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

Article V. Of an Historical Type, and its first Division.

AN Historical Type is the mystical Sense of Scripture, whereby things acted or done in the Old Testament, (especially what respected the Priesthood and Worship of the Jews) prefigured and adumbrated things acted in the New Testa∣ment-times, with respect especially to Christ the Antitype, who is, as it were, the Kernel inclosed in all those Shells of Old-Testament-Ceremonies, Types or Acti∣ons, &c.

This may be thus distinguished, (1.) that like an Allegory, it is either innate, (or natural) or inferr'd. The Innate is that which is expresly delivered in the Scriptures, or when the Scripture it self shews or intimates, that some Ceremony, or thing transacted, does adumbrate the things related or done in the New-Testament,

especially Christ in a mystical sense. This is done, either expresly and implicitely, or tacitely and implicitely; or, which is all one, the Scripture either shews it expresly, or tacitely insinuates the thing transacted to be a Type of Christ: Of the first kind we have many Examples.

The Prophet Jonas was swallowed into the Whales Belly, and vomited out after three days (as Jonah 1.17. and 2.10.) this is a Type of Christ, who lay three days in the Grave, and of his glorious Resurrection, as Christ himself expresly says, Matth. 12.40. & 16.4. Luke 11.29, 30.

The Brazen Serpent which Moses by Divine Command lifted up in the Desart, against the bitings of Serpents, as Numb. 21.8, 9. is expresly said to be a Type of Christ, who was lifted up upon the Cross, and healing Believers of the biting of the Infernal Serpent; John 3.14, 15.

The Constiution and Sacrifice-Offerings of the Levitical Priesthood in the Old Testament, did typically prefigure Christ the High-Priest, as Heb. 5. and the following. More Examples may be found upon a diligent search and Meditation of the Scripture.

Examples of the latter sort are these: The Mercy-Seat, or the Covering of the Ark of the Covenant, Exod. 25.17. which typified Christ, Rom. 3.25. so you may compare Josh. 1, &c. with Heb. 4.8. that the Manna was a Type of Christ is told us, John. 6.32.33, &c. The Paschal Lamb, Exod. 12.3, &c. was a Type of Christ, as 1 Cor. 5.7. John 19.36.

The Scape-Goat, Lev. 16.10, 21. was a Type of Christ, as John 1.29. 1 Pet. 2.24.— So was Isaac, Gen. 22.2, 12. with Rom. 8.32. and Heb. 11.19. So Sampson, Judg. 13, &c. compared with Matth. 2.23. where that which is spoken of Sampson, Judg. 13.5. is accommodated to Christ the Antitype: Yet the Phrase 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, (he shall be called a Nazarene) not used as some say, respecting the words concerning Sampson, but to other Sayings of the Prophets, Isa. 60.21, &c. in which the Messi∣as is called 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, Netzer, Surculus, a Branch, whence Narareth is derived; hence the Syriack has it 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 Natzerath, or Notrath,† Matth. 2.23. and the Reason they give is, that it is said it was written, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉 by the Prophets, in the plural Number, &c.

That King Solomon the Son of David, was a Type of Christ, appears Heb. 1.5. Acts 2.30. & 13.12. where the Promise made to David, spoken in a literal sense of Solo∣mon, 2 Sam. 7.12. 1 Chron. 17.11. is referred to Christ.

The first-born Son of the Lord, as the People of Israel are called Exod. 4.23. when they were to go out of Egypt, is a Type of Christ, the only begotten Son of God, Mat. 3.17. who is said to be called from his Exile in that Nation, Mat. 2.15. where that which is literally said of the Israelites, Hos. 11.1. is accommodated to Christ the Antitype, &c.

An illated or inferr'd Type is that which is conseqentially gathered to be such by Interpreters; this is either by fair Probabilities agreeable to the Analogy of Faith — or extorted, and without any Foundation in, or shadow of Sense, from the literal Sense of the Text.

Of the first sort, the Homily-writers and Expositors produce a great many. As the doings of Sampson in marrying a strange Wife, and destroying his Enemies by his Death; altho no where in Scripture applied to Christ, yet it is expounded as a Type of Christ, who was spiritually (as it were) married to the Gentiles, and conquered his Enemies by Dying. More Examples are, Gen. 37, &c. respecting Joseph, Numb. 16.47. respecting Aaron (See Isa. 59.2. & Gen. 2.22, 23. Dan. 6.22. Judg. 16.2, 3. 1 Sam. 17.49. 1 Sam. 22.2. with Luke 15, 1, &c.

Of the latter sort, are the wild fantastical Conceits of Papists, and some others, who make Types where there are none. For Instance, Turrecremata makes the Son of David, yea, Christ himself, a Type of the Pope of Rome: For he expounds the words 2 Kings 7.13. thus — I will establish the Throne of his Kingdom for ever: that is, says he, I will cause the Supremacy, or Kingdom of the Pope, always to endure, with several other things of the same ridiculous Tenor; which we omit as useless to our undertaking.

Notes

• Examples of Types.
• Mercy-Seat.
• Manna.
• Pascal Lamb.
• Isa. 11.1. Zech. 6.12.
• †

  See Pisca∣tor upon the place, and Ju∣nius in Paral∣lellis. Solomon. First-born Son.
• Judg. 13.14, 15, 16 Chap∣ters.
• Lib. 1. sum∣mae cap. 90.