinatus, and differs from an Allegory or Metaphor or Similitude, only in the fixationor deftination of it by God, unto fuch an life and End in a ftated way. Now you will find, that the Scripture fpeaks of Fat in fuch a Meta- phorical Senfe two ways, (as was before noted concerning Leaven) both in a good, and in an evil Senfe, which will give this-.Type a double Afpef, as that alto had. Nor is there any real abfurdity or incongruity in, the accomodatioa of a Type, two or three feveral ways : For they arenot fo many con- trary Senfes, but only fo many feveral Inftru&ions or fpiritual My- fteries tobe learned out of one of God's teaching Signs: Such manic fold Inftru&ions being all included in the vaft Aim and comprehenfive Wifdom of the Holy Ghoft, deligning and choofing out fuch Things, for teaching Signs as may afford and yield plentiful Initruetion to his People. r. The Scripture fpeaks of Fat in a good Senfe. My Soul (hall be jad tisfied as with Marrow and Fatnef, Pfal. 63. 5. That is, to be filled with the belt Things. So Ifa. 25.6. In this Mountain fhall the Lordof Hofas make unto all People a Feaft of fat Things, a Feaft of Wine on the Lees,D of fat things full of Marrow. SoGen. 45. 18. Pharaoh faith to 7ofeph's ßrsthreu,,
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