The Gofpel of the Ceremonial `Üncteanne%s, ót;c lowing in the Mire. 2 Pet. 2.22. The Dog is turned to his Vomit, and the Soap that is wa(hed, to her wallowing in the Mire. So that as the Dog lieksuphis Vomit again ; fo many a poor Sinner that bath been wafh- ed and made Clean, and hath confell'ed his Sins, and vomited up Misr Filthinefs, he licks it up again, and returns to the fame-Sin,he had vomited up by Confellion like the Dog and Swine. This Uncleannefs of the Beafts did intimate Two Things. r, Adiftincïion of Perfons. 2. The Neceflity of forbearing Communion with fome . kind of. P.erfons. t. That therein a Difference of Perlons, Clean and unclean Men, which', is intimated by Clean and Unclean Beafts. It is common inScrip- ture to fpeak of Men under fuch Refemblances, and efpecially wicked Men, to compare them to unclean Beath. We fee it in Peter'sVifion. Albs i o. He faro all manner of four-footed Beafts and creeping Things; , &c. Verf. i 5. What God bath cleanfed, call, not thou common. or unclean. And fo hereupon when Peter was meditating on this Vifion; the Spi- rit faid unto him, go down frith thefe Men, doubting nothing, for I have fent thee. And he had Incouragement to go and Preach to the Gentiles by that Vifion.' This Sheet let down with unclean Beafts lignifies the Gentile; People. There is a great Diftinaion in the Godly,themfelves, and much more in Wicked and Ungodly Men. Daniel reprefentedthe four Mo- narchies by four Beafts. The Lyon of Babylon, the Bear ofPerfia,. the Leopard ofGreece, and the Roman Monfler. This (peaks thus much That fome Perlons are Clean, and fome are Unclean, Godly and Un-,' godly, Clean and Unclean. z. It befpeaks a Reflraint;of Communion with wicked Men. Eating is an Aaion of Communion, and not Eating implies a Reftraint of Com- munion. Therefore when it is raid. to Peter, kill and eat, themean ing is, go and Communicate. with the Gentiles. Our Communion with Chrift is fee forth by Eatingand Drinking; Eating his Flefh, and drink.] ing hii,ilood; having inward Communion with him thereby.; So, to eat, or not to eat of fuch and fuch Bolts is to have Communion ,ót. not to have Communion with fuch or fuch Perlons. Some Men multi be abfhained<from as Unclean, that is, wicked and ungodly Men, the negle$ whereof God often reproves. Fzek. 4q..7. He rep oves-6mr, that they had let in Strangers into bee Santhary. And Verf. 23. The ;' 'hall teach rrry People the Difference between the and Profane) and calife them to difern between the 'Unclean ,and-the Clean. Men of unclean and corrupt Lives, are unclean as tg'Spiritual Commmunion. a: But 14erm
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