The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained

Name: The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained
Author: Thomas Watson

The holy Eucharist, or, The mystery of the Lords Supper briefly explained by Thomas Watson ...

Thomas Watson d. 1686London: printed by A. Maxwell for Thomas Parkhurst, 1668

[16], 181, [3] p. · 29k words · Wing W1129 · ESTC R9124

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Addenda › The Fiery Serpents.

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II. The manner of Israels Cure. ¹vers. 8. Make thee a Fiery Serpent, (or Serpent of Brass) and set it upon a Pole: and it shall come to pass that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it shall live: And Moses made a Serpent of Brass, and put it upon a Pole, &c. In which words there is the Signum, and the Signatum; the Sign, the Brazen Serpent, and the thing signified, Christ the healer of Souls. So it is interpreted by the Evangelist. Joh. 3. 14. As Moses lifted up the Serpent in the Wilderness: even so must the son of man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, &c.

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Doct. 4. The Lord Jesus is the ¹true Brazen Serpent that heals sinners stung with sin^*. For the further illustrating of this I shall show you,

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*Morsus Serpent is l•thalis, mors domini vitalis. Austin.

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1. The fit Analogies and resemblances between Christ and the Brazen Serpent.

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