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2. And his Authority over us, as a Father hath over his Children, which is part of his Rectorship. And withal it signifieth that special love of Christ to those to whom he is thus related.

So he is called a Husband, which expressed the same special Propriety and Rectorship with the singular love accompanying them. He is called a Prophet, but that term expresseth but the manner of his applying himself to men in the exercise of his Dominion and Rule; for he that teacheth them, doth not teach them as a private man, but with Authority, and as their rightful King, whether they acknowledge him or no;) even as a King doth offer mercy to Rebels, and persuade them earnestly to accept it, showing them the danger of standing out against him: Or as he teacheth his Subjects their duty; you may call this Man a Teacher, but the meaning only is this, he is a Teaching King, and so his Teaching is part of his Ruling, or subordinate to it: It signifieth but the manner of his applying himself to them, so Christ's Prophetical Office in its self belongeth to his Rectorship: Not that all Teaching is Ruling, but in all his Teaching he doth it as their Ruler, in right at least, if not in exercise. For that Teaching by which he converteth Sinners, is not properly an act of moral ruling those Sinners; but yet it is the Act of a King persuading Rebels to come in that they may be Ruled; and as their King doth he persuade them.

So he is called a Husband, which expressed the same special Propriety and Rectorship with the singular love accompanying them. He is called a Prophet, but that term expresseth but the manner of his applying himself to men in the exercise of his Dominion and Rule; for he that teacheth them, doth not teach them as a private man, but with Authority, and as their rightful King, whether they acknowledge him or no;) even as a King doth offer mercy to Rebels, and perswade them earnestly to accept it, shewing them the danger of standing out against him: Or as he teacheth his Subjects their duty; you may call this Man a Teacher, but the meaning only is this, he is a Teaching King, and so his Teaching is part of his Ruling, or subordinate to it: It signifieth but the manner of his applying himself to them, so Christ's Prophetical Office in its self belongeth to his Rectorship: Not that all Teaching is Ruling, but in all his Teaching he doth it as their Ruler, in right at least, if not in exercise. For that Teaching by which he converteth Sinners, is not properly an act of moral ruling those Sinners; but yet it is the Act of a King perswading Rebels to come in that they may be Ruled; and as their King doth he perswade them.