The rights of primogeniture, or, The excellency of royal authority in a sermon preached…The rights of primogeniture, or, The excellency of royall authority in a sermon preached…

So the King of Edom, 2 King. 3. 27. though he took and offered his Eldest Son (that should have reigned in his stead) as an offering: yet in the prophecy of Amos, he is called the King of Edom, because he had it in view.

So the King of Edom, 2 King. 3. 27. though he tooke and offered his Eldest Sonne (that should have reigned in his stead) as an offering: yet in the propheste of Amos, he is called the King of Edom, because he had it in view.

Now to come to Christians, We are Kings in our sort, we are Primogeniti, we are the Israel of God. When God sent Moses to deliver his People, he bids him deliver this Message to Pharaoh, Exod. 4. 22. Thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my Son, even my First-borne. Here is our privilege, though God hath many Sons, yet being found in Christ, we are all First-borne. And so the Children of God are called, Heb. 12. The Congregation of the First-borne. Every one that is a Member of Christ hath the Privilege of a First-borne. They are all Heirs. In the same relation that Christ is, by nature, we are by Grace and Adoption: And being so, we have the Excellency of Dignity, and the Excellency of Power.

Now to come to Christians, We are Kings in our sort, we are Primogeniti, we are the Israel of God. When God sent Moses to deliver his People, he bids him deliver this Message to Pharaoh, Exod. 4. 22. Thou shalt say to Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, Israel is my Sonne, even my First-borne. Here is our priviledge, though God hath many Sonnes, yet being found in Christ, we are all First-borne. And so the Children of God are called,