Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-07-29

i'neoSCu udlll, anu Tue last Is Clearly re-
vealed. (2I That Christ suffered no pun
lshment for sin, instead of any one seeing
the penilent is forgiven his sins and the
'mpenstent cannot escape but shall bear
his Judgment whatsoever he be- But 10
the point. 1t was my design to show that
the apostle brought to mind the types and
shadows of the law admitting their su-
lhentlcity as such to the endthat he light I
declare Jesus to be their anlitype and body,
a merciful H gh Priest Of good things
10 come by greater and more perfect
tabernacle. Indeed l hold That Jesus in
his mediation unto death was the SUB
STANCE ofthe types as he says,
Second, Adds Mr.. G. as afore cited,
Ny opinion is therefore that the word
men in Heb. TX: 27, does not refer to
those who were offered for service mere
~ but to the priests as such l reply,
Light on this point shines from the sa-
cred pages, wherefore then should that
which is matter Of proof be suffered to rest
on opinion p The pries's as such or
the Levtes who were offered for service
are nowhere appointed to death. But,
that the frst-born men were appointed to
die, see Exc. xiii IL, Thou shalt set
apart unto the Lord all thy first-born and
every frstling that cometh of a beast
which thou hast the males shall be the
Lords That the men were not slain,
r the word but in Heb. TX: 81, renders
, probable, and Exc. xiii Is, corroborates
S the tact viz: And every firstling of an ass
f thou shalt redeem with a lamb, and all
e the firs.-born of man among thy chill
! dren shalt thou redeem.
. Then as the first-born men before being
o made priests but no other body of men
Q were SO appointed to die. Are not hey
J the men of whom the apostle spake?-
. for the article the should not have been
), omitted in our translation And as the
q Levites were afterwards once and only
- once offered was it not that offering which
;s the Savior's being once offered 'magni
n fed and fulfilled. For none but the LIE
b. vites are in the law recognized as having
Of beer made an Offering 10 God
:, To close. A word to the reader OF
- Heb. tx, 81, and as it is appointed Unit
: [hel men once TO die but after this tn
Judgment, so Christ was once offered t
- bear the sins of many. L. Had we no ac
- cess 10 the Old Testament where thos
80 things are written to which this passao
-, relates the intelligent and discerning ST,
dent in theology would perceive that ;,
Christ acas once altered in the last claus
= must have an offering understood in Ii
first, containing as to which the offe
3 ing of Jesus corresponds.
VI 2. To bear the SINS also must hay
De bearing sins anticipated in the form
re- clause to which Jesus bearing sins wou
answer. And the irst-born of Israel, b
Jpn ing redeemed from death, and The Levitt
as afterwards in their stead did bear the il
oil guilty [sinsl called also, (Exo. xviii; 81
the to bear the judgment and is the sar
y'e" with the judgment in this passage.
aods 3. So likewise the words expressed
'nce the first clause viz: as 1T IS appoint
and unto the men once to de- though th
UNI were redeemed, must have something G,
OF responding thereto. And indeed tn
an have, for the Savior was not only appoi
per- ed 10 die, being lamb slain from
81 foundation Of the world But he was
= ar orally offered. Furthermore. When
pos priest bore the sins Isin-offcringl to
and mercy-seat he bore also on his heart Ii
and names in the hreastfa;e CT judgment
ink testimony that he laid the sinners cas-
lrlh- heaFt, HaraiIing IN birth for their
shall liverence from sin. Much more did
eter- sus give evidence that the case of all
Dot to as sinners and the renoration of all :
dead ceeding generations of men laying !
nd in his heart, not only in that be continued
cere.. night in praying to God, but that b
rifce, his own body endured the cross and
r full, pissed the shame who. having poured
his soul unto death should even see Q
To travail of his soul. and be satisfied
,ri6ce Finally, while the Old TestaI
Of the abounds in allegoly, and the New,
tvpes, parallels. yet the sublimity and gran
ion is, of the figures OF the latter surPass