A commentary vpon the Epistles of Saint Paul to Philemon, and to the Hebrewes together with a compendious explication of the second and third Epistles of Saint Iohn. By VVilliam Iones of East Bergholt in Suffolke, Dr. in Divinity, and sometimes one of the fellowes of the foundation of Emmanuel Colledge in Cambridge.

VERSE 2.

HE begins with the tabernacle, which hee tells us was divi∣ded into two parts: for the tabernacle was disposed of af∣ter this manner: so the word, Verse 6.

The first verely wherein, &c.

It is described,

• 1. By the things it had in it.
• 2. By the name of it.

It had three things in it.

The Candlesticke: which was so framed, that it had seaven lights on it: three on either side; one aloft. Some reade it 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, in the plurall number: but it comes all to a reckoning, Exod. 25.31.

This did signifie that the Ministers should bee full of light, Matth. 5. You are the light of the world. The shaft that sustained the branches whereon stood the Lampes, was a figure of Christ, which sustaineth those lights that be in the Church: without him the light of the ministery would bee extinguished and fall to the ground.

2. The Table on the which stood the shew bread.

Here it is 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉: for 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; an hypallage: they were so called, because they were apposed or set upon the Table by the Priests, Matth. 12.4. Exod. 25.30. Lechem panim. Hebr. panis facierum: because they were set face to face one over against ano∣ther; and because they were set on the table before the face of the Lord.

It is called Panis jugis, Num. 4.7. because it was to be continu∣all and holy bread, 1 Sam. 21.5.

The Table did signifie Christ, which is as a rich Table well furni∣shed for us all. The Shew-bread set upon it did signifie the preach∣ing of the Gospell, the subject whereof is Christ: or it did signifie the Church: as bread nourishing the body, so that the soule.

1 The shew-bread might never be wanting: no more must the preaching of the Gospell: where prophesie faileth, &c.

2 As Matth. 12.4. So we must be made spirituall Priests, be∣fore we can truly feede upon the Gospell.

In the Old Testament there was one Table: in the New wee have two Tables: the one is a Sacramentall-table in this life, 1 Cor. 10.21. We call it the Communion-Table, but we might call it the Lords Table, the Table of the Lord Iesus, whose Ghests we are at his Table. Vpon that Table stood the Shew-bread: upon this Ta∣ble stands Christ Iesus the Bread of Life, to be eaten of us all after a spirituall manner: the other is an heavenly Table in the life to come, Luke 13.29. Let us behave our selves well at this Table in this life, comming to it with all reverence, and feeding on Christ, to the comfort of our soules, that we may be partakers of that celesti∣all Table, where we shall eat of the hidden Manna for evermore.

Not 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the singular number, holy: but 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 in the plu∣rall, as the other 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Verse 3. how thou my God walkest in the Sanctuary.