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The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office,…
The mystery of Christ opened and applied. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]The mystery of Christ opened and applyed. In several sermons, concerning the person, office, and glory of Jesus Christ. / By Increase Mather, teacher of a church at Boston in N. England. ; [Twelve lines of quotations]
Boston: printed by Richard Pierce for Joseph Browning, 1686
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1. Qualifications. God does first Fit men for their Work before he puts them upon it, He never sent any man upon an Errand, but gave him legs to go upon. Now thus it is true, concerning the man Christ Jesus. He, (and he only) is wonderfully qualified for the Work of Mediation which my Text speaketh of. In the Temple (which was a Type of Christ) there were Utensils for every Service required therein. This signifying, that Christ. (the True Temple) was every way furnished for all that work, which as a ⟨p. 122⟩Mediator is incumbent on Him. Hence he is said to be Anointed, Psal 45 2. The Signification of the Hebrew word Messiah, and the Greek word, Christ, is Anointed. How? not materially but Spiritually; h. e. in respect of spiritual Qualifications and endowments fitting him for his Work. The gifts of the Holy Spirit were most plentifully poured on Him. Isai. 11. 1, 2, 3. There never was man or Angel, that had such gifts of the Spirit as Christ (considered as man) hath. And as to Grace and Holiness, he is admirably endowed and qualified, He is full of Grace, so as that of his fullness we have all received, and that grace for grace: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. Joh. 1. 14, 16. and 3. 34.
1. Qualifications. God does first Fit men for their Work before he puts them upon it, He never sent any man upon an Errand, but gave him legs to go upon. Now thus it is true, concerning the man Christ Jesus. He, (and he only) is wonderfully qualifyed for the Work of Mediation which my Text speaketh of. In the Temple (which was a Type of Christ) there were Utensils for every Service required therein. This signifying, that Christ. (the True Temple) was every way furnished for all that work, which as a ⟨p. 122⟩Mediator is incumbent on Him. Hence he is said to be Anoynted, Psal 45 2. The Signification of the Hebrew word Messiah, and the Greek word, Christ, is Anointed. How? not materially but Spiritually; h. e. in respect of spiritual Qualifications and endowments fitting him for his Work. The gifts of the Holy Spirit were most plentifully poured on Him.