The Fountain of Life Opened

Fifthly, The Priesthood of Christ implies the extremity of his sufferings. In sacrifices, you know, there was a destruction, a kind of Annihilation of the Creature, to the glory of God. The shedding of the creatures blood, and burning its flesh with fire, was but an umbrage, or faint resemblance of what Christ endured, when he made his soul an offering for sin.

Fifthly, The Priesthood of Christ implies the extremity of his sufferings. In sacrifices, you know, there was a destruction, a kind of Annihilation of the Creature, to the glory of God. The sheding of the creatures blood, and burning its flesh with fire, was but an umbrage, or faint resemblance of what Christ endured, when he made his soul an offering for sin.

Sixthly and Lastly, It implies the gracious design of God, to reconcile us at a dear rate to himself, in that he called, and confirmed Christ in his Priesthood, by an oath; and thereby laid out a sacrifice of infinite value for the world. Sins for which no sacrifice is allowed are desperate sins. And the case of such sinners is helpless. But if God allow, yea and provide a sacrifice himself; how plainly doth it speak his intentions of peace and mercy? These things are manifestly presupposed, or implied in Christs Priesthood.

Sixthly and Lastly, It implies the gratious design of God, to reconcile us at a dear rate to himself, in that he called, and confirmed Christ in his Priesthood, by an oath; and thereby laid out a sacrifice of infinite value for the world. Sins for which no sacrifice is allowed are desperate sins. And the case of such sinners is helpless. But if God allow, yea and provide a sacrifice himself; how plainly doth it speak his intentions of peace and mercy? These things are manifestly presupposed, or implyed in Christs Priesthood.

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