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Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation
Christ and the covenant the work and way of meditation. : Gods return to the soul, or nation; together with his preventing mercy. : Delivered in ten sermons, (viz.) 1. Christs personal excellencies, the object of our love. 2. Christ crucified, the object of our faith. 3. The new covenant of grace opened. 4. Christ the mediator of the new covenant. 5. The way and spirit of the new covenant, or New Testament. 6. The blood of sprinkling. 7. The sweetness and profitableness of divine meditation. 8. The work and way of this meditation. 9. Gods return to the soul and nation. 10. Preventing mercy. / By W.B.
London: printed for N. Ranew, 1667
Sermons › Sermon 4: Christ the Mediator of the New Covenant. SERMON IV.
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But thirdly, Is it not a great matter for Christ to be your King, Priest and Prophet? consider it a little: If you observe it, you shall find that all the blessings that came to the Jews or Israelites in the time of the Old Testament, came through these three offices, King, Priest, Prophet; why, but as a Type, to show that all our spiritual mercies must come through the hand of these three offices in Christ: Now if Christ be the Mediator of the New Covenant, then he is your King, your Priest, your Prophet; for all these three offices of Christ, grow upon the Mediation of Christ.
But thirdly, Is it not a great matter for Christ to be your King, Priest and Prophet? consider it a little: If you observe it, you shall find that all the blessings that came to the Jews or Israelites in the time of the Old Testament, came through these three offices, King, Priest, Prophet; why, but as a Type, to shew that all our spiritual mercies must come through the hand of these three offices in Christ: Now if Christ be the Mediator of the New Covenant, then he is your King, your Priest, your Prophet; for all these three offices of Christ, grow upon the Mediation of Christ.
For if he be your Mediator, then he will be a Prophet, a Prophet to declare the mind, and the love of the Father to you.
If he be your Mediator, he will be your Priest, to satisfy the Fathers anger for you.
If he be your Mediator, he will be your Priest, to satisfie the Fathers anger for you.