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elsewhere fhewed, that was one Reason why these hieroglyphical Figures were retained after Writing was revealed. From what these Appearances exhibited the Chriftian Religion took its Rife, and now the Fools may difpute how old it is; from this was the Pattern of Perfons, Things, and Actions, in the Heavens, and from this all the Inftitutions to exhibit them, typically upon Earth, took their Rife; from these all the hieroglyphical Reprefentations, not only of the true, but of the falle Aleim, of Perfons or Actions, took their Rife; from this Adam took all the Ideas, and framed Words, or applied those then already framed, which fitted the Ideas, as Aleim, &c. Glory, Juftice, Mercy, Propitiation, Expiation, Atonement, Redemption, and all the reft: Hence these Figures joint or separate; and these Creatures, by their Prefence, became the outward Object, and fo conftituted the Places of Worship, not only to the true Worshippers, but to the falfe ones, and were facred to all Mankind; hence the Ox in Egypt, hence the Lions, not only in the Temples, but on Altars, Sepulchres, &c. hence the Eagle, hence the Halves of the Lion and Eagle joined, which they called a Gryffon; hence feveral Heads to one Body, hence Parts of one fort of Body

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to Parts of another fort, as Wings to Men, Beafts; hence the Figure of a Man with a Crown, and other Infignia of Divinity, Power, &c. fo in innumerable other Things.

As the outward Part of the true Religion confifted chiefly in performing the Inftitutions before thefe Representations, and that doubtless they had them large and fixed, fo fmall and portable, as Ezek. xi. 16. "Therefore fay thus faith the Lord Jehovah, Although I have caft them far off among the Heathens, and although I have fcattered them among the Coun tries, yet I will be to them a little Sanc tuary in the Countries where they shall come. Jer. xvii. 12. The Throne of the Glory fet up from the first, the Place of our Sanctuary." And that all Directions and Refponfes came from them. Befides fhewing us the Rife, Ufe, &c. of things early and frequently mentioned, fuch as Sacrifice, &c. it fhews us why they were limited to Place, to Perfon, &c. Now we understand Paffages which could have no other Senfe, as when Cain fays, Gen. iv. 14. From thy Faces shall I be hid. v. 16. and Cain went out from the Faces of Jehovah. Ibid. x. 9. He was a mighty Hunter after the Faces of Jehovah, &c. VOL. VI.

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that is, in finding, taking, and destroying the Emblems, the Faces. xvii. 1. Walk before me (i. e. act the Part of Priest to, or before thefe Faces) v. 18. And Abraham faid, O that Ifhmael might live before thee. xxv. 22. And she went to enquire of Jehovah, and Jehovah Jaid unto her. xxvii. 7. And bless thee with respect to the Faces of Jehovah. v. 15. And Rebekah took the Garments of Efau her elder Son, the defireable (or facred) ones, which were with her in the Houfe fc. of God. By which it appears that, after Ifaac was fùperannuated, Efau had exercifed the Office of Priesthood, 'till Ifaac had bleffed Jacob. Ibid. xxviii. 19. And he called the Name of that Place the Houfe of the Irradiator, and Jacob vowed a Vow-if -fo that I come again to my Father's Houfe in Peace-and this Stone which I have fet up for a Pillar fhall be the Houfe of the Aleim. ch. xxxv. 14. And Jacob fet up as a standing Reprefentation, in the Place where he talked with him, even a ftanding Reprefentation of Stone: And he poured a Drink Offering thereon, and he poured Oil thereon; and Jacob called the Name of the Place where the Aleim fpoke with him Beth-el. Ibid. 31. When Laban fearched for his Aleim. v.

37. What hast thou found of all the Inftruments of thy Temple. Ibid. XXXV. 2. Put away the strange Aleim. Job i. 5. Job fent and fanctified them, and rofe up early in the Morning, and offered Burnt-offerings, &c. So in a Convocation, Exod. xvi. 9. Come to the Faces of Jehovah. So in depofiting the Manna, v. 33. Lay it up before Jehovah-so Aaron laid it before the Teftimony. Exod. xviii. 15. And Mofes faid unto his Fatherin-law, because the People come unto me to enquire of the Aleim. Hence xxii. 9, &c. where Aleim are read Judges, read Aleim. xix. 22. And let the Priests alfo which come near to Jehovah fanctify themfelves. v. 24. Let not the Priests-break through. xxiii. 19. The First-Fruits of thy Land shalt thou bring into the Houfe of Jehovah thy Aleim. There is a Time mentioned, when the facred things, of which the Tabernacle and Exhibitions in it were included, which represented the Prefence, were separated from the People of Ifrael; viz. when they had worshipped the golden Calf, and were threatened to be destroyed: The Word used is "y and the fame Word is used, Ezek. vii. 28. for the Temple, and the Representations in it. Exod. xxiii. 6. And the Children of K 2 Ifrael

Ifrael ftript themselves of their inftituted Ornaments, by the Mount Horeb. And Mofes took the Tabernacle and pitched it without the Camp, and called it wip ba8 Ael Muod; and it came to pass that every one which fought the Lord, went out unto the Tabernacle of the Congregation which was without the Camp. These and the new ones are diftinguifhed, Numb. ii. 17. And the Ael-Muod by which the Levites encamp in the Midft of the Camp fhall fet forward. x. 33. And they departed from the Mount of Jehovah three Day's fourney; and the Ark of the Purifier Jehovah went before them the three Days Journey, to fearch out a Refting-Place for them." By which it appears there were two Tabernacles; nay, 'tis ftrongly implied, that they had both an Ark with Cherubim, and a Temple, in Egypt, 2 Sam. vii. 2, 6. (1 Chron. xvii. 1, 5, 12. But the Ark of the Aleim (of the Covenant of Jehovah) dwelleth. Under Curtains-whereas I have not dwelt in any Houfe, fince the Time that I brought up the Children of Ifrael out of Egypt, even to this Day, but have walked in a Tent and in a Tabernacle (from Tent to Tent, and from a Dwelling) v. 13. He shall build an Houfe for my Name. Though the Ark made by

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