To the extent possible under law, the Text Creation Partnership has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above, according to the terms of the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Dedication (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/). This waiver does not extend to any page images or other supplementary files associated with this work, which may be protected by copyright or other license restrictions. Please go to http://www.textcreationpartnership.org/ for more information.
Ʋntill the day dawne, or, untill the day blow, or breath forth, to wit, light, as appeares by the fleeing of the shadows, which use to be dispelled by the morning wind; as on the contrary, when the day goeth away; the shadows of the evening are said to be strethed forth, Jer. 6. 4.
Now for the day, and departing of the shadows, we may understand it, of the time of the Law preceding
Christs incarnation, which Law was nothing else but a shadow of good things to come: Or, we may nnder∣stand it of the cloudy darke time in this world, and that after Christs appearing in the flesh. I shall speake a word to both these.
As Christ was the Sonne comming forth gloriously as a Bridegroom: So the Law was a shadow of good things to come, the bodie whereof was Christ, Heb. 10. 1. Col. 2. 17. wherein the Apostle may well allude to the shadow (accompanying a mans bodie) which sometimes is before, sometimes behind, as occasion is ministred by the Suns course: even as shadows went before Christs comming in the flesh, some other fol∣lowed after. And as the Apostle calleth all a shadow: so Solomon here useth the plurall, shadows, as compre∣hending all types and shadows.
Now for divine shadows, they may be considered as personall, or as sacramentall.
First, For personall shadows; Adam was the first, called the first man, being a shadow of Christ, called the second man, or Adam, 1 Cor. 15. 45. Adam was first in execution, but Christ first in intention: the first was but a type of the second. The Second Henochs, whose name (in English, taught or dedicated) holds forth Christ, taught of the Father, and dedicated to his fathers will; and he increased in wisedome and sta∣ture, whereby he was one with Henoch. Melchisedech was another eminent type of Messiah, who was first King of righteousnesse, and King of peace, shadowing forth him, who was the fountaine of all justice and righteousnesse, and the Prince of peace, Isa. 9. 6. Aaron, whose name signifieth a high mountaine: shadowed for Christ, who is set on the top of mountains and exalted
above the hils, Isa. 2. 2. Thus I might shew how Abra∣ham, Isaac, and Jacob, Moses, Joshua, Samson, with many other Prophets, Priests, Kings, and other of the men of God, they were all but types and shadows of the Messiah.
And as for sacramentall shadows: as the sacrifices shadowed forth Christs mediation for his people. Cir∣cumcision was a type of the blood of Christ, without which blood is no remission, Heb. 9. 22. The striking of the blood of the Lamb on the Posts of the doors, where the Israelites dwelt was a token and assurance to them, that the destroying Angel should passe over them, and smite only the first borne of the Aegyptians: now what else did that blood presigure, but the blood of Christ? wherewith the Saints being sprinkled, the destroyer cannot hurt them. The Pillar of the cloud by day, and of fire by night was the type of Christ, leading and guiding his people continually. The water of the Rock, and the Manna in the Wildernesse were signes, that Christ should spiritually feed and refresh his peo∣ple. The Serpent of brasse lifted up by Moses, sig∣nified that he should be their Physitian and healer. In a word, all the sacrifices under the Law did typisie, that Christ should make attonement for believers.
Now all these were darke, sacramentall resemblan∣ces, wherein God did appeare unto his people of old, therefore they desired the neerest approach of his unto them, untill these ceremoniall shadows should vanish away.
Now concerning the new Testaments shadows, they are baptisme, and breaking of bread: and unto these two it was that the Ancients had respect, when as they said, the side of Christ was pierced, that so the
doore of life there might be set open, from whence the Churches sacraments have issued; understanding by water, baptisme; and by blood, the Lords supper. Now for these, they are but outward resemblances, which lead unto Christ; so that when Christ which is our light shall appeare in the glorious discoveries of himselfe, and as it were swallow up his people in spi∣rit and glorie, then these shadows must also vanish a∣way, because when the truth it selfe appeareth, the fi∣gure and outward resemblance must cease: even as an Emperours image hath authoritie in his absence, but being present, the Image hath no such power: Therefore wee are to make use of the shadows, so farre as Christ is absent from us: and againe, so farre as we have the substance, wee need not catch after out∣ward representations and shadows. Thus much for the comming of Christ, declared by the time: Ʋntill the daybreake, and shadows flee away, &c.
Now followeth in the second place the manner of his comming, by his swiftnes.
〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Flavit, spi∣ravit, suspi∣ravit.