354 CHRIST A PR 0 PH ET. Book If. ' themfeives were obnoxious unto Death, the Sum and IITue of all \Veakneffes and ' Infirmities. Bm as to the Lord Jefus Chrift, h·is Prieflhood is perpetual and un– •' changeable, becaufe he abidcth perfonally for ever: Being made a Prieft according to ' the Power of an endlefs.Life, wbll:h is the Sum of alll'crfection that our Nature is ·'. capable of.' ·c H R 1 8 T A .PR 0 PH ET. :.;d Prophet is not without Honor, fave in his own Countr;•, Matt. xiii. 57· And they glorified God, Jaying, '!'hat a great Prophet was rifw among them, Luke vii. I'6. 'Ihe Wo;;zan faid uuto him, Si,·, I perceive thou ar/a Prophet, John iv. I9· For Mofes truly Jaid <mto the Ftithers, A Propbet jha!l the Lord ;•our God raife up ur.to _you, like unto 'me, &c. A!fts iii. 22. JT is a common and reccived.Principle among all that are truly godly, that Jefus, the Son of the H ighdt, ftands in a Capacity of King, P riefr, and Prophet to his Church, f!nd fo is to be received by all that will on good Grounds receive benefit by him. ·Hav– ing fpoken fomewhat of his kingly and priefrly Office, fomewhat relating to Him in .RefpeEt of his,prophetical Office, is hinted. in the Particulars following. :I. A Prophet is a Mouth to others, to fpeak forth what is the Senfe and Mind 6f God to then• : ·4'/nd the LordJaid unto Mofes, Sa, ".r have made thee a God unto Pha– raoh, andAaron thy Brotber Jhal/ be thy Prophet, and ;peak unto.Pha– ,-raoh, Exod. vii. r. 11. A Prophet fpeaks not of him– :felf, but the Word of God comes (O him, to teach him what he lhall fay : For when David was up in the Morning, the !Ford of the L ord catae :unto the Prophet Gad, David's Seer, fa;•ing, &c. · Ill. APro.phet cloth anoint others, -and infrall them into Office, .as .Samuel did Saul, and as Nathan did Solomon, I Sam. X .. I. I Kings i. 25. IV. A Prophet .gives DireCtion -for cleanfing from Uncleannefs, ·orLeprofy. 1h~Ser·vant of Naaman came near, and jpake unto him, and faid, My Fathe>·, if the Prophet had .bid thee do fome great thing, wouldeft thou not have done it? How much rather then, when he foys unto thee, .ff?ajh and be clean, 2 Kings v. ' 3· V. A .Prqphet was to pray·for ·the People, as the .proper Work of his Place; hence Samuel faith, .God forbid tbat 1 jhould fin againfl tbe ,Lord, in ceajing to_pray for )'OU, &c. I.Sam xii. 23. PA -R A -LL E ·L. I. J ESUS ChriO: is the Mouth of God, wr.o fpeaks forth his Mind and Will unto the Sons of Men. God, who at fian:lry 'Times, and i11 diversManners,_jpake in 'rime pafl unio the Fa– thers, bath in theft /aft Days jpoken ·Unto us' by his Son, .Heb. i. I, 2. "{he Words whi.h I JPeak are 11ot mine, but the Father's that font me, John xiv. 24. I!. Jefus ChriO: fpeaks not of himfdf, (as he .was Man, but the V\lord of God came to him, eo direCt hi m what he lhoulu fpeak: I ;peak not of myfelf, John xii. 49· '!'he Re·velation of Jefus Chrijl, which God gave unto him, to Jhew unto his Ser.vanis Things that mufl jhortly come to pafs, f<C"J. i. I . Ill. Jefus Chrirt doth anoint others, and in– O:all them inw Office, of whom it .is faid, We ha·ue received an Un/Jion f•·om the Holy One, that teacheth all Things, I John ii. 20. .! thank Jefus Chriji, who.hath put me into the Miuijlery. IV. Jefus Chri!l ,gives DireCtion for cleanfing from all·Uncleannefs, both in refpe{t of Body and Soul; he faid to the L eper, I will, be thou clean, .&c. Matt. viii. 3, 4· And when he Jaw the Lepers, he faid unto the;n, Go, Jhew yourjelves to the Priefts; and it came to pafs, that as thq went they were cleanfed. Now are ye clean through the Word wbich /.}Jm;e jpoken to;·ou, John xv. 3· He dorh not only direct, but giveth cleanfing: Hav– ing wajhed t<.S f>"om our Sins in his own Blood, Rev. .i. 5· V. Jefus Chrifr did eminently anfwer theWork ,of a-good Prophet, in praying for the People. 1. For his Friends.: .J will pray the .Father, and he foal/ give you another Comforter, John xiv. t6 (t.) That they may be kept from.E-61. (2.) That they may befan/Jified through the '1r~th. (3·) That they may brought to an infeparab/e ,Union, John xvii. 9• I5, 17, 2.r. Nay, more than this, · .2 . He prayetl1 for his Enemies ; Father, forgi·ve them, for they know not <vhat they do. VI. Jefus
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