GOSPET, - The Gospel Magazine

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TE( GOEPEL MAGAZINE.
:it,::Ii,;illJ:J.ff3,i'hijJ:ll;:"1""]il;,ii,ry;:;f;it ;;;:'*:i
the Aaronic trr.r'iestbood lvas not sutfered to continue rrecause of rreath, thlt rhev
:r:::: y!^l/ prie$,..; that they u'cre_ uarle u ithout 211 rrerth, bur rhat
l-nest jes,rs is-a
lor ever afier the orde.r of.Melchizeriec, and corr{irrned
tlris
by ,in- ^r,f
I{ish-priest by one offering hath perfcciir['Jo. .u.. rhem rh,r are "rif,
tified,
sanc-
see He brervi x.
__.?he first regtlatiorr tlrat God qzrve oJ [Jis covenant of grace, ancl
FIis
of the call of
elect.fror. atnong the Gentiles. tuu., nh. ,.rtiirg of Abraham, arrrr the protnise
q'ade to hir'. anrl rhe first reprcse'tatio' ,,Fu pri.ritroJi.;;;;:
Melchizedec
/hur,
kine of Satern mer .4.biaharn, ,"r,irr, li.l.i i".i."' ii"l'_"'ii.p?'"1
Christ, Psalrn c.xl {, Hul,r.errs r.ii.
1'he second represcnra,ion is.daron anclris 'riesth,rod, rvhich
a
nriest'ood is
sharlo,v of lli'iwho rvds ro cor.e, arrr of his irt"i..i,
lrirrr-He
i,,
the grear IIi:{ir-priest, rvri,r offered uIiii-r.ir-rl.l,,irr'ir'i,ii;iirr*r
".'q';,i.i,.^5,r'"ri"riJ
'#
p::::ll,:d: to'bffer r,p.priiscs anrl rlranhs,{ivin'gs, pr...,,,ine ;;.;.;ifi.;
l,roKelr
.
alrd coDtrite suirit, rvith rvlrich Gud is rvell lrleosed,_yer,;u6.ri,,* rip rheir
antl spirit n'hicr,
ll:111.9"!,
is our reasruar,re ,.;;i;, errrer.rrrs iuto thc hrrrisss.r'
nolres, ln praye.r, supplicarion and praise.; rvlrich or. ,"c"prabie, heiug
hy
ranctilietl
tIe altar, which is ch.ist. rtho as their Advocate rvith'the F"iri.."",,J-nr.^t
i.{l-.l']1,-h l!}o presenrs alltheir petirions ; and rrrrough ,vlrnse interceiii,rilttiey
recelve.alrstl'ers. of peace_ ,. Seeing then, that ,r.e r,ave a Iii:.lh-oriest
passeo
t'hat is
rnr'o tre l)ervers, Jr.srrs, the sorr of Gorr, ]et u.s h.rld_ fast orri profession,
tor we have not a FIigh-priesr whrch canrot be touched rvith the i..ri"c-"i";,
infirrnitias, bur rvas in"all'points ternpte(l lik,, as *e ur", y;;:r.irtr""t;i":,;'H;_
brervs iv.
obj-ecrion'-crrrist is not norv on.earth, trrerefore a human pricsthood
quired,
is re-
and rnau reeeive ble:sirrgs throutir his fellorv.man.
.4nwer.-Tl:is is not the langu-ag" oi'faith, but of infirleliry.
rvas
WLen Jesus
on earrh the Jews received-h-irii rror, borh Jerv and c.iiii. o.rpi*,r "rri,",
and his people. .
He r'as to. trre Jervs a irumrrliug-rrl".r,, *,i'i" tr,"';i;;i:
rsr'ress,
ili-
r)ut to those Jen's (and. Gentiles also) rvlro recei'err t,im, to tr,",n
he porverto become
euu"
rhe ctrirdr"' of God uoeo-to tt,rn, *tuii,.ii.r.,r'lril,l,
nanre. l\Joreover. he said to his disciples, [bef,rre nis d"po.iure,j'li i;;, ;;;_
dieut frrr you thar I ro 3rva.y,
ior;f I g;n;t'o;y,'ril. coi,,rorilr'irnr'""i ."i".
lre rvill l'eart you i'to arl trutil,9".'i 'i u" to, t. Jiuti;;;;rr.
of mine, and'shew them unto you, Jaho "ttii"gl)ilyy,,,i, i; iii" "i+rr, '"i*p;;; "i;il;;t;i;
" lf ye shall ,lk..rny thir,g irr-rny name, "ul. I wiT, d,o ii_tt ye love rne, keeD
o)n)rnxrrdments,,'and .. rnv
l
-rvill pr.ay the,Fatirer, anrl he sliall gire ;;;';;irri;;r.
Comfurter, !hat Le nay abide *ith'you f.rever, even the S;;i,.i?;ir;;;:;i;;;,i
r\e wortd mnnut.r, ceiie, h"cause ii seeth hi,n i"i iiitiii i:,;,;;ii;;;.,ril;;;
these rvordsof cbrist his people are tarrght a_nd rlo knorv, trat tlrough
see.
he is
or
not
earth, thev hare Conrlnunion rviih him, for they'have h-i, S;l;i;'"
drvclls in
f;;
their hearrs bv faith, Christ is tor-eJlnit,.*'rhe lrope
if any marr.have
"f
;i;r.;; ;;
not the spirii of cLrlst lre i. none of rrrs-(rod rnarrifest
flesn-Clrrist
in the
forme,lin th'e. beart the hope "f
e[ri_i. ,t..;;;;;;:;;;il;
gorlliness.
_'l'his is rhe hidrlcn rvisdorn ofi;oct ,riictirne.arural uran
ncrt-for
receiveth
itis fooli,shness to hirn. , Hence arose tire apostac). tir"
Rome.,
clu,"ii'o?
and to'this we mav trirce ,tt irru r,.ruri.r ,rt"i.*i" i" irr. "t
u;rirrr.lmr,,t,.1,
and the Lorrible blasrrhi:rnies of fanatics, us Monoon;te, o, f"tt.,.,iu,"
Srredenlrorgian..
ru;niri
'lhe
and,',tlt"rs.
Roman (iatholic('hurcir, beir.r.g rlestitute of the -spirit sf e'tl, for
liath re''oved christ
he' candrestick, Rev. ii, 5, she sits in'-urtei a*rr.,,.r, 'oiJ ;i"ti,u
shadgq of-rleath ; though s.rre prtf'esses io berieve in'the Fathrr; ir,""s"ii.
r'lre Holy Ghosr; ver she virruiily dcnies eacrr gr"ri"", Frr.;llrn. c",,,r'ri.*t ""i
arrrl suli.titrrtes a Hierarchy qnd liurnan pri"riiioO.'"fr,* p",," Str'ln;;;;;:
ple of.God-as Gotl,.and clails hirnsrlf ir,* i"p"f"r r'"in.ri " ii;';rl;;,;."'l;
hirnself the merliatorial office,.and his priestho6d'*iit Hr, ,rf,.rrfiv
Iris.aton,
Ci,ri..ion,i
rnenr is trar*pled rr'rrer rbor.
'.He an,r-lris pii.ri, ir,:.r. ii,J,,,:"ri.'lriii-
IIoly Gl,o"t; llret(,n,lir,g thtt thev are the onlv ini"ifr.ten of tlre rvorrl of God.