The Gofpel of Solomon's Temple. 557 ). As by this the Holy of Holies was open to the View of all that came to the Temple : So under the Gofpel the Myfteriesof Salvation are made manifeft, Rev. i i. 19, and the Temple of God roas opened in Heaven, and there was feen inhis Temple the Ark of bas Tefament. Clear Difcoveries of God in Chrift. 6. As the Prieft entred into the Holy Place through the Veil ; fo bath Chrift into Heaven, and made way for us all to enter after him and with him through his Suffèrings, Heb. 9. 12. neither by the Blood of Balls and Goats, but by his own Blood be entred in once into the Holy Place, having obtained eternal Redemption for us ; and Heb. 6. s 'aft, which hope we have, as an Anchor of the Soul, bothAre and fiedfaft, and which entred into that within the Veil, that is, into the Holy of Holies' whither the Fore-runner is for us entred evenYefits, This is the firft accommodation of this Type, evenunto Jefus Chrift himfelf. 2.. The Temple fignified alfo the Church And the feveral parts of the Templemay be confidered here alfo. T. We learn here that there is a three-foldDiftinaion of the Chtircli into vifible, militant and triumphant. The outer Court fignified the vifible Church, into which all the People came that were clean according to the Law So into the vili ble Church come all that make a fair outwardProfeflïon, though they are not all Sincere, as all were not Ifrael that were of Iliad. The San&uary and the inner Court fignified theChurch-militant of true Believers, who are indeed Spiritual Priefts unto God. And lafìly, the holieft of all was a Type of Heaven, and of the Church-triumphant there : So the Apoftle often, lieb. 9. 24. for Chrift is-not entred into the Holy Places made with Hands, which are the Figures of the true, but into Heaven it /elf 2. Whereas there was a Wall about the great Court tokeep out the Gentiles, for none but Jews were admitted : The Apoftle (hews that Chrift bath broken down the middle Wall of Partition between us, Ephä .. 14. which he bath done by converting the Gentiles, and repealing the Ceremonial Law. 3. The outer Court muft be left out in Church-reformation, Revd' 11. i, 2. that is, when the matter of the vifible Church is wholly cor- rupted there Gentiles muft be cart out, or left out. 4. Whereas the Materials of the Sanáuary and of the Oracle were the fame, Cedar-boards and Gold, and garnifhed withprecious Stones, &c. as was (hewed before, when we fpake of the Walls of theTemple; hence we may learn this InftruOion; that Grace andGlory differ not iu
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