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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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2. Another thing required to Constitute an Officer is an outward Call. Inward Qualification without external Vocation is not enough to make an Officer. No man ought to take that Honour to himself except he be called of God, as was Aaron. Heb. 5. 4. Ordinary Officers have their Call from God by man: and Extraordinary Officers have their Call immediately from God: as the Apostle does distinguish, Gal. 1. 1. Christ had his Call from God, who did (to speak after the ⟨p. 123⟩manner of Men) give Him a Commission, as it were under hand and Seal, to undertake the Work of a Redeemer. Joh. 6. 22. for him has God the Father Sealed. And of him does God say, I the Lord have called thee in Righteousness, and will give thee for a Covenant to the people. Isai. 42. 6. Therefore he may be well called the Mediator of the new Covenant.
3. In order to Consummating sacred Office Relation, Consecration, and solemn Separation is necessary. Aaron and his Sons were to be consecrated to the Lord, that they might minister in the Priests Office. Exod. 30. 30. And the Holy Ghost said, separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them. Act. 13. 2. God Himself hath Consecrated his Son Jesus Christ to the work of a Mediator. The Son is consecrated for ever more. Heb. 7. 28. Him the Father hath Sanctified and sent into the world.