The real Christian, or, A treatise of effectual calling wherein the work of God…

In Christ shall be the greatest consent and concord, between the Prince sitting upon his Kingly Throne, and the Priest sitting upon his Pontifical Throne, because he shall be both, and shall conjoin both the Dignity of the Priesthood and Kingdom in himself: This is something, but not enough: Mr. Pemble better, Counsel of Peace, an allusion to the former government of the Jews State, wherein the King and Priest, several Officers, did take counsel one with and of another, for the maintenance of peace and prosperity in the Church and State: Now likewise the Churches peace should be wrought, though not by two several persons, yet by virtue of two several offices meeting in one: Christ purchasing all peace to his Church by his Priesthood, and maintaining and defending it by his Kingdom: the effect which the conjunction of both Thrones and Offices in Christ doth produce is peace and reconciliation with God, with safety and deliverance from our spiritual enemies; thus Mr. Pemble agreeing with Junius. To these I shall only add Diodati and no more: These two offices in Christ, shall perfectly agree one with another, though they seem to be very ⟨p. 258⟩different; the one having the administration of Justice to command and punish, the other of mercy to expiate and pardon: but Christ shall expiate and pardon, that he may be obeyed when he commands, Psal 130.4. having brought men again into Gods favour, to make them receive his Spirit, which inclineth them to a voluntary obedience, and shall command in pardoning, viz. he shall enact the Law of the Spirit, as much or more binding then the literal Law; thus he. This comes up to what I aimed at in the quotation; thus I conceive, Peace or reconciliation between persons at distance is not properly made up till both parties be agreed. Christ on his Priestly Throne, as he offers himself a Sacrifice expiatory to his Father, satisfying of his Justice, makes up the breach on Gods part. Christ on his Kingly Throne, delivering us from our spiritual enemies, as Mr. Pemble, and let me add, our enmity against God, by giving his Spirit to incline us to voluntary obedience; by enacting the Law of the Spirit, as Diodati, doth heal or make up the breach on our part: thus the blessed Counsel of peace is made up of both these Offices in Christ, and now it prospers; God reconciled to us, our wills to his. The sum then is;

In Christ shall be the greatest consent and concord, between the Prince sitting upon his Kingly Throne, and the Priest sitting upon his Pontifical Throne, because he shall be both, and shall conjoyn both the Dignity of the Pristhood and Kingdom in himself: This is something, but not enough: Mr. Pemble better, Counsel of Peace, an allusion to the former government of the Jews State, wherein the King and Priest, several Officers, did take counsel one with and of another, for the maintenance of peace and prosperity in the Church and State: Now likewise the Churches peace should be wrought, though not by two several persons, yet by vertue of two several offices meeting in one: Christ purchasing all peace to his Church by his Priesthood, and maintaining and defending it by his Kingdom: the effect which the conjunction of both Thrones and Offices in Christ doth produce is peace and reconciliation with God, with safety and deliverance from our spiritual enemies; thus Mr. Pemble agreeing with Junius. To these I shall only add Diodati and no more: These two offices in Christ, shall perfectly agree one with another, though they seem to be very