The Prieflhoodof Chrifl. 0101.011...110MIP challenge anddefiance to enemies, phil. 4.5. /am. 5.8. 814.50.8,9. job went forth mourning, and had a great woe to fight ; but the Lordbleffedhis latter end more than his beginning, and after his battle was ended met him like Melchizedekwith redoubled mercies. David, liezekiah,fieman theEzrahite, and manyof theSaints after their example, have had fore and difinall conflias, but at length their comforts have bcene proportionable to their vvreillings, they never wanted a Melchizedek after their combats to refreth them. Rejoyce not againp mee 0 mineenemies, when I fallIfhallrife, when Ifit in darkeneffe the LordAd bee a light unto me: 'will bears the indignation of the Lord,becaule Ihave finnedagain, him untill he plead my caufe and execute judgement for me, he will bringme forth to the light, and I /hall beheld his raghteossfnefre, Mic.7.8,-9. He hath tirength, 3 con. rage refe6lion 3 fpirit, to put into thofe that fight his battles, though they bee but as Abraham, a family of 0 three hundred men, againa foure kings, yet hee cancut Rahab,and wound thedragon,andmakea way in thePea forthe ranfomed to paffeover,and caufe his redeemed to returne with tinging, and with joy and gladnetfe upon their heads, I,even I amhe that comforted,yen, who art than that fhoteldefi bee affraid ofa Min that fhall dye,1 and of the Tonne of man that fhall bee as grafre ? Elai.5 t. 12. Note, feventhly, from Melchiledeksreceviugoftishes from4braham (which the Apofile take th fpeci all notice offoureor five, times together in one Chapt. Web.7.2,4, 6,8,9.) we may obferve,rhat Chrili is fit receiver of ho- ?nage and tributefromhis, people; There was never any type ofChrifl as a Priefi,but he received tithes,,and that not in the right of any thing inhinafelfe but meerely in the vertue of his typical! office, fo that originally they did manifeilly pertaine to that principal' Prieti, whom there reprefented, whole perfonall * priefihood is flan- H h 4 ding 473 VER SE4. 4 .Ad tempts de- eimaiLevitisfb- latii4liire, vela non Temper vi- verent;Moichi- fedeevero, gnia imam,taus fit, retinere finern ga a ud eofemel d ii datum eft,calv., in Helo.7.8.
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