...the vessels of the sanctuary, with the blood of the sacrifices. Hence it is said, Heb. ix. 23, 24. ' It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things...heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices tharr these. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures...

...their sins: and a sufficient reason rendered, of their faith in. and their hopes/row the mercy seat. Almost all things are by the Law purged with Blood, and without shedding of Blood is no remission.* Into the Breast-plate of Judgment, Moses put the Urim and Thummim, the Lights and Perfections s whereby...

...not his only Son. but gave him (O stupendous gift!) to be a bloody sacrifice for us all. VERSE as. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens, should be fiurified with these; but the heavenly thing* themselvet with be-tter sacrifices than these. $1. Connexion...

...ver. 21, concerning the sprinkling of the tabernacle and its vessels relate to what follows, ver. 22: "and almost all things are by the law purged with blood;" and not to those that precede about the dedication of the first covenant: for the argument he hath in hand...

...shedding of blood is no remission." The next verse shows the typical bearing of these observances : " It was, therefore, necessary that the patterns of...things themselves with better sacrifices than these." Ileb. ix. The scat of gospel puvificatiou is the heart, which it reaches to so thoroughly, us to leave...

...ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean sanctified to the purifying of the flesh." Heb. 9. 18. It was necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens...things themselves with better sacrifices than these." Heb. 9. 23. In these sacrifices there was a remembrance again made of sins every year. Heb. 10. 3....

...was not complete till a lamb and other sacrifices were offered. We may indeed say with the apostle, " Almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood is no remission." All which discovers the absolute necessity of the suftV>rings and death of the Lord Jesus, to abolish...

...importance, was the expiatory blood of sacrificed animals, as occasioned as infallible writer to say, Almost all things are by the law purged with blood ; and without shedding of blood is no remission of any offences.* Emphatical and remarkable declarations! The BLOOD maketh an atonement for the soul...

...preaehing of the word, an effeetual means of enlightening (m), eonvineing and humbling sinners (n) ; of all things are by the law purged •with blood ; and without shedding of blood is no remission. 1 Peter 1. 18, 19. Forasmueh as ye know that ye were not redeemed with eorruptible things, as silver...

...Gentiles, whether we be bond or free ; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. II. b Heb. ix. 22. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood ; and without shedding of blood is m remission. Ver. 25. Nor yet that he should offer himself often, as the high priest entereth into...