And 4aron and his ſons thou ſhalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and ſhalt waſh them with water «. :
4 Taken out of that laver,EZxod: 30: 18. This ſignified the uni- verſal pollution of all men,and the abſolute need they have of waſh- ing,eſpecially when they are to draw nigh to God. And this out- ward waſhing was only typical of their ſpiritual waſhing by the Bloed and Spirit of Chriſt in order to their acceptance with God.
5 And thou ſhalt take the garments, and put upon Aaron the coar, and the robe of the ephod, and the ephod, and the breaſt- plate, and gird him with * the curious girdle of the ephod e.
e Not about the Loins, but about the Paps, or Breaſt, as Chriſt and his Miniſters are repreſented, Rev: 1: 13. The linen Breeches are here omitted, becauſe they were put on privatly before they came to the door of the Tabernacle, where the other things were put on. l | :
6 And thou ſbalt put the mitre upon his head, and put the holy crown f upon the mitre.
# (#: e: ) The plate of gold, chap: 28: 36. as appears by compa- ring Lev: 8:9. :
7 Then ſhalt thon take the anointing * oy1,and pour ;3t upon his head, and anoint him g.
£g Which ſignified the gifts and graces of the Holy Ghoſt where- with Chriſt was, and the Prieſts cughr to be repleniihed. See 1/a: G1: 1: Joh: 2: 27. But here ariſeth a difhculty ; for this anointing is ſometimes ſpoken of,a: peculiar to the High-Pricſt, as Lev:21:10: ſometimes as common to all the Prieſts, Exod: 30:30: and 40:14.15: which may be thus reconciled, The Oil was ſprinkled upon all the Prieſts,and their right Ears, Thumbs,and Toes, and their Garments, werſe 20, 21: Lev: $: 3o: but it was poured out upon the Head on- ly of the High-Prieſt, Pſal: 133: 2:who herein was a type of Chriſt, who was anointed above bis fellows, Pſal: 45: 7: Heb: 1: 9.
8 And thou ſhalt bring his ſons, and put coats upon them :
9 And thou ſbalt gird them with girdles ( Aaron and his ſons ) and ÞF put the bonnets on them: and the prieſts office (ball be theirs, for a perpetual fiatuce 5 : and thou lbalt + * conſecrate Aaron and his ſons.
þ So long as the Jewiſh Pedagogy and Policy laſts.
10 And thou ſhalt cauſe a bullock ro be brought be- fore the tabernacle ofthe congregation : and * Aaron and his ſons ſhall put their hands upon the head of the bullock 3.
; To ſignifie that they offered it for themſelves and for their own ſins, which the offerer performing this Rite was to confeis, Lev: 16: 21: that they acknowledged themfclve: ro deſerve that death which was in{i&ed upon this innocent Creature for their ſakes, and to reſtihe their Faith in the future Sacrifice of Chrift,upon hom their ſins were to be laid, and by whoſe Blood they were expiared, and thar they humbly begged God's meicy in pardoning their fins,and accepting them to and in their holy Office. it And thou & (halt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congre- gation. ; k Moſes, who though no Prieſt, yet for this time and occaſion was called by God to this work. 12 And thou ſhalt take ofthe blood of the bullock,and * Chap. -put zx upon * the horns of the altar / with thy finger, anc 27.2. and our ali the blood belidethe bottom of the altar. ws I Not of Incegſe, as ſome would have it. bur of the burnt-offer- ings, as may appear, 1. Becauſe it was that Altar at the bottom whereof the Blood was to be poured, as it is here expreiſed ; but that was not done at the Altar of Incenſe, as is evident and con- feſſed. Compare Lev. 16.18, &c. 2. It was that Altar upon which the parts of the Sacrifices were burnt, as it here. follows verſe 13. for there is no diſtin&ion here betscen the two Altars. It is true, in the following ſin-offerings of the Prieſts the Blood was put upon the Horns of the Altar of Incenſe, Lev. 4. 7. But ir muſt be conſi- dered, 1. That the Blood was nor poured out at the bottom of that Altar. 2.Becauſe Aaron and his Sons were nor yet compleat Prieſts, bur privat perſons, and therefore did this at the ſame Altar which the people uſed in their ſin-offerings, Lev. 4. 25, 30.
13 Andthou halt take all the fat that covereth che ++ ſeemeth inwards, 'and f the caul zhat 55 above the liver, and the by anatomy, Ewo kidneys, and the fat chat is upon them m, and burn
and the He= chew upon the altar. ; brew Do- m The parts which in all Sacrifices were burned unto God, Lev. Fors, ro be .. - and 4. 19. to ſignify cither the mortification of their inward the miariff. 3nd mot beloved luſts,or the dedication of the beſt of all Sacrifices,
. and of their inward and beſt parts to God and his ſervice.
14 But the fleſh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, ſhalt thou burn with fire without the camp : it ss a ſin-offering ».
= To wit, for the High-Prieſt, as is plain from the whole con- text, and therefore ought to be burnt by that Law, Lev. 4. There was indeed a Law, thac that ſin-offering, whoſe Blood was not car- ried into the Tabernacle, which was the caſe here, ſhould not be burat but caten, Lev. 6. 3o. and 10. 18. But that concerned the People, not the Prieſts,, who did not ear, but burn their own fin- offerings, Lev, 4. 3, I2: :
15 Thou (halt alſo take one ram, and Aaron and his
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DO S. 16 4 And thou ſhalt ſlay theram, and thou ſhalt take his blood, and ſprinkle 5t round about up9n the altar o. o Which ſignifies, thatnot only our Perſons,but our very Altars and Sacrifices, and beſt Services, need the ſprinkling of Chriit's Blood upon them to render them acceptable to God.
17 And thou ſhalt cut the ram in pieces, nd waſh the inwards of him, and his legs, and put tb: unto his pieces, and f unto his head.
18 And thou ſhalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt-offering unto the LORD : it is a {weer ſa- your p, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.
p Heb. 4 ſavour of reſt, wherewith God will be well pleaſed, and for which, as repreſenting Chriſt who oftered up himſelf, .he will graciouſly accept of the offerings of the Prieſts for themſelves, and for the People.
I9 9 And thou ſhalt take the other ram q : and Aaron and his ſons ſball put their hands upon the head of the ram.