Noah a Type of Christ

    PARALLELS.

    I. NOAH was a saviour, nay, in a good sense, the saviour of the world; for it was through him, and by his means and righteousness, there was a seed preserved from the Flood, &c. Christ is a Saviour, the great Saviour, the only Saviour of the world; hence called Jesus.

    II. Noah was a preacher of righteousness, and invited sinners to repentance: Christ was a Preacher of righteousness, and came on purpose to call sinners to repentance. Noah's ministry was despised by the ungodly: so was the preaching and ministry of Jesus Christ, by the unbelieving Jews, and others: those that refused and rebelled against Noah, and his ministry, were destroyed by water; and those that refuse and rebel against Christ shall be destroyed by fire.

    III. Noah built an ark: so Christ builds his Church. Noah built the ark according to the commandment of God: so Christ in building his Church, did every thing according to the commandment received from his Father. 3. Noah took many trees to build the ark: so Christ takes many believers, called trees of righteousness, to build his Church.

    IV. Some clean, and some unclean beasts were received into Noah's ark: so some holy and sanctified persons, and some unsanctified ones, are received into Christ's Church, though not by Christ's appointment.

    V. All that were not received into the ark, perished. So all who get not spiritually by faith into Jesus Christ, or are not true members of the visible or invisible Church, shall be damned and perish eternally.

    VI. Noah's ark was tossed upon the rough waves, and yet was preserved: so the Church of Christ is tossed upon the rough waves of a tempestuous world, and yet preserved.

    VII. Noah was the great repairer of the world: from him descended all the inhabitants of the earth: Christ is the great and glorious Repairer, of the world, and from him proceed all the inhabitants of heaven.

    VIII. Noah sent a dove out of the ark, to see whether or no the waters were abated, who returned with an olive-branch in her mouth: so Christ sends forth the Spirit, called a Dove, or, in the likeness of a dove, who brings tidings to believing souls, that the wrath of God is appeased, &c.