The Gofpel o f the Trefpafs-Offering. 263 be given, but the Divine Will and Good Pleafare of the Almighty. As that the Trefpafs-Offering, which concerns greater Sins, fuch as Stealing, Lying, Perjury, fhould be a leffer Sacrifice, toexpiate greater Guilt thanwas appointed in the Sin- Offering : For a Ram is the high- eft Sacrifice here required ; But the Sin-Offering, which is for Ignq- rances and Infirmities, requires no lefs than a young Bullock for fome kind of Perfons. And why a young Bullock for the Prieft, and no more but a Goat, a Male for the Civil Ruler ? Reafon would fay, this fhould be as great, if not greater then the Prieft ; Magiftracy being as great, and as high a Power as Miniftry. Who is able to give any necef Wry Reafon for thefe Things ? Otie:_ Reafon indeed might be to lead them from the Shadow to the Subs. fiance, that they might not dwell and reft in the outward Type and Ceremony, but look further to what was figured by them. For if the Atonement had lain in the Type, there mutt have been other Propor- tions fet down between Sin and Sin ; but the will of the Law.giver is enough, and this we muff acquiefce in, where no other reafon doth appear. You have formerly heard, how the Lord faith upon the Meat-Of- fering, Iwill have no Leaven nor Honey ; but in the Peace-Offering he.' faith, I will have Leaven. In all the Fire- Offerings he faith, I will not - bave Honey, but in the Firft Fruits he will have Honey.. His. Willis . our Rule, his Will as revealed in his Word. Vfe 2. See the Sovereign Virtue of the Blood of Chrif r For he is our Trefpafs-Offering, as well as our Sin-Offering. Therefore Ifa. 53. to. its faid, When thou (halt make his Soul an Offering for Sin. The Word is the fame with this, Afham naphfho his Soul a Trefpafs-Offering. Here are Sins againft Knowledge mentioned : Thieving, Lying, Perjury Sins which do amount to a very ftupendious Guilt. Vfe 3. Hence there is Encouragement to the greateff Sinners, to have Recourfe to him and to his Blood, and tomake life of him for Atone- ment. There is Atonement in the Blood of Chrift our Trefpafs-Of .. fering, even for Thieves, Oppreffors, Lyars, and Perjured Perrons. Let me fpeak particularly to thefe Sins mentioned in the Text, and.. that in this Method. i. To fhew the Greatnefs of thefe Sins. 2. That yet there is Atonement for them in the Blood of : Jens Chrift. s. Theft and Vnjufl Dealing. That this is a very grievous Sin ap- pears by this, becanfe it is fo contrary to the very Light of Nature, ,. and to that Golden Rule of Equity, to do as you weasld be done t©; - and Il83;
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