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2 Look at our Saviour as he is Head of the Church, there we must be like him in three things, ⟨p. 25⟩as a Prophet, as a Priest, as a King. He was a Prophet to teach others, so should we be, daily endeavouring to instruct and teach our families. He was a Priest to offer sacrifice, and so should we, to pour out our souls for others in prayer to God. He was a King to subdue sin and satan, Revel. 1.5.¹ He hath made us Kings and Priests to God the Father. Christ is the King of his Church; so we have a part of his office. He was a Priest, so are we made spiritual Priests; He was a Prophet, so are we made spiritual Prophets. Christ hath made us Kings to domineer over our base distempers and corruptions; we should be Priests to offer our selves souls and bodies as a living sacrifice and acceptable, Rom. 12.1.² in all th•se we must imitate Christ.

2 Looke at our Saviour as hee is Head of the Church, there we must be like him in three things, ⟨p. 25⟩as a Prophet, as a Priest, as a King. He was a Prophet to teach others, so should we be, daily endeavouring to instruct and teach our families. Hee was a Priest to offer sacrifice, and so should wee, to powre out our soules for others in prayer to God. He was a King to subdue sinne and sathan, Revel. 1.5.¹ He hath made us Kings and Priests to God the Father. Christ is the King of his Church; so we have a part of his office. He was a Priest, so are we made spirituall Priests; He was a Prophet, so are we made spirituall Prophets. Christ hath made us Kings to domineere over our base distempers and corruptions; we should be Priests to offer our selves soules and bodies as a living sacrifice and acceptable,