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The Gofpel of the Trefpafs-Offerixg. 261 Here wag Ground for a TrefpafsOffering. Now the Remedyprovided is ingeneral,confeffing his Sin witha Treî pafs-Offering, Verf 5.6. It is in particular Three-fold. I. A Lamb or a Kid, aFemale, Verf. 6. 2. If he be not able to compafs this, Two Turtle Doves, or Twoyoung. Pigeons, theone for a Sin-Offerini, the other for a BurntOffering ; whofe. Rites and Ordinances are let down, Veri 7.8, 9, r o. The Lord graci- ouily condefcends and provides for the Poverty and Necefl.îties of his People. [ Verf. 10. According to the manner] According to the Inftitution Cap. r. The, Sin-Offering was for that peculiar Sin that burdened bis. Confcience. The Burnt-Offering, for all his Sins ingeneral. Theparticular Sin was to be firfi expiated, as that the Guilt where- of was molt preffing upon the Confcience, and which provoked God molt. 3. In cafe he be not to compafs this. Then the tenthpart of an Ephah offine Flower, Verf. I I. I2, 13. The, fecond Cafe is, Trefpaffing ignorantly againfl the holy Things of the Lord, Verf. 15.. compare it with Cap..22. I d., t 5,16. The holy' Things of the Lordare Things dedicated to him, whereof there were many, and of many forts under the Law. As for Initance, Theywere not,to eat within their private Gates the 7ythe of their Corn, Wine, Oyl, &c.. Deut. 12. 17, i S. They were to fanCify all the Firfiling-Males, Dent. 15, 19. To this fort may be referred the Sin of Ananias and Sap phira, they did robGod of his Holy Things, Aás 5. 1, 2. though they did it knowingly, and, fo it wasPworfe. than this Cafe, which fuppofeth' Ignorance.. The Remedy providedandappointed'in this Cafe is 1. A Ram for a Trefpafs-Offering. 2. Reflitution with the Addition of a fifth Part, Verf. I 5. 16. The fame Proportion was added in the cafe of. Things redeemed by the- Owner, Lev. 27. 1 3, 15,.16. [With thy Eftimation]_ the Speech is direEted to Mofes, and fo in him to the Priefts that were to fucceed ; fee Cap. 27.12. And the Priefl, ¡hall value it whether it be Good or Evil. According to thy Eflimation,. O Priefl, fo ¡hall it be. [The Priefl ¡hall make Atonement] For though the-Trefpaff'er do -re- ftore ; yet Atonement could not be made, bat by the Prieft and the criftce appointed, which leads us. to Christ. and to his Death, to feek Atolae -

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