and other Duties, recommended. 273 my words which he (hall fpeak in my name; IS E R M; will require it of him. When the Son of God XI. appeared in flefh, and entered upon his pub- lic miniftry, a voice from the excellent glory, as St. Peter, an eye and ear witnefs calleth it, recommended him to force of the apoftles, and by their teftimony to the world in this manner, Mat. xvii. g. This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleated, hear ye him. Thus it is apparent that what. ever is meant by hearing Chrift the wifdom of the Fathers or hearing that laft and molt perfect revelation God hath given of his mind to the world; it is enjoined and en- forced with all the authority and obliga- tory power with which any divine precept can be enforced. By Mofes God made his will known to Ifrael; and gradually pre- pared the way by predictions and types for the compleat fcheme of revealed religion in the gofpel, which is the cleareft call of wifdom to the children of men. Mofes who was to be regarded by the people of God, as an infpired teacher, foretelleth the coming of another great prophet; the au-, thor of a new difpenfation, and declareth before -hand, in the name of Cod, that he was to be hearkened unto under the highef penalty for contempt and difobadience ; and T 2 when
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