The Mount of Calvarie . ,and how thefacrifices fliould be offercd,as if he wouldfay,If any Hebrew wiloflfcr vntoGod any fruit to bee friedin a frying flourc rouft bee kned with oile, and with*out Ieaucn,and after it is well fricd,and oile fprinkledvpon it,and cut into very fmal pecces,fo offered vnto sA^rtn^ to beeoffered vpon the altar. Before wee come to expound thefcmy fteries,we rauft fhew the caufe why our Lord would buficand occupy t h e people of the I ewes, m fuch flrange rues, infuch new facrifices,and in fo many ceremonies, being as hceirasifograde a Lord,and fo mighty a God
The Mount of Calvarie . ,and how thefacrifices fliould be offercd,as if he wouldfay,If any Hebrew wiloflfcr vntoGod any fruit to bee friedin a frying flourc rouft bee kned with oile, and with*out Ieaucn,and after it is well fricd,and oile fprinkledvpon it,and cut into very fmal pecces,fo offered vnto sA^rtn^ to beeoffered vpon the altar. Before wee come to expound thefcmy fteries,we rauft fhew the caufe why our Lord would buficand occupy t h e people of the I ewes, m fuch flrange rues, infuch new facrifices,and in fo many ceremonies, being as hceirasifograde a Lord,and fo mighty a God . Stafuleufsm thefirft of Zf«;>/V«/fayth, That for three caufes God comman-ded the Icwcs,to offer fo many fmall facrifices , and madewith fo many ccreraonieJ. Thefir(^i?jthatbecaufe the lewshad bcenebrought vp in ^gypt, where al! were idolatours,andtheygiuenioIdolatry,theLord wouldthatthey fhould offerthofefacrificesyntohim , and nottothcgodsof theGentilc5» The fccond reafoa is^chat becAuU vndcr thofe fa- crificci. 474 ThejecQndpm^j toe mysteries crifices nee would declare and figure the true facrificc wliicli{hould come iato the world which was his precious third resfon is,that being occupied in that multitude offacrificcsthey fliouid hauc no time to beflowin comraittingof other iinnes, becauf? the foundation of all Itisalfotobenotcdjthat there was {eueakinds of facrincesia the old law, ?vhich all otherwrrc r«dnccd,althcugh they fcemcd to be The firfl:facrifice was called HolHAujium^ which was thegrcateft sndiRoft fumptuoull of all, becaufr it was offered vnto our Lordwithout any other refpcdt: the fecond was called Tarifichmbccaufc It was offered latirac of warrc, partly becaufc ourLord fnould giue them peace in their times, and partly bc-caufc hefliould giue the viftory againft their enemie?. Thethird was called Pro/ir/Worj which was offered in time ofgreat dearth or pellikncc, and the end of it was becaufe
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