Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…

(Fourthly,) The first fruits were to be gathered into the Sanctuary, Deut. 26. God had in his Temple, the Chambers into which ⟨p. 111⟩was to be gathered the first fruits, as peculiarly dedicated unto God. So we read, in Neh. 12. 44. Thus you are Gods first fruits. And God will gather his first fruits into his Chambers, into his glory shortly. He shall gather his wheat into his garner, Math. 3. 12. Math. 13. 30. The husbandman there, (who is no other than God himself) he speaks to his servants, that they should let alone the tares for a season, and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, gather you together first the Tares, and bind them in bundles, and burn them but gather the wheat into my Barn. This harvest is the end of the world: and the angels are the reapers; and heaven is the barn; and you are the fruits, and God will send shortly, and gather you into his barn; when the wicked shall be turned into hell in bundles, they shall be cast into Tophet; but you shall be gathered into Gods barn; into his glory. God do but stay awhile till the fruits be ripe and ready, and then you shall be all brought safe into his Treasury.

(Fifthly,) The first fruits were to be set before the Lord as a monument of his faithfulness, Deut. 26. 1. &c. Where you may observe these particulars. First, The first fruits, they were to be presented before the Lord as a thank-offering, so you. Secondly, The first fruits were to be brought to the priest, though you are the first fruits, yet you can expect nothing of God but at the hands of the priest, the Lord Jesus Christ. Thirdly, They were to be offered up with a thankful acknowledgement ⟨p. 112⟩