The Gofpél of Solomon's Temple. 339 The Temple was a very great and glorious Type ; both the Temple and all the Concernments of it were myftical and see sbe ser,nox on Deut. lignificant of Gofpel-Truths. The general Sig- .59 , 6. P. "here nifications of the Temple were'Chriff, and the Ibis isproved al large. Church, and every individual Saint ; this inge- neral. But, betides thefe Significations of the Temple in general, almolt all the Particulars about the Temple had their particular Myfleries and Inftruaions. They may be referred to five Heads. r. The Builders. 2. The Time. 3. ThePlace. 4.. The Materials and Preparations for it. 5. The Parts of the Temple. r. The Builders ; 1. Of the Tabernacle. 2. Of the fifty Temple. 3. Of the fecond Temple. r. Of the Tabernacle; Motes, .Bezaliel, Aholiab. The People con- tributed, Exod. 35. and every Prince's Offering at the Dedication of it, is fet down particularly, Numb. 6. 7. to thew that the Lord takes fpecial Notice of the Bounty and Liberality of his People. 2. Of the firít Temple, David and Solomon. David made vaft Pre.; parations for it, appointed the Place, and gave the Pattern of it la Writing to his Son, z Sam. 8. I I 12.--- I Chron. 29. 2, 3., 4, 5. and 1 Chron. 28. 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. Solomon had anArms. of `Workmen that were employed about it, I Kings s. 23. to the end. One hundred and fifty thoufand Bearers of Burthens, thirty thoufand Ifraelites for plain Work, three thoufand and three hundred Officers betides Hiram's Men. " 3. Of the fecondTemple; Cyrus, Ifa. 44, and q.5. Ezra 1. 7ehofhust and Zerubbabel. Take thefe Inftruáions from this. i. The chief Builders were Types of Chrifl, whole Work and Of- fice it is, to build the Temple of theLord. Mofes, Solomon, Zerubba- bel were fo : And fome think Cyrus alfo was a good Man, and a Type of Chrift : But concerning theother there is no Controverfy. 2. Obf. That all Hands fhould help to carry onChurch-Work 3. Öbf. The Freedom and Soveraignty of God in the choice and ufe of Instruments to do his Work. He chofe Cyrus, who was by birth a Perfian, he Tingles out and chufes whom hewill. He chofe Paul a Perfecuter to be an Instrument to plant and gather Churches. Stran- gers of Tyre and Sidon, Kings of Per/ia ; Gentiles as well as Yews (hall be added to theChurch. Thofe that were once Strangers to the Com- monwealth ofIfrael, they that are far offfhall come and build in the Temple of the Lord, Zech. 6, ult. X x 2 Z. 7áe
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