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shaving his hair and his beard, signify the means which are to be used in the reconciliation of a sinner, and the steps by which he is to return to God by the repeated application of the blood of Christ, the washing his conscience with the water of compunction, and retrenching all vanities and superfluity, by employing all that is over and above what is necessary in alms deeds, the sin offering, and the holocaust or burnt offering, which he was to offer at his cleansing, signify the sacrifice of a contrite and humble heart, and that of adoration in spirit and truth with gratitude and thankfulness for the forgiveness of sins, with which we are ever to appear before the Almighty, the touching of the right ear, the thumb of the right hand, and the great toe of the right foot, first with the blood of the victim and then with the remainder of the oil which had been sprinkled seven times before the Lord, signify the application of the blood of Christ and the unction of the sevenfold grace of the Holy Ghost to the sinner's right ear that he may duly hearken to and obey the law of God, and to his right hand and foot, that the work of his hands and all the steps or affections of his soul, signified by the feet, may be rightly directed to God. Their legal uncleanness was instituted in order to give the people a horror of carnal impurities; no one but the High Priest, and he but once a year could enter into the sanctuary, to signify that no one could enter into the sanctuary of heaven till Christ our High Priest, opened it by his passion.—This is to teach us that if we would go into the sanctuary of God we must take with us the incense of prayer, and the blood, that is, the passion of Christ. Where, also, note, that the High Priest, before he went into the holy of holies, was to wash his whole body, and then to put on white linen garments to signify the purity and chastity with which we are to approach God.
Sec. 4. The Book of Numbers.
This book of Moses; is called Numbers, because it begins with the numbering of the people. It would take up too much to go and search out each chapter for to comment upon, therefore, I must apply the words of our Lord, "search the scriptures for in them ye think ye have eternal life, and they are they that testily of me." Without the spirit there is no testimony that can be permanent, and
