Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)

The Apostle Paul doeth testify ⟨p. 377⟩that the circumstances of this Ceremony did lay before us a most evident type of Jesus Christ: for in the ninth to the Hebrews he saith, If the ashes of a young Cow sprinkled doeth sanctify them, that are partakers of it, to the purifying of the flesh, how much more the blood of Christ? Therefore both the priest and the cow did bear the type of Christ. The female kind in the cow doth note the infirmity of mans nature: the red colour doth admonish us of the Lord his blood, by which we are washed from our uncleanness. There was no spot to be found in Christ: for he was the holy of holies, and altogether free from, and without all sin. He was not brought to death by the yoke of necessity. For he offered himself unto it of his own free will. Yea he offered himself willingly to go to his death, and that too without the host or walls of the city in the mount of Calvary: which thing the Apostle Paul doth touch in the 13. to the Hebrews. Christ both God and man was wholly offered in body and soul: whose blood is wholesome for us, if by the Holy Ghost it be sprinkled in our harts. The faithful also must die with Christ, they must be humbled, and burn in love to Godward as red as Scarlet: and that was the meaning of the Cedar wood, the Hyssop, and the Scarlet lace, which were cast into the fire. Moreover the ashes which came of the sacrifice were gathered up and preserved to purify and cleanse withal. Those ashes were nothing else but the type or figure of the effect of Christ his death or sacrifice, I mean, the very cleansing and remission of our sins. For therefore did blood and water gush abundantly out of the pierced side of Christ, that we might learn that out of the death of Christ doeth flow our cleansing and our life. For in blood life doeth consist, and water purgeth, and is a sign of cleansing. The ashes were gathered by a man that was clean, who nevertheless was made, and did remain, unclean until the evening. Finally the water was sprinkled with a sprinkler made of Hyssop upon the defiled, to the end that thereby he might be sanctified or purged. The water was kept in an holy place. For Margarites and that which is holy ought not to be caste to dogs, and filthy swine.

The Apostle Paule doeth testifie ⟨p. 377⟩that the circumstances of this Ceremonie did lay before vs a most euidēt type of Iesus Christ: for in the ninthe to the Hebrues he sayth, If the ashes of a younge Cowe sprinckled doeth sanctifie them, that are partakers of it, to the purifying of the fleshe, howe much more the bloud of Christe? Therfore both the priest and the cowe did beare the type of Christ. The female kinde in the cowe doth note the infirmitie of mans nature: the redd colour doth admonishe vs of the Lord his bloud, by whiche wee are washed from our vncleannesse. There was no spot to be found in Christ: for hee was the holy of holies, and altogether frée from, and without all sinne. Hée was not brought to death by the yoke of necessitie. For hee offered himselfe vnto it of his owne free will. Yea hee offered himselfe willingly to go to his death, and that too without the hoast or walls of the citie in the mount of Caluarie: which thing the Apostle Paule doth touch in the 13. to the Hebrues. Christ both God and man was whoalie offered in body and soule: whose bloud is hoalesome for vs, if by the holyghost it be sprinkled in our harts. The faithfull also must die wt Christ, they must be humbled, and burne in loue to Godward as redd as Scarlet: and that was the meaning of the Cedar wood, the Hysope, and the Scarlet lace, which were cast into the fire. Moreouer the ashes which came of the sacrifice were gathered vp and preserued to purifie and cleanse withall. Those ashes were nothing else but the type or figure of the effect of Christ his death or sacrifice, I meane, the verie cleansing and remission of our sinnes. For therefore did bloud and water gushe aboundantly out of the pierced side of Christ, that wee might learne that out of the death of Christe doeth flowe our cleansing and our life. For in bloud life doeth consist, and water purgeth, and is a signe of clēsing. The ashes were gathered by a man that was cleane, who neuerthelesse was made, and did remaine, vncleane vntill the euening. Finally the water was sprinkled with a sprinklar made of Hysope vppon the defiled, to the end that thereby hee might bee sanctified or purged. The water was kept in an holy place. For Margarites and that which is holy ought not to be caste to dogges, and filthie swine.