The Gofpel of the Brazen Altar. 369 up himfelf unto God. What did that piece of Wood do ? It did but eructate and torture his bleffed."Body, it did not bear up his Spirit. It is true, that Tree did lift up his Body from the Earth ; but it was another manner of Support that was neceffary to our Salvation. 2. The Altar typifies Chrift in regard of his Prieftly Office. You know he bath a three-fold Office ; he is a Prophet, Prieft and King. The Altar looks chiefly at his Prieftly Office and the Concern - ments of that ; for as a Prieft he offered Sacrifice, and it is the Altar that doth fupport and fan&ify the Sacrifice. Both the Natures of Chrift have an Influence into all his Offices, and fo into his Prieftly, by which he made Satisfa&ion for our Sins. To open it a little more particularly, all the Concernments of the Altar are full of Myftery and Teaching. I (hall inftance in feven Par. ticulars about it, wherein you may fee fomething of Chrift, and of the Gofpel. r. There vas but one Altar; the Lord forbad all others, tho' intent ded to himfelf, 2 Kings 18. 22. fo there is but one Mediator between God and Men, the Man Chrift Jefas, I Tim. 2. s. The Papifts have other Mediators, Saints and Angels, ere. this is to have many Altars Whereas the Lord accepts none but this, nor any Sacrifice but what is offered upon this Altar. 2. The Altar had four Horns upon the four Corners of it ; theyare called Horns, becaufe they were made like Horns, upwards, but ben- ding towards the top, Ezek. 43. is. upward 'hall be thefour Horns. The ufe of them was not only for Ornament, but to keep things from falling off the Altar, and to bind theSacrifice to.them when they were to flay it, as Pfal. 118. 27. A Horn is an Emblem of Power, Ter. 48. 25. the Horn ofMoab s cut off, that is, his Strength and Power, faith your Marginal Note, Lam. 2. 3. he bath cut offin his fierce Anger all the Horn of Ifrael. I Sam. 2. r. Mine Horn is exalted in the Lord, it is applied to God, Hab. 3.4. he had Horns coming out of his Hand, and there was the hiding of his Power. Thefe four Horns of the Altar fignified the Power and Glory of Chrif}'s Priefthood for the Salvation of his Church gathered together from the four Corners of the Earth. Ainfw. in Exod. 27. r. If the Altar be his Deity, the Horns of this Altar is the Power of his Deity, the Horns of an Almighty Power. Fly for Refuge thither,, and thou art fafe enough. Moab fled to the Horns of the Altar, but he was pluckt from thence and flain, s Kings 2. 31. according to the Law, Exod. 21 14. But he that flies to Chrift and hangs upon the Horns of this Altar fhall never be pluckt thence, he that tomes to me Iwill inno wife raft out. John 6. 37. B b b 3, The
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