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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
LIGHT for them that sit in DARKNESS. › Demonstration 2: The Second Demonstration.
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.
2. He is there a Fore-runner for us. Whither the Fore-runner is for us entered, even Jesus, Heb. 6. 20. This Office of Harbinger, is distinct from, though it comes by virtue of, his Priestly Office: therefore they are both mentioned in the Text, Whither the Fore-runner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an High-Priest for ever, after the Order of Melchizedek. He is therefore our Fore-runner by virtue of his Priesthood, his Blood giving worth to all he does.
2. He is there a Fore-runner for us. Whither the Fore-runner is for us entered, even Jesus, Heb. 6. 20. This Office of Harbinger, is distinct from, though it comes by vertue of, his Priestly Office: therefore they are both mentioned in the Text, Whither the Fore-runner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an High-Priest for ever, after the Order of Melchisedec. He is therefore our Fore-runner by vertue of his Priesthood, his Blood giving worth to all he does.
In this Office of Harbinger, or Fore-runner; he prepareth for Believers their dwelling-Places in the Heavens; their dwelling-Places, according to their Place, State, Calling, Service, or Work, in his Body the Church. In my Fathers House, saith he, are many Mansions, if it were not so I would have told you, I go to prepare a Place for you, Joh. 14.
This is that is mentioned in the 47th Psalm. He shall choose our Inheritance for us, the Excellency of Jacob whom he loved. But should he have had Power to choose our Inheritance for us, to prepare for us our dwelling-Places; should he have Power to give even Heaven itself to a Company of Poor Men, had he not in the first Place obtained by his Blood the Deliverance of our Soul from Death.