A85953:214
Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of…
Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of Christ. And, 3 The Excellency of mans immortal soul. By Jeremiah Burroughs, late preacher of the gospel at Stepney, and Giles-Cripple-gate, London. Published by William Greenhill. William Bridge. Philip Nigh. John Yates. Matthew Mead. William Adderly.Gospel-revelation in three treatises, viz, 1 The nature of God. 2 The excellencies of Christ. And, 3 The Excellency of mans immortal soul. By Jeremiah Burroughs, late preacher of the gospel at Stepney, and Giles-Cripple-gate, London. Published by William Greenhill. William Bridge. Philip Nye. John Yates. Matthew Mead. William Adderly.
London: printed for Nath. Brook, 1660
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Treatise 2 › Sermon 2: The Second SERMON ON The Excellency of Christ.
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1 He hath a Royal Priest-hood, for it is joined with Kingly Power, and therefore Melchizedek was his type. He was not after the Order of Aaron, but he was after the Order of Melchizedek, because it is a Royal Priest-hood, and so the Saints are called a Royal Priesthood; And Melchizedek is said to be without Father or Mother: the meaning is, He was not so as he was a man, for he had Father and Mother, beginning and end, but in his typical relation he was so, they were concealed, to typify, that Christ, as he was man, he had no Father, and as he was God, he had no Mother, and he had no beginning in his Priestly office, it was from everlasting, and it shall endure to everlasting. So he is a Priest for ever after the Order of Melchizedek, and not after the Order of Aaron.
1 Hee hath a Royal Priest-hood, for it is joyned with Kingly Power, and therefore Melchisedeck was his type. Hee was not after the Order of Aaron, but hee was after the Order of Melchisedeck, because it is a Royal Priest-hood, and so the Saints are called a Royal Priesthood; And Melchisedeck is said to bee without Father or Mother: the meaning is, Hee was not so as hee was a man, for hee had Father and Mother, beginning and end, but in his typical relation hee was so, they were concealed, to typifie, that Christ, as hee was man, hee had no Father, and as hee was God, hee had no Mother, and hee had no beginning in his Priestly office, it was from everlasting, and it shall indure to everlasting. So hee is a Priest for ever after the Order of Melchisedeck, and not after the Order of Aaron.
2 And in the next place, All the Priests in the Law did typify Christ, and all did cease in him; certainly he must needs be a great High Priest that was typified by them, and in whom all ceased and vanished: As when the Sun arises, the light of the stars doth no more appear; there was no further Priesthood when Jesus came and took that Office to himself in his humane Nature in this world.
2 And in the next place, All the Priests in the Law did typifie Christ, and all did cease in him; certainly hee must needs bee a great High Priest that was typified by them, and in whom all ceased and vanished: As when the Sun arises, the light of the stars doth no more appear; there was no further Priesthood when Jesus came and took that Office to himself in his humane Nature in this world.