. 3~2 ( Thecbiefefl among ten thoujand. S :a 1\.XIV J excellencies)omittiAg his two Natures inone Per-· fonGodand tJ!t!an;that we mJy confider his Of– fices,a King, Prieft, and Prophet : He being the chiefe in all thefe, foall g~od Kings before him 1 were types of him, as -elfo ~he Prophets and I Priejls, he was all inoge. Never any before him was K;ng, Prie.ft, and Prophet, as he was King, Prieft, and Prophet in one, fo in every refpett he was incomparable above alJ. Such aKinz,as is KingofKings, andfubdu~th things unconquera– ble toall otherKings, even the greatefi enemies of all, fueh nKing as conquered the World, Death,Hell, and Sinne,all things that are terrible: Deathyou know is called theKing if flares, he– caufe it terrifieth even Kings themfel ves. Chrifi is fuch aKing as takes away thefe terrible grea– tefl: ils ofall :Sucha King as rulesover the foule and confcience (the bell: part ofman) where he fettlesand ftablilheth peace: SuchaKingas fets up his Kingdome in om· very foules and hearts, guides our thoughts, defires, actions>and affeCti– ons , fetting up apeaceable government there : fohe is an·incomparable King e~en in regardof that Office, He i4 the ehiefift of ten thoufond, fuch aKingas carries the government upon his owne !boulders ; as it is, Ifo.9.6. He devolves not the care to another to make it as he lift, and fo be a cypher himfelfe, but he carr~es all upon his owne !boulder, he needs not aPope for his Vicar. Againe,asaPriql,fuchaHigh.priefl as offered himfdfe a facrificeby his EternaUSpirit : He as . Go~~
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