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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It was a very great privilege for the Jews, to have a sacrifice by them at hand, when they had committed sin, to have the blood of sprinkling by them.— But alas, what's that to this, what was that sacrifice to this of Christ, and what was that blood to this of Christ; and what was that sprinkling unto this sprinkling of the blood of Jesus? Look what difference is between the Type, and the thing Typified.— Look what difference there is between the blood of Bulls and Goats, and the blood of Jesus.— Look what difference between Carnal, and Spiritual things; so great a difference is there between the coming to the blood of Bulls and Goats, and the coming to, and being sprinkled with the blood of Jesus.
It was a very great priviledge for the Jews, to have a sacrifice by them at hand, when they had committed sin, to have the bloud of sprinkling by them.— But alas, what's that to this, what was that sacrifice to this of Christ, and what was that bloud to this of Christ; and what was that sprinkling unto this sprinkling of the bloud of Jesus? Look what difference is between the Type, and the thing Typified.— Look what difference there is between the bloud of Bulls and Goats, and the bloud of Jesus.— Look what difference between Carnal, and Spiritual things; so great a difference is there between the coming to the blood of Bulls and Goats, and the coming to, and being sprinkled with the bloud of Jesus.
Let me open this a little to you, if you be indeed come unto this blood of sprinkling, and be sprinkled with the blood of Jesus;
Then look whatsoever benefits do flow from the ⟨p. 402⟩blood of Jesus, all those do belong to you: And do you well consider what are the benefits that do flow from the blood of Jesus? Let me name some to you.