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quire it; viz. whether ftolen by Day, or ftolen by Night. If they were torn, he was to make them found, or if ftole bring them back again, or pay the Value. This, tho' referred to in Abundance of Places, is almoft explained in Ezek. xxxiv. under the fame Idea of a Shepherd and Sheep. Only you are to obferve that this Shepherd is omnipotent, and thefe Sheep immortal. The whole Chapter fhould be cited; but, left it should be thought that 'tis applicable, I fhall only cite the 16th Verfe, I will feek that which was loft, and bring again that which was driven, and will bind up that which was broken, and will strengthen that which was fick; but I will destroy the fat and the strong; I will feed them with Judgment. Whatever Damage is done to the Soul of Man by Satan, by himfelf or others, whatever is torn, or defaced, or ftolen, Chrift is to make good here, fo far as Faith, Love, Inclination, &c. goes, hereafter to make good all Defects. To give wholly to the Body, and partly to the Soul, new Life, Health, Strength, Powers and Faculties, Inclinations, nay and Enjoyments too. A Friend has obferved upon another Word, what is true in this, that both the Criminal, the Type, and the original Sacrifice is called the Sin

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in the New Testament, John x. 11. I am the good Shepherd: The good Shepherd giveth his Life for the Sheep-John i. 29. Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the Sins of the World. Rom. viii. 3. God fending his own Son, in the Likeness of finful Flesh, and for Sin (by a Sacrifice for Sin) condemned Sin in the Flefb. xii 27. For this is my Purifier unto them, when I shall take away their Sins. Cor. xv. 3. Chrift died for our Sins according to the Scriptures. 2 Cor. V. 21. For he hath made him to be Sin for us who knew no Sin. Gal. i. 3. Grace be to you, and Peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jefus Chrift, who gave himself for our Sins.-iii. 22. But the Scripture hath concluded all under Sin, that the Promife by Faith of Jefus Chrift might be given to them that believe. Heb. ix. 28. So Chrift was once offered to bear the Sins of many. ii. 24. Who his ownfelf bare our Sins in his own Body on the Tree. iii. 18. For Chrift alfo hath once fuffered for Sins, the Just for the Unjuft (that he might bring us to God)-1 John i. 7. -And the Blood of Jefus Chrift his Son cleanfeth us from all Sin. iii. 5. And ye know that he was manifefted to take away our

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Sins, and in him is no Sin. There are other Words that fhew this in ftill different Lights. But I have digreffed too far, 'tis time to return to the emblematical Appearance of the Glory.

I fhall inftance two parallel Cafes, one in the Tabernacle, and one in the Temple, which I think were the highest Manifestations that ever the Jews had. When the Cloud led the Ifraelites a Type of the Church, from Egypt, a Type of the State of Slavery to Sin, through the Wilderness the Type of this Life, to Canaan the Type of the State of Reft; I fay, while the Cloud abode upon the Tabernacle, or Sanctum Sanctorum which was carried or pitched before the Camp, as Levit. ix. upon offering Sacrifice for the High Priest or chief Interceffor, who was a Type of Chrift, and for the People: And 2 Chron. vii. When the Temple was finished, and Sacrifices offered, that the Glory Jehovah, the Irradiation of Light, &c. the Type of the Divinity of Chrift, Levit.-appeared, Chron. filled the Houfe. And his Humanity or Body, typified by the Beafts, was offered upon the Altars, Levit.-There came out a Fire from the Faces of Jehovah, the Emblem of the firft Perfon. Chron. -The Fire came down from the Names.

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Levit.-and confumed upon the Altar the Burnt Offering and the Fat. Chron.The Burnt-Offering and the Sacrifices.— Accepted the Prieft and the Sacrifice, and took Vengeance for Sin. Levit.- Which when all the People faw they shouted, and fell on their Faces. Chron. They bowed themfelves with their Faces to the Ground upon the Pavement, and worshipped, and attributed Irradiation of Light to Jehovah, faying, for he is good, for his Mercy endureth for ever. Hence the People, Deut. v. 24. And Jehovah our Aleim Thewed us his very Glory, and his

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very Greatness. Hence David in Rhapfody fays, Pfal. xcvii. 6. The Names have declared his just one, and all the People have feen his Glory. And the Fire on cach Altar was to be kept burning, as a Memorial from whence it came. Hence the Vengeance for offering with strange Fire, which was not appointed, typically as an Emblem, to take Vengeance for Sin. Lev. x. 2. And there went out a Fire from Jehovah, and devoured them, and they died before Jehovah. So when the People murmured, Numb. xi. 1. And the Fire of Jehovah burnt among them that were in the outermoft Parts of the Camp. So V. 4. When they wept again, and faid wha

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who shall give us Flesh to eat? v. 31. So Pfal. Ixxviii. 26. There went forth a Wind (Spirit) from Jehovah, and brought Quails from the Sea, and let them fall by the Camp, &c. Exod. x. 13. And Jehovah brought an Eaft Wind upon the Land all that Day, and all that Night, and when it was Morning the east Wind brought the Locusts. v. 19. And Jehovah turned a mighty ftrong weft Wind which took away the Locusts. Ibid. xv. 8. And with the Blaft of thy Noftrils the Waters were gathered together, &c. thou didst blow with thy Wind, the Sea covered them, they fank as Lead in the mighty Waters. Each Perfon acted by his refpective Type. So Luke ix. 54. when the Dif ciples would have called for Fire, executed Vengeance, that was not Chrift's Part, except when delegated, as Ezek. x. 2, 7. Where Fire was put into the Hand of the Perfon clothed in Linen, the Emblem of Chrift the Interceffor to burn Jerufalem.

The Glory and the Cloud appeared upon feveral other Occafions, as Exod. xvi. 10. Numb. xiv. 10. xvi. 19, 42. they were not only emblematical Representations, but their Appearance was a Prediction that those whom they reprefented were to appear, or act really what they acted emblematically.

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