Now if we inquire further, we shall find also, That the work of the High-Priest was, and now is, To offer up the gifts of the people unto God: To present our, Prayers, Praises, Duties, Services, and all spiritual Performances unto God the Father, and to procure acceptance of him. This was done thus: In the times of Moses, in the Tabernacle there were two Parts, or Courts; (as we read in the 9. Chapter of the Hebrews) In the one, which was called, The Holy of Holiest; there was the Ark, the Mercy-Seat, the Cherubims of glory, and the golden Censer. In the other, there was the Brazen-Altar, upon which they offered sacrifices, there was the table of Shewbread, the golden Candlestick, and the golden Altar, upon which incense was: This is expressly laid down in the 2, 3, and 4. verses of that 9. of Hebrews: For there was a tabernacle ⟨p. 53⟩made, the first wherein was the candlestick and the table and the show-bread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the Second veil, the tabernacle which is called the holiest of all, which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the Mercy-Seat. And as every day, morning and evening, there was a lamb offered, a sacrifice for the sins of the people, upon the Brazen-Alter; So every day, morning and evening, there was incense also, upon the golden-Altar: which was performed while the people were without at prayer, mingling that incense with their prayers; As it is in the 1. Chap. of Luke, the 8, 9, and 10. verses. It came to pass that while he (that is, Zechariah) executed the Priests Office before God in the order of his course, according to the custom of the Priests office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord: and the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. So that the incense, was at a time when they were sweetly mingling their prayers and the incense together. But now, although that there was a sacrifice every day, yet once in the year, th• High-Priest came, and he took the blood of the Sacrifice, and carried it into the Holy of Holiest, and sprinkled the Mercy-Seat therewith.
Now if we inquire further, we shall find also, That the work of the High-Priest was, and now is, To offer up the gifts of the people unto God: To present our, Prayers, Praises, Duties, Services, and all spiritual Performances unto God the Father, and to procure acceptance of him. This was done thus: In the times of Moses, in the Tabernacle there were two Parts, or Courts; (as we reade in the 9. Chapter of the Hebrews) In the one, which was called, The Holy of Holiest; there was the Arke, the Mercy-Seat, the Cherubims of glory, and the golden Censer. In the other, there was the Brasen-Altar, upon which they offered sacrifices, there was the table of Shewbread, the golden Candlestick, and the golden Altar, upon which incense was: This is expresly laid down in the 2, 3, and 4. verses of that 9. of Hebrews: For there was a tabernacle ⟨p. 53⟩made, the first wherein was the candlestick and the table and the shew-bread; which is called the sanctuary. And after the Second vail, the tabernacle which is called the holiest of all, which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant, overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden pot that had manna, and Aarons rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant; And over it the cherubims of glory shadowing the Mercy-Seat. And as every day, morning and evening, there was a lamb offered, a sacrifice for the sins of the people, upon the Brasen-Alter; So every day, morning and evening, there was incense also, upon the golden-Altar: which was performed while the people were without at prayer, mingling that incense with their prayers; As it is in the 1. Chap. of Luke, the 8, 9, and 10. verses. It came to passe that while he (that is, Zacharias) executed the Priests Office before God in the order of his course, according to the cusiome of the Priests office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord: and the whole multitude of the people were praying without, at the time of incense. So that the incense, was at a time when they were sweetly mingling their prayers and the incense together. But now, although that there was a sacrifice every day, yet once in the yeer, th• High-Priest came, and he took the blood of the Sacrifice, and carried it into the Holy of Holiest, and sprinkled the Mercy-Seat therewith.
