2. Christ is the messenger of this Covenant. The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his Temple, 1even the messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in. Christ travels with tidings between parties of the Covenant. 1. He reports of God to us, he commends his Father unto us,2 my Father is the husband man; and this is the Fathers will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I shall lose nothing; and he commends himself to us, it became the Lord Jesus to commend himself, I am the bread of Life, I am the Light of the world, I am the Door, I am the good Shepherd. It is a wonderful thing how Christ is a broker, (as I may say) for Christ; wisdom crieth out, she uttereth her voice in the streets; come, eat of my bread, and drink of my wine which I have mingled: Ministers cannot speak of Christ, and of his Father, as he can do himself. O my Soul to excite thy desires, come, and hear Christ, speak of Christ, and of his Father, and of Heaven, for he saw all.3 2. He reports of us to God; he commends us to his Father; O righteous Father the world hath not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. Christ gives a good report of the Saints in Heaven; the Father and the Son are speaking of him (as I may say) behind back, and surely a good report in heaven is of high esteem; Christ tells over Ephraim's prayers behind his back, I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, 4Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a Bullock unaccustomed to the yoke, turn thou me and I shall be turned, thou art the Lord my God: and thereupon God resolves, Is Ephraim my dear Son? Is he a pleasant Child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still, therefore my bowels are troubled for him, I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. Happy souls of whom Christ is telling good Tidings in heaven; for he is the Angel of the Covenant.
2. Christ is the messenger of this Covenant. The Lord whom ye seek shall suddainly come to his Temple, 1even the messenger of the Covenant whom ye delight in. Christ travels with tydings between parties of the Covenant. 1. He reports of God to us, he commends his Father unto us,2 my Father is the husband man; and this is the Fathers will which hath sent me, that of all which he hath given me, I shall lose nothing; and he commends himself to us, it became the Lord Jesus to commend himself, I am the bread of Life, I am the Light of the world, I am the Door, I am the good Shepherd. It is a wonderful thing how Christ is a broker, (as I may say) for Christ; wisdom cryeth out, she uttereth her voice in the streets; come, eat of my bread, and drink of my wine which I have mingled: Ministers cannot speak of Christ, and of his Father, as he can do himself. O my Soul to excite thy desires, come, and hear Christ, speak of Christ, and of his Father, and of Heaven, for he saw all.3 2. He reports of us to God; he commends us to his Father; O righteous Father the world hath not known thee, but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. Christ gives a good report of the Saints in Heaven; the Father and the Son are speaking of him (as I may say) behind back, and surely a good report in heaven is of high esteem; Christ tells over Ephraim's prayers behind his back, I have surely heard Ephraim bemoaning himself thus, 4Thou hast chastised me, and I was chastised, as a Bullock unacustomed to the yoke, turn thou me and I shall be turned, thou art the Lord my God: and thereupon God resolves, Is Ephraim my dear Son? Is he a pleasant Child? for since I spake against him, I do earnestly remember him still, therefore my bowels are troubled for him, I will surely have mercy upon him, saith the Lord. Happy souls of whom Christ is telling good Tidings in heaven; for he is the Angel of the Covenant.
- 1Mal. 3.1.
- 2Joh. 15.1. Joh. 6.29. Joh. 6.48. Joh. 8.12 Joh. 10.9 11. Prov. 1.20. Prov. 9.5.
- 3Joh. 17.25.
- 4Jer. 31.18, 20
