Troposchēmalogia: Tropes and figures; or, A treatise of the metaphors, allegories, and express similitudes, &c. contained in the Bible of the Old and New Testament To which is prefixed, divers arguments to prove the divine authority of the Holy Scriptures wherein also 'tis largely evinced, that by the great whore, mystery Babylon is meant the Papal hierarchy, or present state and church of Rome. Philologia sacra, the second part. Wherein the schemes, or figures in Scripture, are reduced under their proper heads, with a brief explication of each. Together with a treatise of types, parables, &c. with an improvement of them parallel-wise. By B. K

Keach, Benjamin, 1640-1704., De Laune, Thomas, d. 1685. Tropologia. aut

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Moses's Vail removed: OR, A TREATISE OF TYPES.

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Noah a Type of Christ.

Parallels.

NOah was a Saviour, nay, in a good sence, the Saviour of the World; for it was through him, and by his Means and Righteousness, there was a Seed preserved from the Flo•d, &c. Christ is a Saviour, the great Saviour, the only Saviour of the World; hence called Jesus.

II. Noah was a Preacher of Righteousness, and invited Sinners to Repentance: Christ was a Preacher of Righteousness, and came on purpose to call Sinners to Repentance. Noah's Ministry was despised by the Ungodly; so was the Preaching and Ministry of Jesus Christ by the unbelieving Jews, and others: Those that refused and rebelled against Noah, and his Ministry, were destroyed by Water; and those that refuse and rebell against Christ, shall be destroyed by Fire.

Page 414III. Noah built an Ark: So Christ builds his Church. 2. Noah built the Ark according to the Commandment of God: So Christ in building his Church, did every thing accor∣ding to the Commandment received from his Father. 3. Noah took many Trees to build the Ark: So Christ takes many Believers, called Trees of Righteousness, to build his Church.

IV. Some clean, and some unclean Beasts were received into Noah's Ark: So some holy and sanctified Persons, and some unsanctified Ones, are received into Christ's Church, (tho not by Christ's Appointment.)

V. All that were not received into the Ark, perished: So all who get not spiritually by Faith into Jesus Christ, or are not true Members of the visible or invisible Church, shall be damned, and perish eternally.

VI. Noah's Ark was toss'd upen the rough Waves, and yet was preserved: So the Church of Christ is toss'd upon the rough Waves of a tempestuous World, and yet pre∣served.

VII. Noah was the great Repairer of the World; from him descended all the Inhabitants of the Earth: Christ is the great and glorious Repairer of the World, and from him pro∣ceed all the Inhabitants of Heaven.

VIII. Noah sent a Dove out of the Ark, to see whether or no the Waters were abated, who returned with an Olive-Branch in her Mouth: So Christ sends forth the Spirit, called a Dove, (or, in the likeness of a Dove,) who brings Tidings to believing Souls, that the Wrath of God is appeased, &c.

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