T$ The Gofpel of the Sin-Offer° ng. 4. Whereas he that did perform this Miniftration about the Sin - Offering, was to be unclean until the Even : So in the Sin-Offering of the yearly Feaft of Expiation, Lev. 16. 27, 28. And the fame Law we find concerning the red Heifer, whereof they made the Water of Separation, Numb. (9. 8 . And he that burneth her, 'hall wafh his Clothes in Water, and bath his Flefh in Water, and fhall be unclean until the Even. Hereby was:fhadowed forth, not only the imperfellion of the Legal Frieflhood and Miniflrations, in that the Priefts themfelves, which pre- pared the Means of Santification for the Church, were themfelves pol- luted in the preparing and doing of them : So Aynfw. in Numb. 1.9. 8, 9. But it may inftruft us alfo in a more general Truth, concerning the Iniquityof our holy Offerings, our belt Duties and Services. Thereis fomething of fecret fpiritual Defilement cleaving to them, even when we are making our Peace with God ; when we are atoneing, or re- ceiving the Atonement, and acing about it. Lava lachrynas menus Do- ?Nine ; Lord, wafh even my Tears. .. The laft Law of the Sin-Offering, is concerning the Eating of' it : Of this fee Cap. 6. Verf. 24. to the End. This did not concern thofe Sin-Offerings, whofe .Blood was brought into the Holy Place, and whofe Flelh was burnt without the Camp, but only the Sin Offerings of the Ruler and private Perfons : As Lev. 6. 30. There be three Ce- remonial Laws and Ordinances about this. I. The Priefts are to eat it in the Holy Place, Verf. 26. Mofes expostulates with Aaron for the Neglea of this, Lev. so. 19,2o. And he there hinteth at fome part of the'Myftery of it, serf 17. The Priest by eating the Sinners Offer- ing, did typically bear the Iniquity of the Sinner, and fo abolifh it as in a Figure. It holds forth our Communion with Chrift our Sin Offer- ing, as the Food of our Souls, whom by Faith we eat and feed- ?pon. `john 6.56- 2. Wbatfoever fhall touch the Flefh thereof (hall be holy, Verf. 27. This :Rite was peculiar to the Sin - Offering : And feeing the Sin Offering was a Type of Chrift who was made Sin for us : This teacheth us the Holinefs that fhould be in them, who bave any thing to do with Chrifl. God reproves the Priefts, ,Hof }. 8. they eat up the Sin, or the SinOffering, Cbattaab, ofmy People. The old Note is this, thePriefts feek to eat the People's Offerings, and flatter them in their Sins. Every one of us Mould -know bow to poffefs our Veffels in Holinefs and Honour, t Theff4..4.. 3. The Veffel wherein it is boyled, mull be cleanfed by rinfing with Water, ov bybreaking it in Pieces, Verf.27. 28. The like Lev. 11.32, 33. and S. 12. The Earthen Veilèls were to be broken, in regard of the cheapnefs of-them, theLofs would itot be great : The more coltly to be
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