A practical commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and uses upon the first…A practicall commentary, or an exposition with observations, reasons, and vses upon the first…

Thirdly, Their Peace of Conscience also, hereby was more settled and established, Luke 2.29, 30. for he saw now Christ was come to accomplish ⟨p. 8⟩that work of reconciliation, which before was promised, and to make up our Peace with God; In these regards the glory of the second Temple was greater than that of the former, Hag. 2.10. the second Temple wanted five things of the former, Aaron's Rod, the Pot of Manna, Urim and Thummim, fire from Heaven, and yet it was greater than the former, because these three, Knowledge, Faith, and Peace of Conscience, were so much increased, not to a few, as it was before, but generally, even to the simple.

Thirdly, Their Peace of Conscience also, hereby was more setled and established, Luke 2.29, 30. for he saw now Christ was come to accomplish ⟨p. 8⟩that work of reconciliation, which before was promised, and to make up our Peace with God; In these regards the glory of the second Temple was greater than that of the former, Hag. 2.10. the second Temple wanted five things of the former, Aarons Rod, the Pot of Manna, Ʋrim and Thummim, fire from Heaven, and yet it was greater than the former, because these three, Knowledge, Faith, and Peace of Conscience, were so much increased, not to a few, as it was before, but generally, even to the simple.

Use 1. Hence we have just occasion to meditate of our blessedness also, above that of the old Church, for all those grounds of the Apostles blessedness, by seeing and hearing Christ, remain to us, as, 1 Means of Knowledge clearer to us than to the old Church, by the Apostles preachings and writings, we even see Christ crucified,