245. What were the facred thing, in the cutward court, which was before the tabernacle?

A. They were these three; the laver, the facrifices, and the altar on which they were offered.

2. 46. What was the laver ?

A. It was a brazen veffel for holding water, made of locking glaffes, or polished pieces of brafs, gifted by the women who affembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, Exod. xxxvi 8.

237. Where was it fituate?

A. Between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, Exod. xxx. 18.

248. Why was it placed there?

A. That aron and his fons might wash their hands and their feet thereat, when they went into the tabernacle, or when they came near to the altar to minifter, under no less penalty than death, ver. 19, 20, 21.

Q. 49. Why was this ordinance, of the priests washing at the laver, injoined under fuch a fevere penalty?

A. To point out the abfolute neceffity of the application of the blood and Spirit of Chrift unto the foul, as that without which there can be no escaping of eternal death, 1 John i. 7. compared with Rom. vi. 23.

Q 50. What was the fubject matter of the facrifices ? A. Such of the clean beafts and fowls, fpecified by God himfelf, as were free of any blemish or imperfection whatfoever, Lev. xxii. 20.

Q. 51. What was fignified by the facrifices being with. out blemish?

A. The fpotlefs holiness and purity of the human nature of Chrift, which was facrificed for us, 1 Pet. i. 19.

Q52. What were the inftructive ceremonies that were ufed in expiatory facrifices or burnt-offerings?

A. The fins of the offerers were to be typically laid upon the head of the facrifices, Lev. i. 4.; next, it was to be flain by blood-fhedding, ver. 5.; and then, it was to be confumed wholly, or in part, with fire upon the altar, ver 9.

Q. 53. What was fignified, by charging the fins of the offerers upon the head of the facrifice?

A. That the fins of an elect world were laid on Chrift to be expiated by him, Ifa. liii. 6.

Q54. What was typified, by fhedding the blood of the facrifice unto death?

A. That the blood of Chrift was to be fhed for many, for the remiffion of fins, Mat. xxvi 28.

Q. 55. What was fignified, by confuming the facrifice with fire upon the altar?

A. That the whole of that infinite wrath, which was due to finners, and would have been confuming them for ever, was poured out upon the glorious Surety, and endured by him, Ifa. liii, 10.

Q56 Upon what altar were the facrifices offered and confumed?

A. Upon the brazen altar, or altar of burnt offering, which was placed without, before the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, Ex. xl. 6.; intimating, that the facrifice of Chrift was to be perfected on this earth, John xix. 3c. 257. What was typified by this altar?

A. As the altar fanctifieth the gift, Matth. xxiii. 10.; fo this altar typified the divine nature of Chrift, as giving infinite worth and value to the facrifice of the human nature, because of the perfonal union, Heb. ix. 14

Q. 58. From whence came the fire originally, which was kept burning on the altar of the burnt offering?

A. It came originally and immediately from God himfelf; for when Mofes was dedicating the tabernacle in the wilderness, there came a fire out from before the Lord, and confumed, upon the altar, the burnt offering, and the fat, Lev. ix. 24. And afterwards at the dedication of Solomon's temple, when he had made an end of praying, the fire came down from heaven, and confumed the burnt offering and the facrifices, 2 Chron. vii. 1.

Q9. What was fignified by this fire coming immedi. ately from before the Lord, or, from heaven?

A. It fignified God's acceptance of, and acquiefcence in, the obedience unto death of his own eternal Son, typi fied by all these expiatory facrifices, Ifa. xlii. 21.

260. Why was the fire never to go out, but to be kept ever burning upon the altar, Lev. vi. 13?

A. To fhew, that it was not poffible that the blood of bulls and goats fhould take away fin, Heb. x. 4; and therefore to teach the people, under that difpenfation, to look to the atoning blood of the Meffiah, as that only which could quench the flame of divine wrath against fin, and PART II C

be an offering and facrifice to God, for a sweet smelling favour, Eph. v. 2. in which he might eternally reft.

261. What were the facred things in the holy place, called the firft tabernacle, Heb. ix. 2?

A They were the candleftick; the table with the fhewbread; and the altar of incenfc.

2. 62. What was typified by the CANDLESTICK?

A. That all true fpiritual light is conveyed unto the church, only from Chrift, John i. 9, 18.: and that, as the branches were supplied with oil from the body of the candlestick, fo all the members are fupplied out of the fulness of Chrift; for God giveth not the Spirit by meafure unto him, chap, iii. 34.

2. 63. What was meant by the SHEW BREAD, which was always fet forth upon the table, Exod. xxv. 3‹.?

A. That in Chrift, who is the bread of life, there is food continually for ftarving firners of mankind, John vi. 35.5 and that we can never come wrong, at any time, to him for fupply, because in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, Col. ii. 9.

2.64 What was typified by the altar of INCENSE, which was placed immediately before the veil, Ex. xxx. 6 ?

A The incenfe, which was continually burnt upon this altar, every morning and evening Exod. xxx 7, 8. (after the facrifices were offered without, upon the altar of burntoffering,) typified the prevalent interceffion of Chrift, founded upon his meritorious oblation, 1 John i. 1, 2.

265. What were the facred and fignificant things, contained in the most holy place, or holiest of all, as it is called. Heb. ix. 3, ?

4. The apofle to the Hebrews fays, that the tabernacle, which is called the holiest of all,-HAD that golden cenfer, and the ark of the covenant, overlaid round about with gold, where in was the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's red that budded, and the tables of the covenant; and over it the cherubims of glory fhadowing the mercy feat, Heb. ix 4, 5.

66. Dil the golden cenfer, like other facred utenfils in the most holy place, remain perpetually therein ?

A. No; it remained no longer, than the high priest continued within the veil, fprinkling the blood of the fin offering upon the mercy feat, and before it, Lev. xvi. 14. during which time the cloud of incenfe, kindled with coals

of fire from the altar of burnt offering, covered the mercy feat, ver. 12, 13.; and then, when the high priest retired from the most holy place, he carried off the golden cenfer with him to the altar of incenfe, where it lay till there was next occafion for it.

2. 67. Why then was the holieft of all faid to HAVE the golden cenfer?

A. Because the principal use of it, was to carry in burning incense to the most holy place, along with the blood of the facrifice on the great day of atonement, once every year, Lev. xvi. 12, 13..

Q. 68. What was typified by this cloud of incenfe carried in by the high priest to the most holy place, along with the blood of the facrifice once a year?

A. The infallible prevalency of Chrift's interceffion, because of the infinite merit of his fatisfaction, Heb. vii. 25. Q.69. What was the most eminent pledge of the di. vine prefence, in this moft holy place?

A. The ark, with the mercy feat that covered it, Exod. XXV. 21, 22. Thou shalt put the mercy feat above upon the ark—and there will I meet with thee, and I will commune with thee.

of stone, on which the ten by the finger of God at There was nothing in the

Q. 70. What was put within the ark? A. Nothing but the two tables commandments were written Mount Sinai, 1 Kings viii. 9. ark, fave the Two TABLES offtone, which Mofes put there at Horeb.

Q. 71. Were not the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, put within the ark, as it would feem, from Heb. ix. 4.?

A. No: it is exprefsly faid, that both these were appointed to be laid up before the teftimony, not in it, Exod. xvi. 3. and Numb. xvä 10.

Q72. What did the golden pot that bad manna fignify? A. The inexhauftible provifion of all the fpiritual bleffings laid up in Chrift, for the members of his mystical body, John vi. 54, 55.

Q: 73. What was typified by Aaron's rod that budded? A. The fixed choice that God had made of Chrift, unto the office of priesthood, he being called of God thereunto, as was Aaron, Heb. v. 4.

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Q74 For what end was the ark of the covenant, properly made?

A. It was for holding the two tables of the law, which are called the teftimony, Exod xxv. 16. fays God to Mọ. fes, theu fhalt put into the ark the teftimony that I fhall give thee.

Q. 75. Why were the tables of the law called the two tables of teftimony, Exod. xxxi. 18.?

A. Because they teftified the will of God to mankind as the unerring rule of duty, Ifa. vii. zo.

Q. 75. Why were thefe tables put into the ark?

A. To fignify that the law, which was broken by the frft Adam, was put up, as fulfilled in the fecond, Ifa. xlii. that there might be no condemnation to them which are in Chrift Jefus, Kom. viii. 1.

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277. Why were thefe tables called the tables of the covenant, and the ark wherein they were contained, the ark of the covenant, Heb. ix. 4.?

A. Because the ten commandments, written on these tables, were the matter of the covenant of works made with Adam, as the head of his pofterity, Rom. x. 5.; and the fulfilment of them, both in point of doing and fuffering, was the condition of the covenant of grace, made with Chrift, as the reprefentative of his fpiritual feed, Matth. iii. 15.

278. What was the mercy feat?

A. It was a plate of folid gold, exactly fitted to the breadth and length of the ark, Exod. xxv. ver. 1c. and 17. compared, fo as to be a lid, or covering, to the tables of the covenant, which were within it, ver. 24.

279. Why was it called the mercy feat?

A. To intimate, that God is propitious and merciful to finners, only through the meritorious fatisfaction of Christ,

Rom. v. 21.

2. 8e. What was fignified by its being a lid, or covering.. to the tables of the covenant?

A. That the broken law was fo hid or covered by the glorious Surety, who anfwered all its demands, Rom. viii. 33, 34. that it could accufe none before God, who had fed for refuge to lay hold upon the hope fet before them, Heb.

vi. 18.

281. What was it that peculiarly belonged to the mercy feat?

A. The cherubims of glory fhadowing it, Heb. ix. 5.