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Secondly. And as he was chosen, so he was called also to this Work and Office. For as the Apostle speaks concerning Christ's Priesthood, ¹or touching that Office, so I may say of this, No Man taketh this Honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. ²He did not intrude himself upon this Service, but he had a lawful Call unto it; the Father called him, and sent him into the World, to keep, feed, and save his Sheep. This shows the wonderful Love of the Father, he is the first and principal Author of our Salvation: All things are of God, who hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ. All the spiritual Blessings we have by Christ, spring ³from the Father; the Father is held forth as the first Cause, first Mover and Contriver of all spiritual Mercies for us: The Father also fitted and qualified him, or put him into a Capacity to accomplish this Work and Office; he prepared him a Body, that so he might die for his Sheep.

Secondly. And as he was chosen, so he was called also to this Work and Office. For as the Apostle speaks concerning Christ's Priesthood, ¹or touching that Office, so I may say of this, No Man taketh this Honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron. ²He did not intrude himself upon this Service, but he had a lawful Call unto it; the Father called him, and sent him into the World, to keep, feed, and save his Sheep. This shews the wonderful Love of the Father, he is the first and principal Author of our Salvation: All things are of God, who hath reconciled us unto himself by Jesus Christ. All the spiritual Blessings we have by Christ, spring ³from the Father; the Father is held forth as the first Cause, first Mover and Contriver of all spiritual Mercies for us: The Father also fitted and qualified him, or put him into a Capacity to accomplish this Work and Office; he prepared him a Body, that so he might die for his Sheep.