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GOD vnto this people, sacramētal∣ly * 1.1 spoke, by Moses out of the Tabernacle. The Ta∣bernacle and Temple, how in the primarye sense they represented Christ the head of the Church: and then in a se∣condarie sense, how they represented the mystical body of Christ, I haue spoken and cleared suf∣sufficientlye
in the fiftth part of my labors vpon Salomons songue, and the eleuenth lection, thither I refer the reader. Onelie heere remember, that as God dwelleth in Christ somatically or bodily: so he dwelleth in his mem∣bers, but virtually and by qualification: in which sense, and by reason of their vnion with Christ, they are said of S. Peter, to partake 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 of the diuine nature. No maruaile then, if wee be called Temples of the Holy ghost: as also of the whole it be said, Behould
the Tabernacle of God with * 1.2 men, and he will dwell with them!
1. The differencie of stuffe tending to the Ta∣bernacles buildinge, it wel argued the differēce of tongues, nations and languages, whereof the Church of Christe was to consist. 2. The diuersi∣ty of vessells therein, did well type forth, the sun∣•…•…rye qualifications, of these seueral Christians, but all leading vnto one and the same Christ.
3. The guifts hereto be∣ing volūtary, doth argue not only, that god loues
a chearful giuer, but also that there is no accepta∣tion at Gods hand of any obediēce, that coms against the hair and con∣strainedly. 4. The hewing of the Temples stones, without and then bring∣ing them to the place, & conioyning them with∣out the noise once of an hammer (whereupon Sa∣lomon groūded that pro∣uerbe, prepare thy worke * 1.3 without, & make ready thy things in the field, & after build thine house) it not only teacheth, that God by his word and spirite, first hammereth euerie
soule of his apart, and then brings them into a glorious vnion with peaceable affection (like to the first Church at Ie∣rusalem, where all were of one hart and minde) but also, that euery chri∣stian (much more mini∣sters and maiestrates) shold, ayming at a gene∣rall, first looke to their particulars; & they once fitted, it is a matter of no stirre to vnite them for the generall. Ora∣tours had that witte for framing their Ora∣tions; but Diuines
often lacke that care, for well composing bookes and sermons. And yet the lord (imitated of the Carpenter) gaue that ex∣ample in the worlds cre∣ation, that first one par∣ticular and then another should be hewed out of the confused Chaos or Lump; and then lastlie vnited in one, for effec∣ting the vniuerse or ge∣nerall called the world. 5. As for the decaye of Tabernacle & Temple, wherupon followed ne∣cessarily a repairing and mending thereof, it well importeth, not only ex∣ternall
wants that are to be supplied of the more able; but also, such spiri∣tuall wants as will con∣tinually break out, wher∣in the infirme are to bee supported of the stron∣ger, and to be couered with Loue, as Shem and Iaphet couered Noah with a mantle, whereby they gotte that blessing, which separating flow∣ting Chamistes, partake not of. 6. The scattering of the tabernacles parts, and the consuming of the Temple by fire, cary∣ing the holy vessels into captiuity, they fitly de∣note.
The churches scat∣tering in the time of tempestes and fierye af∣fliction, yea, the carying of them away captiue by the strong hand of Anti∣christs army. 7. Lastly, the new erection of the Temple, it beeing made more excellēt (as Haggai foresawe) by Christ his bodily appearance ther∣in: * 1.4 it well foreshadowed the happy return of the Church, from out all af∣fliction: yea, out of the earths rubbish and ashes (after the long sleepe of all flesh) what time the Ioy of al nations shal mak•…•…
Tabernacle, a sacramen∣tall place.
Reu. 22. 3.
Prou. 24. 27.
Hagg. 2. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.