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A04192 A treatise of the consecration of the Sonne of God to his everlasting priesthood And the accomplishment of it by his glorious resurrection and ascention. Being the ninth book of commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Continued by Thomas Iackson Doctor in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, and president of C.C.C. in Oxford.; Commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Book 9 Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640. 1638 (1638) STC 14317; ESTC S107491 209,547 394

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it_o be_v time_n to_o review_v the_o paraphrase_n of_o the_o psalmist_n psalm_n 89._o upon_o this_o last_o and_o other_o promise_v make_v respective_o unto_o david_n himself_o &_o to_o his_o seed_n or_o son_n the_o original_a occasion_n whether_o of_o that_o psalmist_n tentation_n to_o question_v the_o truth_n of_o god_n promise_n to_o david_n or_o which_o i_o rather_o think_v of_o the_o general_a distrust_n in_o the_o discontent_a multitude_n of_o those_o time_n which_o he_o do_v rather_o seek_v to_o represent_v then_o approve_v be_v this_o either_o they_o do_v not_o distinguish_v at_o all_o or_o else_o not_o so_o well_o as_o they_o shall_v between_o the_o article_n unto_o which_o god_n do_v swear_v and_o the_o article_n unto_o which_o he_o tie_v himself_o by_o promise_n only_o the_o late_a be_v always_o conditional_a or_o subject_a to_o a_o forfeiture_n or_o revocation_n upon_o the_o misdemeanour_n of_o the_o party_n who_o good_a it_o do_v concern_v i_o have_v find_v david_n my_o servant_n with_o my_o holy_a oil_n have_v i_o anoint_v he_o with_o who_o my_o hand_n shall_v be_v establish_v my_o arm_n also_o shall_v strengthen_v he_o the_o enemy_n shall_v not_o exact_v upon_o he_o nor_o the_o son_n of_o wickedness_n afflict_v he_o v_o 20._o 21._o 22._o etc._n etc._n all_o this_o no_o good_a christian_n can_v doubt_v be_v literal_o and_o punctual_o mean_v of_o the_o son_n of_o jesse_n as_o little_a question_n there_o be_v of_o the_o 25._o v._n i_o will_v set_v his_o hand_n in_o the_o sea_n and_o his_o right_a hand_n also_o in_o the_o river_n this_o according_a to_o the_o literal_a meaning_n express_v the_o extent_n or_o bound_n of_o david_n or_o salomon_n kingdom_n here_o on_o earth_n for_o that_o extend_v from_o the_o sidonian_a sea_n
do_v solemn_o confess_v and_o acknowledge_v christ_n jesus_n to_o be_v as_o true_o god_n as_o man_n the_o matter_n or_o object_n direct_o signify_v by_o these_o word_n be_v the_o only_a true_a and_o real_a foundation_n of_o faith_n comment_n as_o christian_n of_o the_o catholic_a church_n itself_o of_o this_o rank_n or_o sort_n of_o name_n be_v the_o name_n jehosadech_n as_o it_o be_v give_v unto_o the_o father_n of_o jesus_n the_o high_a priest_n but_o this_o do_v no_o way_n import_v that_o he_o be_v either_o jehovah_n or_o a_o man_n more_o righteous_a they_o other_o high_a priest_n have_v be_v and_o yet_o so_o call_v not_o by_o chance_n or_o out_o of_o vain_a ostentation_n of_o his_o parent_n but_o by_o divine_a instinct_n or_o appointment_n of_o god_n or_o whatsoever_o intent_n his_o parent_n may_v have_v in_o give_v he_o this_o name_n god_n do_v so_o direct_v their_o intention_n as_o he_o do_v caiphas_n his_o speech_n to_o be_v a_o kind_n of_o prophecy_n of_o what_o be_v to_o come_v we_o may_v say_v of_o jehosadech_n as_o the_o angel_n say_v of_o jesus_n and_o his_o fellow-priest_n that_o he_o be_v vir_fw-la portendens_fw-la his_o very_a name_n and_o office_n do_v portend_v or_o bode_v that_o jehovah_n himself_o the_o righseous_a lord_n shall_v become_v our_o high_a priest_n and_o in_o as_o much_o as_o the_o son_n of_o jehosadech_n be_v the_o first_o high_a priest_n the_o first_o of_o all_o the_o son_n of_o aaron_n that_o be_v call_v jesus_n that_o be_v a_o saviour_n this_o likewise_o do_v portend_v or_o fore-shadow_n that_o the_o saviour_n of_o god_n people_n the_o high_a priest_n for_o ever_o after_o the_o order_n of_o melchisedech_n shall_v be_v the_o son_n not_o of_o david_n only_o but_o of_o jebovah_n the_o righteous_a lord_n or_o lord_n of_o righteousness_n and_o if_o he_o be_v to_o be_v as_o true_o the_o son_n of_o jehovah_n the_o righteous_a lord_n as_o he_o be_v to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o david_n then_o questionless_a he_o be_v to_o be_v as_o 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son_n also_o must_v be_v lord_n of_o righteousness_n yet_o in_o as_o much_o as_o not_o jehosadech_n the_o father_n but_o jesus_n the_o son_n become_v legal_a righteousness_n or_o a_o temporal_a saviour_n to_o god_n people_n in_o captivity_n this_o true_o fore-shadoweth_a this_o truth_n unto_o we_o that_o although_o god_n the_o father_n be_v as_o true_o the_o lord_n of_o righteousness_n as_o god_n the_o son_n both_o be_v of_o one_o substance_n yet_o be_v jehovah_n become_v our_o righteousness_n and_o our_o salvation_n not_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o father_n but_o in_o the_o person_n of_o the_o son_n chap._n 23._o the_o objection_n of_o the_o jew_n against_o the_o interpretation_n of_o the_o former_a prophecy_n jerem._n 23._o answer_v in_o what_o sense_n judah_n be_v true_o say_v to_o be_v save_v and_o israel_n to_o dwell_v in_o safety_n by_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o son_n of_o david_n yet_o here_o the_o jew_n will_v object_v that_o this_o prophecy_n be_v not_o yet_o fulfil_v because_o judah_n be_v not_o full_o save_v nor_o israel_n plant_v in_o their_o own_o land_n but_o the_o apostle_n have_v full_o answer_v this_o objection_n if_o we_o can_v as_o right_o apply_v his_o solution_n all_o say_v he_o be_v not_o israel_n that_o be_v call_v israel_n rom._n 9_o 6._o yet_o many_o be_v true_a israelite_n indeed_o which_o be_v not_o so_o in_o name_n nor_o be_v he_o a_o jew_n that_o be_v one_o outward_o but_o that_o be_v one_o inward_o the_o apostle_n in_o the_o same_o place_n give_v we_o to_o understand_v that_o many_o be_v jew_n or_o of_o judah_n inward_o which_o be_v not_o of_o judah_n outward_o or_o so_o call_v by_o name_n whosoever_o be_v inward_o or_o in_o heart_n that_o which_o the_o name_n of_o judah_n import_v he_o be_v true_o of_o judah_n though_o not_o the_o seed_n of_o judah_n or_o of_o abraham_n concern_v the_o flesh_n now_o the_o name_n of_o judah_n or_o jew_n import_v as_o much_o as_o a_o confessor_n or_o true_a professor_n of_o abraham_n faith_n and_o every_o one_o be_v a_o true_a israelite_n that_o be_v so_o qualify_v as_o nathaniel_n be_v one_o in_o who_o spirit_n there_o be_v no_o guile_n unto_o all_o such_o and_o only_o unto_o such_o the_o lord_n impute_v no_o sin_n and_o all_o they_o unto_o who_o the_o lord_n impute_v no_o sin_n all_o such_o as_o true_o confess_v christ_n to_o be_v the_o son_n of_o god_n and_o promise_a branch_n of_o david_n be_v save_v by_o he_o whether_o they_o be_v the_o sum_n of_o jacob_n or_o of_o abraham_n or_o gentile_n according_a to_o the_o flesh_n so_o that_o in_o conclusion_n all_o ludah_fw-mi and_o all_o israel_n according_a to_o the_o full_a extent_n of_o this_o prophecy_n be_v save_v by_o this_o jesus_n for_o all_o of_o they_o dwell_v in_o safety_n they_o be_v not_o become_v afraid_a of_o themselves_o but_o possess_v their_o soul_n with_o patience_n to_o become_v jew_n or_o israelite_n in_o this_o sense_n be_v the_o first_o degree_n of_o salvation_n and_o this_o degree_n they_o likewise_o have_v from_o jesus_n through_o who_o and_o in_o who_o they_o be_v to_o expect_v the_o accomplishment_n of_o their_o salvation_n christ_n than_o first_o save_v we_o from_o our_o sin_n that_o be_v inherent_a in_o we_o or_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v he_o first_o set_v we_o free_a from_o the_o law_n of_o sin_n by_o the_o spirit_n of_o life_n which_o be_v in_o he_o and_o final_o exempt_v we_o from_o the_o wage_n of_o sin_n which_o be_v everlasting_a death_n and_o thus_o much_o be_v contain_v in_o that_o forecited_n promise_n jerem._n 16._o and_o in_o the_o close_a and_o conclusion_n of_o that_o prophecy_n jerem._n 23._o concern_v the_o save_n of_o judah_n and_o israel_n by_o the_o branch_n of_o david_n who_o name_n or_o title_n be_v the_o lord_n our_o righteousness_n behold_v the_o day_n come_v say_v the_o lord_n that_o they_o shall_v no_o more_o say_v the_o lord_n live_v which_o bring_v up_o the_o child_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o land_n of_o egypt_n but_o the_o lord_n live_v which_o bring_v up_o and_o which_o lead_v the_o seed_n of_o the_o house_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o the_o north_n country_n the_o hebrew_a phrase_n meeretz_n zaponah_n according_a to_o the_o usual_a and_o ordinary_a rate_n of_o that_o language_n signify_v indeed_o from_o the_o northland_n yet_o the_o original_n of_o this_o signification_n or_o importance_n of_o these_o word_n be_v from_o a_o conceit_n which_o the_o jew_n or_o such_o as_o have_v their_o habitation_n near_o unto_o the_o aequinoctial_a line_n have_v that_o those_o part_n of_o the_o world_n which_o be_v more_o remote_a from_o the_o aequinoctial_a or_o southern_a clime_n be_v hide_v from_o the_o sun_n and_o be_v at_o least_o in_o respect_n of_o their_o country_n land_n of_o obscurity_n and_o darkness_n the_o very_a prime_n and_o native_a signification_n of_o the_o original_a word_n in_o the_o prophet_n render_v by_o our_o english_a from_o the_o north_n land_n or_o country_n be_v verbatim_o from_o the_o land_n of_o obscurity_n or_o darkness_n and_o whatsoever_o the_o land_n of_o chaldea_n whereof_o babylon_n be_v the_o chief_a city_n or_o metropolis_n be_v unto_o other_o it_o be_v unto_o the_o captive_a jew_n a_o country_n of_o darkness_n a_o land_n of_o obscurity_n the_o very_a shadow_n of_o death_n and_o their_o deliverance_n from_o it_o be_v a_o true_a type_n or_o shadow_n of_o our_o deliverance_n from_o the_o region_n or_o land_n of_o darkness_n itself_o the_o full_a importance_n of_o the_o evangellicall_a mystery_n include_v in_o the_o forecited_n passage_n of_o the_o prophet_n jeremy_n according_a to_o the_o most_o proper_a and_o most_o exquisite_a literal_a sense_n be_v expound_v unto_o we_o by_o our_o apostle_n s._n paul_n coloss_n 1._o 12._o 13._o god_n the_o
father_n say_v the_o apostle_n have_v make_v we_o meet_v to_o be_v partaker_n of_o the_o saint_n in_o light_n and_o have_v deliver_v we_o from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v we_o into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o his_o dear_o belove_a son_n 2_o so_o that_o this_o part_n of_o ieremie_n prophecy_n 23._o 6._o in_o his_o day_n judah_n shall_v be_v save_v and_o israel_n shall_v dwell_v in_o safety_n must_v be_v fulfil_v in_o every_o one_o of_o we_o more_o exquisite_o than_o it_o be_v in_o the_o whole_a remnant_n of_o judab_n and_o israel_n which_o return_v in_o safety_n from_o babylon_n the_o land_n of_o their_o captivity_n unto_o jerusalem_n the_o place_n of_o their_o peace_n and_o rest_n every_o one_o of_o we_o must_v be_v save_v from_o the_o land_n of_o darkness_n and_o translate_v into_o the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n before_o we_o can_v be_v sure_a of_o our_o salvation_n before_o our_o election_n and_o salvation_n can_v be_v make_v certain_a unto_o we_o for_o every_o one_o of_o we_o be_v by_o nature_n the_o child_n of_o wrath_n every_o one_o of_o as_o as_o he_o be_v the_o son_n of_o adam_n carry_v a_o babel_n or_o mass_n of_o confusion_n about_o with_o he_o or_o rather_o life_n in_o it_o as_o in_o a_o walk_a prison_n every_o one_o of_o we_o be_v subject_a to_o morethen_a baby_n lonish_v to_o more_o than_o egyptian_a slavery_n our_o very_a soul_n which_o be_v the_o light_n unto_o our_o body_n our_o very_a mind_n which_o have_v the_o same_o place_n in_o our_o soul_n which_o goshen_n have_v in_o egypt_n be_v darken_v or_o as_o the_o apostle_n speak_v be_v darkness_n itself_o now_o to_o extract_v or_o draw_v we_o out_o of_o ourselves_o or_o out_o of_o that_o servitude_n unto_o fin_n in_o which_o we_o be_v bear_v or_o to_o bring_v we_o out_o of_o that_o darkness_n which_o be_v within_o we_o be_v a_o great_a miracle_n a_o more_o remarkable_a document_n of_o god_n infinite_a power_n &_o wisdom_n then_o the_o bring_n of_o israel_n out_o of_o egypt_n than_o the_o rescue_v of_o judah_n from_o the_o captivity_n of_o babylon_n be_v god_n do_v make_v the_o wind_n and_o water_n his_o instrument_n to_o overthrow_n pharaoh_n and_o his_o host_n in_o the_o red_a sea_n he_o make_v his_o angel_n minister_a spirit_n to_o conduct_n israel_n in_o their_o departure_n thence_o but_o to_o draw_v we_o out_o of_o ourselves_o to_o extract_v our_o mind_n and_o spirit_n from_o the_o dregs_n of_o the_o flesh_n to_o translate_v they_o from_o the_o power_n of_o darkness_n to_o the_o kingdom_n of_o light_n the_o ministry_n or_o service_n of_o angel_n or_o other_o creature_n do_v not_o suffice_v for_o accomplish_v this_o great_a work_n the_o son_n of_o god_n himself_o become_v a_o servant_n he_o that_o be_v essential_o jehovah_n god_n himself_o do_v clothe_v himself_o with_o salvation_n as_o with_o a_o garment_n and_o become_v a_o saviour_n not_o in_o the_o appearance_n of_o a_o angel_n not_o in_o our_o mere_a shape_n and_o likeness_n nor_o in_o the_o mere_a form_n or_o shape_n of_o any_o other_o creature_n but_o in_o our_o flesh_n and_o substance_n chap._n 24._o that_o our_o high_a priest_n the_o son_n of_o god_n do_v not_o only_o accomplish_v that_o which_o be_v fore_o shadow_v by_o the_o name_n and_o title_n &_o office_n of_o jesus_n the_o son_n of_o josedech_n but_o withal_o the_o legal_a rite_n or_o solemnity_n now_o of_o which_o ho_o do_v destroy_v or_o dissolve_v as_o he_o do_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n but_o change_n or_o advance_v they_o into_o better_a solemnity_n to_o be_v observe_v by_o we_o christian_n that_o his_o solemn_a accomplishment_n of_o the_o feast_n of_o atonement_n at_o the_o feast_n of_o the_o passeover_n be_v prefigure_v in_o the_o law_n and_o fore-fignified_n by_o god_n special_a command_n the_o son_n of_o god_n say_v s._n john_n be_v manifest_v to_o the_o end_n that_o he_o may_v destroy_v or_o dissolve_v the_o work_n of_o the_o devil_n not_o only_o the_o work_n which_o he_o have_v wrought_v in_o the_o nature_n of_o 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