A supplement to the several discourses upon various divine subjects

2. 'Tis for the exercise of the Offices of Christ that Zion should be established. He is Prophet, Priest, and King, which are all titles of relation. Prophet implies some to be instructed, a Priest some to offer for, and a King some to be ruled; put one relation, and you must necessarily put the other. If there were no Church preserved in the world, he would be a nominal Prophet without any disciples, a King without subjects, and a Priest without suppliants to be atoned by him, upon earth. Now Christ is the wonderful Counsellor, the everlasting Father, and the Government is laid upon his Shoulders; to what end? to order and establish the Kingdom of God, Isa. 9.6, 7. All the strength and vigour he had, as it was from God, so it was intended for God^*. And the reason is, because, though God hath given up the administration of things to Christ, yet he hath not devested himself of his right, nor can; For God is the chief Lord, and the relation of creatures not ceasing, the relation of Lord and Creator cannot cease. And therefore since the right of God continues, the grant of the uttermost ends of the earth to be the inheritance & possession of Christ, includes not only a gift but an Office, to preserve, protect, establish, and improve his possession for those ends for which he had the grant, and to prevent all that may impair it. As he had a right and strength, by the order of God to rear it, so he hath an Office and Power to establish it, as well as to erect it, and Christ is the same in all his offices yesterday, to day and for ever, Heb. 13.8. The same in credit with God, in faithfulness to his Office, the virtue of his blood, the force of his arm, and compassions to bleeding Zion.

2. 'Tis for the exercise of the Offices of Christ that Sion should be establisht. He is Prophet, Priest, and King, which are all titles of relation. Prophet implies some to be instructed, a Priest some to offer for, and a King some to be ruled; put one relation, and you must necessarily put the other. If there were no Church preserv'd in the world, he would be a nominal Prophet without any disciples, a King without subjects, and a Priest without suppliants to be atoned by him, upon earth. Now Christ is the wonderfull Counsellour, the everlasting Father, and the Government is laid upon his Shoulders; to what end? to order and establish the Kingdom of God,