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him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no man can do the miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. xxi. 25. And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one of them, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Acts, ii. 22. Jesus of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles, and wonders, and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you, as ye yourselves also know.

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John, xiv. 12. Verily, Verily, I say unto you, he that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my Father.

15. Q. You said that Jesus was called Christ, because he was to be consecrated by the Holy Ghost to the several offices to which men were anointed under the Law. Tell me, therefore, how does it appear that this Christ was a prophet?

A. It is manifest that he exercised all the parts of the prophetic office. He foretold things to come. John, ii. 19. Jesus answered and said unto them, Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up. Matt. xvii. 22, 23. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, the Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. xxiv. 2. And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, there shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

He declared God's will to the world, and he commissioned his disciples to go and publish the same doctrine of Salvation to all mankind. Matt. xxviii.

19, 20. Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost; teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you. Mark, xvi. 15. And he said unto them, go ye unto all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.

PROOFS SUBJOINED.-' Matt. v. 6, 7. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (See the whole sermon on the mount.) Luke, ix. 35. There came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved son; hear him. Hebrews, i. 1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, hath in these last days spoken unto us by his son.

16. Q. How do you believe Christ to have been a priest, seeing he was not descended of a priestly tribe, or family? Heb. vii. 14.

A. As the Scriptures teach me to believe: I believe him to have been a priest, not according to the legal institution, but of another, and more ancient kind; after the order of Melchizedeck. Psalm cx. 4. The Lord hath sworn, and will not repent, thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedeck. Heb. v. 10. Called of God an high-priest after the order of Melchisedeck. vi. 20. Whither the forerunner is for us entered, even Jesus, made an highpriest for ever, after the order of Melchizedeck. Heb. vii. 14. For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.

17. Q. What is the order of which you speak?

A. It is evident, that when God chose the tribe of

Levi, and the family of Aaron, to minister unto him under the law, he took them instead of the first-born of every tribe and family, who, by virtue of their birth-right, had the priesthood belonging to them. Now, Melchisedeck living before this was done, was a priest by that ancient right, and not according to the law. But then besides this, he was a king too; and so the high-priest over his people. Now such a priest, and prince together, was Christ over his church. Heb. vii. 1, 2, 11. For this Melchisedeck, king of Salem, priest of the Most High God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him; to whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first, being by interpretation king of righteousness, and after that also king of Salem, which is king of peace; without father, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God; abideth a priest continually.-If, therefore, perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need was there that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedeck, and not be called after the order of Aaron.

Again Of Melchisedeck we know not either who went before him, or who succeeded him in these offices: so that his priesthood, as to us, was a solitary priesthood, in which, as he succeeded none, so neither does it appear that any succeeded him. And such also is the priesthood of Christ, who, because he continueth for ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. Heb. vii. 24. And is thereby able to save to the uttermost them that come unto God by him; seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them: ver. 25.

PROOFS SUBJOINED.-Gen. xiv. 18. And Melchise

deck, king of Salem, brought forth bread and wine and he was the priest of the Most High God.

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18. Q. Wherein did Christ exercise this office? A. In all the parts of the priestly function: he offered up himself a sacrifice for our sins. Heb. vii. 27. Who needeth not daily, as those high-priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself. ix. 12, 26, 28. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.-Now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation. x. 10. By the which will, we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Having done this, he ascended into heaven, there to appear in the presence of God for us. Rom. viii. 34. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea, rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Heb. ix. 12, 24. Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.-For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.

And he blesseth us, not only by delivering us hereby from the punishment of our sins, Acts, iii. 26. Unto you first God, having raised up his Som Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of

you from his iniquities; But by sanctifying our souls; and so freeing us, in great measure, even from the present power of them. Heb. ix. 14. How much more shall the blood of Christ, who, through the eternal Spirit, offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? x. 10, 14, 15, 16. By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them; and their sins and iniquities will I remember no more: now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin.

19. Q. How does it appear that our Lord was not only a prophet and a priest, but a king also?

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A. The Scriptures expressly call him so; John, xii. 15. Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy king cometh, sitting on an ass's colt. xviii. 37. Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. And, that authority which he has all along exercised over his church, proves him to have been so.

PROOFS SUBJOINED.-Isaiah, ix. 6, 7. For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the mighty God, the everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace. Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with justice and

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