The Fountain of Life Opened

First, God Sealed him a commission to Preach the glad tidings of Salvation to sinners. This commission Christ opened, and read in the audience of the people, Luk. 4.18, 19, 20, 21. And when he had opened the Book, he found the place where it is written; the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to Preach the Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to Preach deliverance to the Captives, and the recovering of sight to the blind; to set at liberty them that are bruised. To Preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the Book, &c. And he began to say unto them, this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.

First, God Sealed him a commission to Preach the glad tidings of Salvation to sinners. This commission Christ opened, and read in the audience of the people, Luk. 4.18, 19, 20, 21. And when he had opened the Book, he found the place where it is written; the Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath annointed me to Preach the Gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to Preach deliverance to the Captives, and the recovering of sight to the blind; to set at liberty them that are bruised. To Preach the acceptable year of the Lord. And he closed the Book, &c. And he began to say unto them, this day is this Scripture fulfilled in your ears.

He also Sealed him to the Priesthood, and that the most excellent. Authorizing him to execute both the parts of it, viz. Oblatory, and intercessory. He called him to offer up himself a Sacrifice for us. I have power (saith he) to lay down my Life, this commandment have I received of my Father, Joh. 10.18. And upon that account his offering up of his Blood, is by the Apostle styled an act of obedience, as it is,