The works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel College in CambridgeThe works of William Bridge, sometime fellow of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge

Fourthly, §4This now he hath done as our great High-Priest, and in a more transcendent, and eminent way, than ever any high-Priest did before. For, though the High-Priest did come, and make an atonement for a poor sinner, yet he himself was never made a sacrifice; the Priest offered up a sacrifice, but himself never was made a sacrifice. But our great High-Priest, does not only offer up a sacrifice, but Himself is made a sacrifice. Yea, that sacrifice, that was then in the times of the old-Testament, it could not purge the conscience; not only, because (as the Apostle speaks) it was the blood of bulls, and goats: but because the sacrifice was performed successively; as thus, A man sinned, then he brought a sacrifice; sins again, and then he brings another sacrifice: and once every year, the High-Priest goes into the holy of holiest to make an atonement: But in the mean while, a poor soul might think thus, What if I die before the year come about, what will become of me? the High-Priest, he goes once a year into the Holy of Holyest, and sprinkles the mercy-seat, but what will become of me if I die before that time? But now, our great High-Priest, he does not only offer up a sacrifice, and Himself the sacrifice; but he offers up a sacrifice once for all. (So says the Apostle) So that now, when a Christian hath sinned, he is not to think of a sacrifice that is yet to come, a year hence, but he is to look unto that which is done already, a sacrifice once offered, and once for all; So that he needs not be in suspense now, as the Jews were, his Conscience, it may be fully purged from sin.

Fourthly, §4This now he hath done as our great High-Priest, and in a more transcendant, and eminent way, than ever any high-Priest did before. For, though the High-Priest did come, and make an atonement for a poor sinner, yet he himself was never made a sacrifice; the Priest offered up a sacrifice, but himself never was made a sacrifice. But our great High-Priest, does not only offer up a sacrifice, but Himself is made a sacrifice. Yea, that sacrifice, that was then in the times of the old-Testament, it could not purge the conscience; not only, because (as the Apostle speaks) it was the blood of bulls, and goats: but because the sacrifice was performed successively; as thus, A man sinned, then he brought a sacrifice; sins again, and then he brings another sicrifice: and once every yeare, the High-Priest goes into the holy of holiest to make an atonement: But in the mean while, a poor soul might think thus, What if I die before the year come about, what will become of me? the High-Priest, he goes once a year into the Holy of Holyest, and sprinkles the mercy-seat, but what will become of me if I die before that time? But now, our great High-Priest, he does not only offer up a sacrifice, and Himself the sacrifice; but he offers up a sacrifice once for all. (So saies the Apostle) So that now, when a Christian hath sinned, he is not to think of a sacrifice that is yet to come, a year hence, but he is to look unto that which is done already, a sacrifice once offered, and once for all; So that he needs not be in suspence now, as the Jewes were, his Conscience, it may be fully purged from sin.