as Prophet, he was to be greater then all other Prophets and Apostles; for the great Doctor of the Church ought to be Authentic a Law-giver from whose sentence there is no appeal: A Lord in his own house, Heb. 3, 6 one to whom Moses was but a servant, for to him he gave the Law, Heb. 12. 29. One that is to be a Fountain of▪ wisdom to all the Elect, 1 Cor. 1. 30. One that must not only teach but give eyes to see, and ears to hear, and an heart to learn: consider him as a King, a finite power cannot break the force of enemies, pour out the spirit, raise the dead, bestow grace and glory, and become an original fountain of life to all the Elect; all these things are proper to God, the glory which he will not give to another: Consider him as a Priest, and there is two Acts, Oblation and Intercession, and still you will find that he must be God; for his Oblation, he must be one that could offer up himself, Heb. 9. 14. and therefore must have power over his own life, John 10. 18. to lay it down and take it up, which no creature hath: And he must offer himself one for all, 2 Cor. 5. 15. the person that suffered was to be infinite, as good and better then all theirs that should have suffered, as they said to David, thou art better then a thousand of us; and this suffering was to be but once: ⟨p. 232⟩now the wages of sin are eternal death, something there must be to compensate the eternity of the punishment, and nothing could counterpose eternity, but the infiniteness and excellency of Christs person, as a payment in Gold taketh up less room, then a payment in silver, but the value is a• much: 'twas necessary that he should overcome the punishment, for if he were always suffering, we could have no assurance that God were satisfied, and the end was to expiate sin, nothing but an infinite Good could remedy so great an evil, the person wronged is infinite, so is the person suffering; and then his death was not only to be a ransom, but a price, not only [Greek or Hebrew], but [Greek or Hebrew]: a surety to an ordinary creditor, payeth the debt, and freeth the debtor from bonds; Christ was to bring us into grace and favour with God, and to merit Heaven for us: now for the other act of his Priesthood his Intercession; so he was to know our persons and our wants and necessities, as the high Priest had the names of the twelve▪ Tribes on his Breast and shoulders, Exod. 28.
as Prophet, he was to be greater then all other Prophets and Apostles; for the great Doctor of the Church ought to be Authentick a Law-giver from whose sentence there is no appeal: A Lord in his own house, Heb. 3, 6 one to whom Moses was but a servant, for to him he gave the Law, Heb. 12. 29. One that is to be a Foun•ain of▪ wisdom to all the Elect, 1 Cor. 1. 30. One that must not onely teach but give eyes to see, and ears to hear, and an heart to learn: consider him as a King, a finite power cannot break the force of enemies, pour out the spirit, raise the dead, bestow grace and glory, and become an original fountain of life to all the Elect; all these things are proper to God, the glory which he will not give to another: Consider him as a Priest, and there is two Acts, Oblation and Intercession, and still you will finde that he must be God; for his Oblation, he must be one that could offer up himself, Heb. 9. 14. and therefore must have power over his own life, Iohn 10. 18. to lay it down and take it up, which no creature hath: And he must offer himself one for all, 2 Cor. 5. 15. the person that suffered was to be infinite, as good and better then all theirs that should have suffered, as they said to David, thou art better then a thousand of us; and this suffering was to be but once: ⟨p. 232⟩now the wages of sin are eternal death, something there must be to compensate the eternity of the punishment, and nothing could counterpose eternity, but the infiniteness and excellency of Christs person, as a payment in Gold taketh up less room, then a payment in silver, but the value is a• much: 'twas necessary that he should overcome the punishment, for if he were always suffering, we could have no assureance that God were satisfied, and the end was to expiate sin, nothing but an infinite Good could remedy so great an evil, the person wronged is infinite, so is the person suffering; and then his death was not only to be a ransome, but a price, not only 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, but 〈non-Latin alphabet〉: a surety to an ordinary creditor, payeth the debt, and freeth the debtor from bonds; Christ was to bring us into grace and favour with God, and to merit Heaven for us: now for the other act of his Priesthood his Intercession; so he was to know our persons and our wants and necessities, as the high Priest had the names of the twelve Tribes on his Breast and shoulders,
