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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
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7. Again though Abel offered an excellent sacrifice, and the Fathers of the Old Testament offered excellent sacrifices, and the blood thereof was sprinkled; yet it was not sprinkled upon all things, but in the 9th Heb: 'tis said, Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the Tabernacle, and all the Vessels of the Ministry, and almost all things are by the Law purged with blood; It was but almost, but now by the blood of Jesus all things are purged and cleansed, not almost, but all things are purged and cleansed. Thus now you see what this blood of sprinkling speaketh, and how it speaketh better things then the blood of Abel; better than his Personal blood, and better than his sacrificed blood, and that's the second General.
7. Again though Abel offered an excellent sacrifice, and the Fathers of the Old Testament offe•ed excellent sacrifices, and the blood thereof was sprinkled; yet it was not sprinkled upon all things, but in the 9th Heb: 'tis said, Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the Tabernacle, and all the Vessels of the Ministry, and almost all things are by the Law purged with blood; It was but almost, but now by the blood of Jesus all things are purged and cleansed, not almost, but all things are purged and cleansed. Thus now you see what this blood of sprinkling speaketh, and how it speaketh better things then the blood of Abel; better than his Personal blood, and better than his sacrificed blood, and that's the second General.
3. Now 3, unto this blood of sprinkling are we come in these Gospel-t•mes. We are not come unto the blood of Bulls and Goats, and heifers, but we are come unto the blood of Jesus the blood of sprinkling.