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1`I
azarites,types
of
Chrift:.
1"
doore
by
which
we
enter, and have liberty
to
come into
the
prelence
of
God,
and obtaine
freedom
from
the
finne and.weakeneffe
of
any
duty
wee
performe before
him.
Now
for
application.
L
Acknowledge
Chrift the
true
Nazarite. Upon
his
head let his
Crowne
flourifh.
As
it
was
aid of
Iofeph,
Gen,
49.
z6,
he
w,sfeperate
f
rom
his
brethren
:
fo
was
jefus
Chrift
feperated
from
all
other
men
and
Angels,
I.
Io
holineffe and
purity,
being
advanced
in holineffe
above
all
creatures
:
He
alone
in
propriety
and
perfeCion
is
a
Nazarite purer then fnow;
and
whiter
then
milke;
yea
his meafure
runs
over
to
his
Church,
Eph.
5.26.
z. In
excellence
and
perte
:ion
of
all
venues
and gra-
ces,
.hee
is
that
Netfer,
/fig.
I
.
the branch
or
flower
which
alwaies flourilhed
in
all
kinds,
and
perfefiions
of
venue
and graces,
and
cafts
from him
farre and neere
a
molt fweet
fmell,
fweet and
acceptable
to
God
and
men.
3.
In
power
and
authority.The Kingdóme
is
his
and power and
glory
;
all
power
is
given him
in
heaven
and
in
earth.
He hath
power,
a.
to
do
us
good;
2.
to
withfrand our
evill
;
3.
to
tread
downe
Satan, finne,
death; 4. to
refcue
his Church,to
confound
Antichrift
and
all
enemies
:
S.
to
fini,fh
the
grace and glory
of
his
Saints.
WhymuflChrift
be fo
pure
a
Nazarite?
I .
Becaufe his paffian could
not
have beene
accep-
table ,
if
his
perfon
had
not
beene
as
pure
as
the
funne.
2.
Hee
was
to
be
not
only
righteoufneffe
in
himfelfe
as
other
Nazarites,
or
righteoufneffe
in
part
:
but
he
mull
be
a
perte
4
righteoufneffe
to
many.
ObjetL
But
how
could
he be
fo
pure
comming
of
Adam
as
they did
?
Sol.
He
came
of
Adam,
not
by
Adam,
as
they
did; that
he
came
not
by
naturali propagation from Adam,
but
was conceived
by
the holy
Gholl,and
fo all
originali im-
purity
was
{topped
in
the
very
firff.
moment
df
his holy
conception.
yfe.I.
Chrift
and his
xcellency
to
be
acknow-
ledged.
e
And
his great
pos'vcr:vvherin.
Objec`l.
Anf.