A history of the work of redemption. Containing the outlines of a body of…

XII. Another thing that God did towards carrying on this affair, was his actually setting up his stated worship among the people, as it had been before instituted in the wilderness. This worship was appointed at Mount-Sinai, wholly in subserviency to this great affair of redemption. It was to make way for the coming of Christ; and the innumerable ceremonial observance• of it were typical of him and his redemption. This worship was chiefly instituted at Mount Sinai; but it was gradually set up in practice. It was partly set up in the wilderness, were the tabernacle and its vessels were made; but there were many parts of their instituted worship that could not be observed in the wilderness, by reason of their unsettled▪ itinerant state there: and then there were many precepts that respect the land of Canaan, and their cities and places of habitation there: which therefore could not be put in practice, till they came into that land. But now, when this was brought to pass, God see up his tabernacle in the midst of his people▪ as he had before promised them. Lev xxvi.11. "I will s•t up my tabernacle among you" The tabernacle was set up at Shiloh. Josh. xviii.1. and the priests and Levites had their offices appointed them, and the cities of refuge ⟨p. 68⟩were appointed; and now •he people were in a condition to observe their […] of the first-fruits, and their feasts of ingathering and to bring all their tithes and appointed offerings to the Lord: and most parts of God's worship were set up, though there were some things that were not observed till afterwards.

XII. Another thing that God did towards carrying on this affair, was his actually setting up his stated worship among the people, as it had been before instituted in the wilderness. This worship was appointed at Mount-Sinai, wholly in subserviency to this great affair of redemption. It was to make way for the coming of Christ; and the innumerable ceremonial observance• of it were typical of him and his redemption. This worship was chiefly instituted at Mount Sinai; but it was gradually set up in practice. It was partly set up in the wilderness, were the tabernacle and its vessels were made; but there were many parts of their instituted worship that could not be observed in the wilderness, by reason of their unsettled itineran state there: and then there were many precepts that respect the land of Canaan, and their cities and places of habitation there: which therefore could not be put in practice, till they came into that land. But now, when this was brought to pass, God see up his tabernacle in the midst of his people as he had before promised them. Lev xxvi.11. "I will st up my tabernacle among you" The tabernacle was set up at Shiloh.