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Show The High•Priefl, Priejl1, tev1te1} O"c. -L 1 B~ l.: , , down to his beard, and to the border of hi\gar~en~ts, Pfalm.t 33 .z. The second Priefll were only fpr.zn4fe~ with this . oyle, inixe~ with the blood of the ~acrt· fice, Levit.8.3o. In thts was type~ outthe uncbon of our savionr, who was anoinied wtth the oyl of~ lad. nef~ above his Fellows-5 Pfal. 45· 2. He was anot~!ed above his Fellows, Extenfive, and Intenfive, E'>61e'!Jeve, for though Aaron· was anointed Prie~, Saul anointed King Elifha anointed Prophet, Melchi[~declt King and Priefl, Mofe.r Priefl and Proph~t, D~v{aK~n~ and Prophet; yet none fave only chrtft, Krng, Pruft, and Prophet. Intenjive1 he was anointed, wejjrinl{!ed. H~ was f~t/1 of grace and truth, John I. 14. And from htsful-nefs we received grace for grace, ver. 16. An~ all ChriH:ians ,- efpecially Minifiers, are unto God the J\veet favour of Chri~~ 2 Co~•"· 5·. . ·Secondly, they differed tn th_etr Garmen~s, wh1ch were a neceifary adjunCt to thetr Confecratton. The High-Prieft wore at the t_ime o( his ordinary minifiration in the Sanlluary~ etght-Garments, 'fixod11s 2 8. .Firft~ Breeche1 of /innen, put next upon his ftefh. Secondly, A Co~tt of fine linnen. put over the breeches. Thirdly; A girdle emb!oidered, of fine li~nen~ blew purple,& fcarlet,wherewtth the coat was gtrded. Fourth-ly, A Robe allofBlew, with fe:venty two bells ofGold, and as many Pomegranates of blew purple, and fearlet, upon the skirts thereof; this was put over the ,coat and girdle. Fifthly, A1t Ephod of gold and of blew p_urple.fcarlet, and fine linnen curio11flJ wrbught; ~n the {boulders thereof were two fair BerJlStones, engra~ ven with the names of the Twelve fribes of Ifrael. · This Ephod was put over the Robe, and girded. there· to with a curious girdle made of the fame. Stxthly, 'A Bre4fl:splate:IProllght.ofgqJJ) hlew,pHrple,ftarkt, and (;,Je t IB. I. The High-.PrieflJ, Priefls, LevileJ, &c. fine linnen, which being a fpan fquare, was fafiened · by gold chains and rings, upon the !iphod: herein Were fet twelve feveral Stones, on which the names of the twelve Tri~es were engraven: Moreover, in this Breafi-plate were the Vrim and the 1 httmmim pla-ced, Seventh1y, .A Miter of fine linnen, jixtee11 cubits lo·ng, wrappedahout ~i11 head. Eighthly, A plate of pur-ple gold, or /Joly Crown two fingers hroad, whereon was engraven Holine.ft to the Lord: this was tyed with a blew lace upon the fore-front of the Miter. ~hefe ei&h~ Ga~ments the High· Prie.fl ufed in his ordrnary mtntfirattun, and they are termed b'y the Rabhies, :lilr '1l:l ~ Bidge Zahah, Ve{limenta attrea, Gol~en Yef!m~nt.r, becaufe of their richnefi in com. panfon of other extroardinary Garments, which he wore onely once a year, when he entred into the Holy of Holies, upon the Propitiation day, lev .. I)·4· . 2 3· Thefe latter are called .l:l7 11lJ Bigde Labtt~t, 17e.- ftimenta ttlha, White Garments; there were in number . I • four. r. A linnen breeches, ':2. A linnen coat. 3 A lin~ ne11 girdle_. 4· A linnen Miter$ Levit. 1 6.~ . In the tim~ of the Second Temple, ( a) becaufe the a Cun ~Ntlih. t Chr.ifm or holy Oy I cou ld not be found, therefore, as deprep He h. cap f( 1 . 1 ..n. • 7• Ag. 2~2 . ormer y 10 re pe'-'L of ht.s Nnllion, the High-Pri_efl was calle y th Ta/mudifls ,- nnwo ~:nno Mrthrahe Mifc ;,,, .1/tO 1 unllione, The anointed; fo when he Qy I as loft' in regard of his Garments, he wastermed' D~1Jl ~:nno Mithrabe Begadim, .Au[hu re-flihw , The cloathed. Thofe forementioned Garments ( b) the High· Prieft might not wear abroad in the b MofosKdtfen. City, unlefs fame urgent occafion compelled him, as~~ pr•cepr, ~t/· Simeon the ju.ft did, when he went forth to ·meet .Ale.x11 ,;i,~7.~·f 2 · 12 • ander the Great, In his apparel the thJeefold Office of our s avioNr chri[t.- |