The safety of appearing at the day of judgement, in the righteousness of Christ

5. The brazen serpent was a type of this: the brazen serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, that they that were stung with the flying fiery serpent might look upon it; and be healed, Numb. 21.8, 9. this did shadow forth the healing virtue of Christ crucified, the application of the type is made by Christ himself, ⟨p. 69⟩John 3.14, 15. as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whosoever believeth in him, might not perish, but have everlasting life: mind, 1: A similitude between the condition of him that was stung, and the sinner: the venom of the serpent was very tormenting, and that may be one reason why the serpents are called fiery, because this poison burnt like fire: thus it is with the guilty sinner, his heart is full of perplexing sorrow, and he is tormented with the fiery darts of the Evil One. 2. There is a similitude between the lifting up of the brazen serpent: and the manner of Christs death: therefore his death is set forth by that phrase of being lifted up: that phrase notes his sufferings, Joh. 8.28. when ye have lift up the Son of man, then ye shall know that I am he; John 12.32, 33. and if I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all men unto me; this he said signifying what death he should dye. 3. There is a similitude between the carriage of him that was stung, and the guilty sinner; he that was stung, must look upon the brazen serpent: the guilty sinner must behold this Lamb of God with an eye of faith: believe in him, and he shall be saved.

5. The brazen serpent was a type of this: the brazen serpent was lifted up in the wilderness, that they that were stung with the flying fiery serpent might look upon it; and be healed, Numb. 21.8, 9. this did shadow forth the healing vertue of Christ crucified, the application of the type is made by Christ himself, ⟨p. 69⟩