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The Scripture Doctrine of Atonement Examined (1809)
The Scripture Doctrine of Atonement Examined - 1809 Author:John Taylor Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: THE SCRIPTURE DOCTRINE OF ATONEMENT EXAMINED. CHAPTER I. THE OCCASIONS OF OFFERING SACRIFICES, AND THE CEREMONIES USED IN OFFERING THEM. 1. 1 HAT the... more » Jewish religion consisted very much in symbols, that is, in outward material signs, by which inward moral dispositions were represented, is very evident. And, as God himself was the author of it, we need not doqbt but it was well adapted to the genius of the people, and to the times. 2. A great part of those symbols and figures are of little use to us now adays ; and therefore it is of no great consequence whether we do, or do not understand them. But their sacrifices seem to bear such relation to the death of Christ; and are so frequently referred to in tlje writings of the chapter{Section 48 THE OCCASIONS OF OFFERING SACRIFICE New Testament, that it seems necessary to have just ideas of the one, in order to our forming a right judgment of the other. 3. Sacrifices were to be offered in the sanctuary, and in no other place, that being considered as the house, or palace, of God ; where his extraordinary presence was signified by the ark of the covenant, and a bright appearance above it. A splendid apparatus of utensils, and great numbers of select persons were employed in the sacred rites. Various were the offerings here presented ; bullocks, rams, lambs, goats, kids, pigeons, turtles, corn, wine, oil, andc. Various were the ceremonies with which, and the occasions upon which, they were offered. 4. I, The occasions were either general, or particular. General, when no special reason is given for sacrificing; but it seems to have been an act of homage paid to God, as the Maker, Owner, Ruler, and Preserver of all things. Under this head most of the sacrifices before the law of Moses are to be ranked; and they c...« less