Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…

1. The Titles of Christ in respect of his Prophetical Office were these: 1. Sometimes he is called Doctor, or Master, Be ye not called Masters, ¹for one is your Master, even Christ. The word is [Greek or Hebrew] which signifies a Doctor, Moderator, teaching-Master, a guide of the way. 2. Sometimes he is called a Law-giver,² There is one Law-giver, who is able to save and to destroy; the Apostle speaks of the internal Government of the Conscience, in which case the Lord is our Judge,³ The Lord is our Law-giver, the Lord is our King, he will save us: we must hear no voice in our Consciences but Gods, no Doctrine in the Church but Christs; No Offices, institutions, and worship must be allowed, but such as he hath appointed; and therefore when men brought in Foreign Doctrines, it is said that they did not hold the head. 3.⁴ Sometimes he is called a Councillor, and his name shall be called Wonderful, Councillor; Counsel is mine and sound Wisdom, saith Christ, I am understanding, and I have strength. Christ by his Office counsels men how to fly sin, and how to please God, and how to escape Hell,⁵ and how to be saved. 4. Sometimes he is called the Apostle of our profession, Wherefore holy brethren, partakers of the Heavenly calling, consider the Apostle, and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus. God sent him as an Ambassador to make known his will; he came not unsent, the very word imports a Mission, a sending,⁶ How shall they preach except they be sent? let all those who run before they be sent, take notice of this, for this would not Christ do; he was sent, he was the Apostle of our profession. 5. Sometimes he is called the Angel of the Covenant,⁷ even the Angel of the Covenant whom ye delight in. Christ was the publisher of the Gospel-Covenant, he declared the Gracious purpose of God towards the Elect held forth in the Covenant; and in this respect he is called a Prophet,