The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Cross the fifth of August. 1624. By…The temple A sermon preached at Pauls Crosse the fifth of August. 1624. By…

The Temple of God

Is the Church of Christ; and they are so like, that we often interchange the terms, calling a Temple the Church, & the Church a Temple of God. The material Temple under the Law was a figure of the spiritual under the Gospel. The former was distinguished into three rooms; the Porch, the holy place, and the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of holies. The Porch prefigured Baptism, which is the door whereby we enter into the Church of Christ. The Holy place, the communion of the militant church uply earth, separated from the world. The Hoon of holies, whereinto the high Priest only entered, & that once a year, presignified the glorious kingdom of heaven, whereinto the Lord Jesus entered once for all. There was one Court of the Temple common, whither access was denied to none: though they were unclean or uncircumcised, thus far they might be admitted. There was another Court within that, allowed to none but the Israelites, & of them to none but the clean. There was a third, proper only to the Priests and Levites, whither the Laity might not come: thus far they might bring their offerings, but further they might not offer to go. In the Temple it self there was one room, into which the Levites might not ⟨p. 39⟩enter, the Priests might. Another, whither the Priests might not come; but only the high Priest, and even he but once yearly. Some passages of the Christian Church are common to all, even to the unclean hypocrites, and foul-hearted sinners. They have access to Gods holy ordinances, and tread in his Courts; as the Pharisee came into the congregation, and Judas received the Communion. Other are secret and reserved, wherein the faithful only converse with God, and solace themselves in the sweet fruition of his gracious presence.

Is the Church of Christ; and they are so like, that we often interchange the tearmes, calling a Temple the Church, & the Church a Temple of God. The materiall Temple vnder the Law was a figure of the spirituall vnder the Gospell. The former was distinguished into three roomes; the Porch, the holy place, and the Sanctum Sanctorum, or Holy of holies. The Porch prefigured Baptisme, which is the doore whereby we enter into the Church of Christ. The Holy place, the communion of the militant church vply earth, separated from the world. The Hoon of holies, whereinto the high Priest only entred, & that once a yeare, presignified the glorious kingdome of heauen, wherinto the Lord Iesus entred once for all. There was one Court of the Temple common, whither accesse was denied to none: though they were vncleane or vncircumcised, thus farre they might be admitted. There was another Court within that, allowed to none but the Israelites, & of them to none but the cleane. There was a third, proper only to the Priests and Leuites, whither the Laitie might not come: thus farre they might bring their offerings, but further they might not offer to goe. In the Temple it selfe there was one roome, into which the Leuites might not