The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

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Title: The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.
Author: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.
Publication: London :: Printed by W. R. for Robert Scot, Thomas Basset, Richard Chiswell,; 1684.
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Subject terms: Lightfoot, John, 1602-1675.; Church of England.; Theology -- Early works to 1800.; Theology -- History -- 17th century.
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SECTION XXXI.

The form, or Idea, and representation of the Tabernacle.

THE Form and Fabrick of the Tabernacle is thrice rehearsed in the pattern, in the making, and in the setting up, as if by this threefold cord of description, the Holy Ghost would draw all to a serious observation.

Moses saw a glorious Tabernacle pitched in Mount Sinai to be the pattern of his, as his was to be the pattern of a more glorious: According to the exact form of this that he saw, was he to make his: This taught Moses and Israel, that the making and service of their Tabernacle, did only serve to the Pattern and shadow of heavenly things, Heb. 8. 5. Christ is the true Tabernacle, by, and in whom God dwelleth among men. Joh. 2. 21. Heb. 9. 11. Now as there was a Tabernacle pitched before God in Sinai, before there was one made in Israel, so was Christs incarnation in the decree of God, long before he was exhibited in the flesh. Upon the making of Moses his Tabernacle, this in the mount va∣nished, as that of Moses was to do upon the coming of the true one, Christ.

The Tabernacle was Israels moveable Temple, and so at every flitting might teach them to look for one that should not be moved. It consisted of three parts, the holiest, the holy, and the Court, as our Churches do, of the Chancel, Church and Churchyard. It was always pitched East and West, whensoever it was set down, as our Churches stand, but with this difference, that the chiefest place in the Tabernacle, or holiest of all, an∣swering to our Chancels, stood Westward, and Israel worshipped with their faces West∣ward, because they would not imitate the Heathen, who worshipped towards the Sun∣rising. And in their services looked always towards us Gentiles in the West, as expecting us to be joyned to their God with them.