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347 CHRIST A PR I E ST. Book U, him his great Power, and obtain a full Poffeffion of all his Right. fVhen the Heavens jhall rain down Righteoujizifs, and out of the Earth jhall fpring forth Joy, ifa. lxi. 11. 'I'he Mountai1zs Jbatl drop new Wines, and the Hills Jhall flow with Milk. 'Ihe Light of th~ jVfoon fhatl be as the Lzght of the Sun, and the Lzght of the Sun as the Li•ht of fevert Days. 'fhe Heavens jhall rejoice over us, and drop Fatnefs; the Weary jh~/1 be at rejt, and .break forth·into Singing. A Jubilee jha/1 be proclaimed, and Perfecution no mar~ heard. Judgment jha/1 run down like Water, and Rigbteoufizefs like a migbty Stream. Every Man jha/1 fit under his own Vine, and under his own hg-'free, and none make him afraid. Peace to all the Ends of the Earth. Swords beaten into Plowfh.ares, and Spears into Pruning-hooks; no Nation lifting a Sword againft its Neighbour, no levying War any more. No more Earthqua!>es, nor Famine, but a fruitful and peaceable Earth. 'I'he poor Man jhall overtake the Reaper, and the 'I'reader of Grapes him that foweth Seed: And the Mmmtains jha/l drop f'lf;eet Wines, and the Hills fha/1 melt. 'I'he Captivity of Ifrael jha/1 be brought again, they jhall build the old wafte Places, and plant Vineyards, and drink the FVine thereof, make Gardens, and eat the Fruit thereof. Come to Zion with Songs, and everlafting Joy, where this King jhalljit, and appear i11 his Glory. Ifrael jhall rejoice, and Judahjhall be glad. 1t lhall fare well with the whole Creation: For the Ox and the Afs, that ear the Ground, jha/1 eat clean Provender, wi?mowed with Fan and Shovel. The EffeEt of his Kingdom lhall be Peace ; for the Righteous lhall flou– rilh, and have abundance of Peace, and the Fruit of it Righteoufnefs and Affurance for ever: For not only the People lhall be all righteous, but upon the Bells of rhe Horfes there jhall be, llolinefs to the Lord, Zech. xiv. 20. And the Ranforned jhall come to Zion, with everlafling Joy upon their Heads. 'fhey }hall o/rtailz Joy and Gladnefs; and all Sorrow, Heavinefs, and Sighing }hall fly away: For as the Earth bringeth forth her Bud, and as the Garden jlourijl;eth with 'I'hings tbat are fown in it; fo jha!l the Lord God make Righteoufnefs and Praife fpriug forth before all the Nations. Bldfed be God. CHRIST A P RI E ST. }or he tejfifietb, 'fhou art a Priejt for ever after the Order ofMelchifedec, Heb. vii. 17. }or fuch an High-Priejf becometh us, who is holy, hamzlefs, undefiled, Jeparate from Sin– ners, and made higher than the Heavens, Ver. 26. TYPE. I. THE High-Prieft was taken from among Men, but it behaved him not to have any Blemilh, Lev. xxii. 1 7· II. The Prieft affumed not to himfelf this Office, but was called to it of God, Heb. v. 4· they were confecrated by Impofition ofHands, when they were twenty five Years old, Numb. viii. ro. III. The Priefts were anointed with Oil, and walhed with Water. 'fhou jhalt take tbee anointing Oil, and pour it upon his Head, and he {hall wajh his Flejh in W ater, Exod. xxix. 7· Lev. xvi. 4· IV. The Prieft was gloriouny cloathed: 'Ihou jhalt make holy Garments for Aaron thy Brother, {or Glo>y andBeauty, Exod. xxviii. 2. 3 PARALLEL. I. CHRIST was of the Race of Mankind, ofthe Seed of David according to the Flefh : Forafinucb as Childrm are Partakers of Flejh and Blood, he likewife took part of the fame; but was altogether pure, fpotlefs, without the leaft Stain of Sin, Heb. ii. 14, ' 5· and vii. 26, 28. II. So Chrifl glorified not himfe/f, to be made an High-Priejt; but he that faid unto him, 'l'hou art my Son, &c. AC/s xiii. 33· And in another Place, 'I'hou art a Prieft for ever, &c. Pfal. ex. 4· The Father invefl:ed him in this Office: Him bath God the Father fealed, Johll vi. 2,7. He was baptized, and the Spirit came down vtfibly upon lum, when he was about thirty Years old. Ill. Chrifl was anoitned with the Oil of Glad– nefs above his Fellows, Heb. ii. 9· How God a– nointed Jefus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghoft, and with Power, AC/s x. 38. He had alfo zmmacu– late SanCtity and Purity in him. IV. Chrift was faid to be glorious in his Ap– parel, cloathed with the Divine Nature as wnh a Garment; he was adorned with perfe{l: and cam– pleat Righteoufnefs, lfa, lxiii. r, 2. V. Signifying

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