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Of national churches their description, institution, use, preservation, danger, maladies and cure, partly applied…
Of national churches their description, institution, use, preservation, danger, maladies and cure, partly applied to England / written by Richard Baxter for promoting peace ... and for the fuller explication of the Treaty for Concord in 1660 and 1661, and of the Kings gracious declaration about ecclesiastical affairs ... and for further explication of his treatise of episcopacy ...
London: printed by T. Snowden for Thomas Parkhurst, 1691
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§ 1. That Christ instituted such a Kingdom or National Church, I prove as followeth.
§ 1. THat Christ instituted such a Kingdom or National Church, I prove as followeth.
1. He was by the Prophets still described as such before his coming, as was to be the King of Israel, and Israel under him a National Church.
Moses was King in Jesurun, Deut, 33. 5. and said, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up to you like to me, viz. that was a Prophet and King. Melchizedek was the Type of Christ that was King of Salem, and Priest, Psal. 110. Heb. 8. David was herein a Type of Christ, and Christ was promised to sit on his Throne, Psal. 2. 6. Yet have I set my King on my holy Hill of Zion, Ezek. 37. 24. David my Servant shall be King over them, and they shall all have one Shepherd, &c. My Servant David shall be their Prince for ever. So v. 27, 28. so Hos. 3. 5. Exod. 19. 6. Ye shall be to me a Kingdom of Priests, Dan. 2. 44. Mark 11. 10.