A continuation of the exposition of the Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the…

1. What in general is suited unto the Apostle's Argument, whatever be the sense of the [Greek or Hebrew] here mentioned, is approved. The Question is, whether the Expiation of Sin be here intended, what is the Nature of that Expiation, and what was the Use of the Sacrifices under the Law? All which on this Occasion are spoken unto, and the mind of the Holy Ghost in them all perverted. For (1.) That Expiation of Sin properly so called by an Act of the Priestly Office towards God, is not here intended, hath been before declared, both from the signification of the word, and the Design of the Apostle. What these Men intend by the Expiation of Sin, and how remote it is from that which the Scripture teacheth, and the Nature of the thing it self requireth in the Reason and common Understanding of all Mankind, I have fully evinced in the Exercitations about the Priesthood of Christ. And take Expiation in the sense of the Scripture, with the common sense and usage of Mankind, and in their Judgment, it was by the Levitical Priesthood, and was not by the Priesthood of Christ. For it cannot be denied, but that the Levitical Priests acted towards God, in their Offering of Sacrifices to make Atonement for Sin. But that the Lord Christ did so is by these Men denied. For that which under this Name they ascribe unto him is only the taking away of Punishment due unto sin by his Power, which Power was given him of God upon his Ascension or Entrance into Heaven as the Holy place. (2.) They deny that Expiation was by the Levitical Priesthood, on two grounds. (1.) Because they did Expiate only some lesser Sins, as of Ignorance and Infirmity; and so it cannot be said to be by them, because they were only some few sins that they could Expiate. (2.) Because their Expiation concerned only deliverance from Temporal Punishment. That Expiation in the Scripture-sense could not be really effected by the Levitical Priesthood is granted, and shall afterwards be proved. But both these pretended Reasons of it are false. For (1.) There was an Atonement made in general for all the sins of the People. For when Aaron made an Atonement by the Scape Goat, Lev. 16. 10. he Confessed over him all the Iniquities of the Children of Israel, and all their Transgression in all their Sin, ver. 21. And herein the Greatest as well as the Least of their Sins were comprised.

1. What in general is suited unto the Apostle's Argument, whatever be the sence of the 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 here mentioned, is approved. The Question is, whether the Expiation of Sin be here intended, what is the Nature of that Expiation, and what was the Use of the Sacrifices under the Law? All which on this Occasion are spoken unto, and the mind of the Holy Ghost in them all perverted. For (1.) That Expiation of Sin properly so called by an Act of the Priestly Office towards God, is not here intended, hath been before declared, both from the signification of the word, and the Design of the Apostle. What these Men intend by the Expiation of Sin, and how remote it is from that which the Scripture teacheth, and the Nature of the thing it self requireth in the Reason and common Understanding of all Mankind, I have fully evinced in the Exercitations about the Priesthood of Christ. And take Expiation in the sence of the Scripture, with the common sence and usage of Mankind, and in their Judgment, it was by the Levitical Priesthood, and was not by the Priesthood of Christ. For it cannot be denied, but that the Levitical Priests acted towards God, in their Offering of Sacrifices to make Attonement for Sin. But that the Lord Christ did so is by these Men denyed. For that which under this Name they ascribe unto him is onely the taking away of Punishment due unto sin by his Power, which Power was given him of God upon his Ascention or Entrance into Heaven as the Holy place. (2.) They deny that Expiation was by the Levitical Priesthood, on two grounds. (1.) Because they did Expiate only some lesser Sins, as of Ignorance and Infirmity; and so it cannot be said to be by them, because they were only some few sins that they could Expiate. (2.) Because their Expiation concerned only deliverance from Temporal Punishment. That Expiation in the Scripture-sence could not be really effected by the Levitical Priesthood is granted, and shall afterwards be proved. But both these pretended Reasons of it are false. For (1.) There was an Attonement made in general for all the sins of the People. For when Aaron made an Attonement by the Scape Goat,