Leviticus 4

It is so far from it, that it is necessary to make way for it, in case of a righteous law transgressed, and the public order of the universal governor and government of all, disturbed. And this God directs to (Leviticus 4:31): The Priest shall make an atonement for him, and it s…

But, always, is, at all times, as occasion did require. There was also an especial service when the High Priest entred into this Sanctuary, which was neither daily nor weekly, but occasional, which is mentioned (Leviticus 4:6, 7). For when the anointed Priest was to offer a Sacr…

And this is the last thing in particular, namely, the way or means of the removal of this evil conscience, which is by sprinkling of our hearts. The expression is taken from the sprinkling of blood upon the offering of the sacrifices (Exodus 29:16, 21; Leviticus 4:17; Chapter 14…

As we are obliged to pray for the pardon of sin every day, by virtue of that sacrifice which is [in non-Latin alphabet], new and living in its efficacy continually, and as occasion did require. And so there was an obligation on the priest to offer for himself a sin-offering, as…

For, (1.) The great Anniversary Sacrifice of Expiation for the Sins of the whole Congregation (Leviticus 26) was a [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩] or [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩], a Sin Offering. (2.) The same kind of Offering was also appointed to, and for particular persons, who ha…

Objection 1. (Leviticus 4) Moses according to God's commandment prescribed several sacrifices for several persons; and they were means of satisfaction for the temporal punishments of their daily sins. Answer: Those sacrifices were only signs and types of Christ's satisfaction to…

A land is accepted, and a people's peace made with God, not by their repentance and humiliation, but by Christ believed on (Micah 5:5): This man shall be the peace when the Assyrian shall come into our land. There were sin-offerings, and burnt-offerings appointed in the Law for…

The reason of the diversity is, because the same word in the original, which signifies the second person masculine, you, meaning the Father; signifies the third person feminine: his soul shall make itself; but on the matter, whether we apply it to the Father, or to Christ, both…

In the old Law you may read of several degrees and kinds of sins, for which God appointed or measured out differing and proportionable sacrifices. So for sins of ignorance there was one kind of sacrifice (Leviticus 4:2 and 5) and another for sins against knowledge, or such as we…

Here note, that manifest and convicted atheists, if they be put to death, have but their deserts. Example 4. He that curses father or mother shall die the death (Leviticus 4:9). This law is a necessary fence to the fifth commandment, and upholds the honor that is due to parents.

For the beast sacrificed, was so offered, as that bearing the punishment and curse of the sin, it also blotted it out. And the Priests signified so much by the imposition of hands; even as if they had laid upon the beast the sins of the whole people (Leviticus 4:4). And if any p…

29. And the Meat-offering (Leviticus 11:1). 30. That if the whole Congregation offend, a Sacrifice be offered for it (Leviticus 4:13). 31. If a private man sin by ignorance, he must offer his sin-offering (Leviticus 4:27).

The Mercy-seat as to its making, form, use, and disposition, is declared (Exodus 25:17); it is called [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩] Cipporeth; [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩] signifies to hide, to cover, to plaister over, to shut, to plaister with Bitumen or pitch. In Pihel, to expiat…

The persons to offer this sacrifice. The anointed priest, who, (Leviticus 4:3). The whole congregation.

According to the number of them all] That is, he offered for each of his sons a sacrifice. There were some sacrifices, which did serve for the whole congregation, as we may see (Leviticus 4:13-14), and in diverse other chapters of that book. Besides these there were personal sac…

But he who is sincere has his inside as his best side. In the law God would have the inwards offered up (Leviticus 4:11). A good Christian gives God the inwards; when he prays his heart prays.

But absolutely does no where in any good author, nor in the scripture signifie a sacrifice for sin unless it may be allowed to do so in this one place alone. For whereas the LXX do render constantly by where it signifies sin; where it denotes an offering for sin, and they retain…

Leviticus 20:20: "They shall bear their sin." And in the Levitical Law it is often used for the sacrifice that was offered for sin, for the expiation of the guilt of it (Leviticus 4:20, 24), and frequently elsewhere. There is also a defilement which the sin leaves behind it upon…

(4) Because, those sins of infirmity and ignorance which the saints are subject to, and which the Papists call venial sins, will not suffer them to stand in judgment before God, nor can the saints be justified from them but by faith — and therefore in strict justice they merit a…