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(Marg, It feemeth by Anatomy and the Hebrew Doctors to be the Midrif) (but I think expreffes Redundance, and that it is the Gall, because that Juice has the Effect aimed at here) that is above the Liver and the two Kidneys, and the Fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the Altar. It appears every particular Creature, facrificed emblematically, expreffed its Defign by its Name, inter al. the feveral Parts of the Creature, fo the Redundancy of the Liver, with the Reins and the Fat, fo in other Repetitions, with or without fuch other Parts of the Body as had been made Emblems, according to the Species of the Sacrifice, as Exod. xxix, 13, 14. Sin Of fering, v. 22, 24. Levit. viii. Of Confecration, Wave Offering. Levit. iii. II, 16. The Food of the Offering made by Fire. Levit. xxiii. 19. Peace Offering, Ibid. 7. &c. Trespass Offering,

I need not produce the Evidence that a Pattern was fhewed by God to Mofes in the Mount, and by Mofes to the Workmen of the Tabernacle, to form the Types, the Representations in it called, Heb. ix. 23. the Patterns of Things in the Heavens: Nor that a Plan was given to David, and by him to Solomon, for the Temple, though this was reprefented upon

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This has a higher Origin, Pfal. cxiii. 4. Jehovah is high above all Nations, and his Glory by in the Names; ibid. xix. 1. De

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the Names declare (are the מספרים כבד אל

Writers or Writings of) the Glory of the Irradiator of Light, and the Firmament fheweth his Handywork. 4. In them hath he fet a Tabernable for the Light of the Sun, which is as a Bridegroom coming out of his Chamber, and rejoiceth as a Strong Man to run a Race; his going forth is from the End of the Names, and his Circuits unto the Ends of them, and there is nothing hid from the Heat thereof. I hope this Text, and Ifa. lxv. 17.

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Conftruction Names. I fhall defer the further Explanation of this Emblem to the latter Part, where it will be treated of under the Senfe of the Gravitor, that the Defcription of its Actions may appear toge ther.

I fhall mention the fupernatural Reprefentation of this, emblematically in Mi niature, as Exod. xxiv. 16. And the Glory of Jehovah abode upon Mount Sinai, and the Cloud covered it fix Days, and he called unto Mofes, on the feventh Day, out of the midst of the Cloud. And the

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Appearance of the Glory of Jehovah was like devouring Fire. I fhall defer the reft to its Place below.

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Glory placed emblematically upon a Head is called a Crown, fo upon the Head of the High Prieft, Exod. xxviii. 2. Thou fhalt make holy Garments for Aaron thy Brother, for Glory and for Beauty. And after enumerating the Veftments, &c. v. 40. for Glory and for Beauty. So upon the Perfon he reprefented; of which, and many more hereafter. Pfal. viii. 6. And wilt crown him with Glory and nour. So upon the feveral Things crown'd in the Tabernacle and Temple; as Exod. XXV. 11. the Ark and the Propitiatory Seat, &c. fupernaturally, as upon the Vifage of Mofes, that which represented the Gift of Tongues upon the Heads of the Apoftles. So Kings, as they are supposed to be Viceroys of Chrift, are crowned; and in their Crowns are the Leaves of Oak as an Emblem of the Covenant. And, in Painting, Glory is the immediate Mark to reprefent Divinity, the fecond Perfon in Chrift, or the Glory in the second Perfon refting upon a Man. An Emblem too often used or abused, by affixing it to the Heads of those who have no Right to it, and fo is wilfully mistaken. In Hebrew

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Prov. iv. 9. xD by a Crown of Glory, in other Languages exprefly as I Pet. v. 4. τὸν ἀμαράντινον τῆς δόξης Qavov, A Crown of Glory that fadeth not

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We can know nothing of what was covenanted by the Aleim before this System was created, but what they have revealed in Scripture; and though 'tis said the Aleim Jehovah created and formed this Syftem, and Man, yet 'tis alfo faid that the second Perfon created them; and as it appears that he took upon him the Work of Glory, (if Man fell, to redeem him) it may be in a more particular Cafe faid, that all Things were created by him, and for him. And 'tis alfo in a particular Cafe faid that he has the Administration in this System. And abfolutely, Ifa. xliii. 7. that Man was created for his Glory. And, as what he undertook was fure to be accomplished, he had the Glory of doing this Work from the making of that Covenant, John xvii. 5. And now, O Father, glorify me with thy own felf, with the Glory which I had with thee before the World was.

I have fhewed that the manner of the ordinary Adminiftration in this Syftem is

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by the Irradiation of the fpiritual Power, and by the Irradiation of this material Fluid chiefly by that of Light; so say the apoftate Jews, Buxt. Chald. p. 2007 P -"From the Difperfion of the Rays of the fuperior and inferior Kingdom Zohar, in Gen. xxxviii. 2. Poftellus renders it in Strength, p Projection of the Rays of the Sun, i. e. Radiation, Splendour of the Sun." In the Treatife of Power I have mentioned the Chief, or what is ftrictly Irradiation, Hallelujah, which is only irradiating Light, which has the perfonal Rule here, but perhaps was meant in the highest Sense, so ofteneft repeated, till I was ready to fhew how, and what Glory was, and to fhew the Irradiation of the other two, I could not till then fix it to the second Perfon: The Irradiation expreffed by the Word exhibits this Perfon: And the Emblem, the irradiating Light, is alfo the Emblem of Glory, and the lxx. have rendered Hallelujah, Nóğa Glory, Pfal. ciii. 36. cv. 47. cxlvii. 9. cxlix. 9. cl. 5. and nnn Exod. xv. 11, Ifa. Ixi. 3. fo Pfal. Ivi. 5. In the Aleim I will afcribe Irradiation of the Light to his Word, (of which Word below) Pfal. cv. 3. Afcribe ye Irradiation in the Name of his Holy One. Pfal. lxvi. 2. Sing forth

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