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Matthew Poole and continuators on Hebrews 9:6

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Hebrews9:6

6 Now when these things were thus ordained , the priests went always into the first Tabernacle, accomplishing the service of God.

The Spirit now proceeds to the second adjunct of the Mosaical Administration, having stated the places of them, even the Aaronical Priests services in them; when the Tabernacles were made and reared, and the Utensils rightly disposed in them, and all things set in God's own Order now.

In the Holy Place or Sanctuary within the first Vail, described, v. 2. Not only the High-Priest, but all the common Priests, consecrated by God's Order to their Work, every one in his daily course, constantly performing, and compleatly acting all the Services enjoined on them by God to be done there, as to put on the Shew-Bread, and to eat what they took off, Exod. 25.30. Levit. 24.5, to 10. to keep the Lights in the Candlestick, supplying it with Oil, and clearing the Lights, Exod. 25.37, 38. and 27.20, 21. and 30.7, 8. Numb. 8.2, 3. To burn Incense on the Golden Altar before the Ark: the Priests took a Censer, and filled it with Fire from the Altar of Burnt Sacrifice, and then came to the Altar of Incense before the Vail, and there put the Incense on the Fire in the Censer; during the evaporating of which, the People in the Court were pouring out their Prayers for Pardon, each person by himself, see Exod. 30.1, to 7, 8, 9, 34, 35, 36. and 40.26, 27. Luke 1.9, 10. Even all the Ordinances of Worship commanded by God, did the Priests perform in it; all which Services in the Holy Place, do but typifie the true Services in the Gospel-Church, of all made Priests by the Blood of Christ, 1 Pet, 2.5, 9. and Revel. 1.5, 6. and 5.9, 10. Offering Prayers and Praises to God continually in the Name of Christ, perfumed with the Incense of his Merits, Mal. 1.11. compare Rev. 8.3. obtaining thereby the light of his Grace through his Spirit, and the Bread of Life, till they are perfected by their great High-Priest, and carried into the Holy of Holiest, there to be praising and enjoying God in him for ever, as he hath prayed for them, and promised to them, Iohn 14.2, 3. and 17.20, 21.

Marginal references: Numb. 28.3.

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