M.elehizedek type of aria. ) 19 ouL generation, for who can declarehis generation ? I[ai. 53.3. fèeinghe was before all worlds eternallybegotten ofhis Father. And whereas v`'felchizedek, onely had no beginning or endof life expreffed : Chrifl is onely truèlywithout beginning, neither 'hall have anyend; for hee is the beginning and the ending,. And althoughhis humanity had genealogic, beginning, and ending of life, yet as he was the word hee had none. And although as the Sonne he was from the father ; yet as God hee was from'none, but as the word was of hirnfelfe. Here alfo is a difference ; Melchizedek,was withcut genealogy ac- cording to Scripture : Chri(I according tonature. I V. In the excellencyofhis I. Perfon, z. Priefl- hood. i. For excellency of Perlon. T. Melchi- zedek was greater then Abraham for he blefï'ed A6ra- h4m, and the greater blejfeth the lefr, Heb.7..7. figni- Lying Chia the fountaineand originali ofallbleffing in heavenly and earthly things, Ephef, I.3. 2. Melchi- zedekrefrefhedAbrahamand hisArmy,returning wea- ry from the battell and journey, with breadand wine. Here Abraham was a receiver, Melchizedek a giver; a manifeft typeof Iefus Chrif}, refrefbing and comfor- ting all his followers and members of his militant Church in their journey andwearineffe, with his word and Sacraments , c'fatthew j I , z 8. ITrill refrefl, you. 3. Melchizedek, was man onely and finfull : ChrifI Godand manwithout lithe. Melchizedek,a4 the forme ofGod : Chrifl indeed the Sonne ofGod. z. For the excellency ofhis Sacrifice or his Prieft- hoodwhich was greater then Aaron/. For, i . Levi and Aaronpaid tythes in Abraham' loines to Melchize- dek, Heb. 7.9. and the inferiour payes tythes to theSu.. periour : Such is the Prieflhood of Chrifl after the order of Melchizedek, not of Aaron. z. In regardof the entrance. Melchizedek was not anointed with materi- ali pile as Aaron, nor received his Prieílhood from any C 2 other.' A°yalxrjr,,;iles. TÚc¿XITÓro. Aroc.a.r .. cichiedek 'road Scriptu- ram : cl,rttus quoadna.tu;arr. 4. EgoYe5c v,lvD,.. Preheminence cf Chrifts Prief}hooda,. bove flarpm, Pfal.iio.4.
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