and both must be done by us, if ever we would find acceptance with God. Let us think what would have been the state of the Jewish priests, if they had declined the execution of their office. Let us then put ourselves into their situation, and rest assured, that a neglect of this duty will bring upon us God's heavy and eternal displeasure r. On the other hand, if we believe in Christ, and feed on his body and blood, we shall be monuments of his love and mercy for evermore s.]
2. Let us devote ourselves to God in the constant exercise of all holy affections —
[All we have is from the Lord; and all must be dedicated to his service. But let us be sure that, with our outward ser- vices, we give him our hearts*. What if a man, having good corn and oil, had offered that which was damaged? Should it have been accepted11? Or, if he had neglected to add the salt, should it have had any savour in God's estimation ? So neither will the form of godliness be of any value without the power x; but, if we present ourselves y, or any spiritual sacrifice what- ever, it shall be accepted of God through Christ2, to our pre- sent and eternal comfort.]
r John vi. 53. s John vi. 54. l Prov. xxiii. 26.
u Mai. i. 8. x 2 Tim. in. 5. y Rom. xii. 1. z 1 Pet. ii. 5.
Lev. ii. 14 — 16. If thou offer a meat-offering of thy first-fruits unto the Lord, thou shalt offer for the meat-offering of thy first-fruits green ears of com dried by the fire, even corn beaten out of full ears. And thou shalt put oil upon it, and lay frankincense thereon. It is a meat-offering. And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof It is an offering made by fire unto the Lord.
AS there was a great variety of offerings under the Law, such as burnt-offerings, peace-offerings, tres- pass-offerings, sin-offerings, meat-offerings, so was there a variety of those which I have last mentioned — the meat-offerings. Some of these were constantly offered with and upon the burnt-offerings : some of them were offered separately by themselves : and these also were of two different kinds ; some of them being ordinary, and appointed on particular occasions; and others of them extraordinary, and altogether