I04 Nojournyingfor Ifrael till I Cor. t 3. I I. 2 Cor. . 16. andwafhedonly with the BloodofBulls and Goats : but to have the Heavenly things themfelves, viz. the Lord Jefus Chrift, the Lord of life, and to have the Purifications and Sanalftcations that are onely by his blood, this they are Jfran- gers to. This is the fpiritual and living are ; and where ever it is in the foul of man, it cannot but break forth to the deftroyiing ofall things. ofnran andflefb, and magnifyingand exalting all things of theSpirit of God. So that hence it is clear, that it wouldbe the wifdome of the fons ofmen,to fee whether they have the heavenly things themfelves, and not the patterns. For faith the Apoftle, when that which isperfec is come, then that that is imperfect (hall be done away;and again the fameApoftle;when Iwas a ChildI did as a Child, IfpaIeas a Child,, I anderßood as a Child ; but when I came to be a;man,Iput awaychildijh things:andbenceforth (faith he) knowwe Chrift after theflefh nomore : Alas, theA- poflle had (as well as other men) knownChrift by ti., way ofthe flea", and in outward conformity and obfervations, and in a lowcarnal apprehenfion of him ; but when Chrift Rev.2I. 5. was come into him in the Spirit, then ALL THINGS were become New : Then hewould not have a Chriftian to be judged in refpc& ofa Holy-day, New Moons, or of keeping Sabbathdays and the like, which are but fhadows of things to come ; for the body is Chriji. But there was a timewhen they were under the type ofbreakingof bread, which was onely toper; the Lords death till he came; but when Chrift was come, then he rebukes theCorinthians for tiling that ceremonyof of breaking bread, and faid, they didnot difcern the Lords Body. For the eating his Body, and drinking his Blood, was a thingof a far higher nature. And from hence will follow the great miferie of the fons ofmen feeking reft and life in the patterns and types, andnot in Heavenly things themfelves : For if a man have the exa&eft patterns, orpiaures(of any meat) that ever could bedrawn in the world, or ofwine, and drink; would either ofthefe feed or refrefhhimwhenhe was hungry, or fatisfie himwhen he was thirfty ? you will fay they could not ; and how thencan thepatterns ofHeavenly things feed any more CoI.2. 16. 17. I Cor. I1. 29.
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