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A53504 Christ set forth in several sermons upon the 7th chapter to the Hebrews. By Mr. Robert Ottee, late pastor to a congregation in Beckles in Suffolk Ottee, Robert, d. 1690. 1690 (1690) Wing O535; ESTC R213916 87,424 178

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say Doth not our Lord Jesus Christ himself tell us that he came not to send peace on the earth but a sword and to set men at variance Mat. 10. 34 35. how then is he the Prince of Peace Ans Know there is a worldly peace which lies in agreement in all that which is evil Christ did not come to send that peace Christ did not come to make peace between the seed of the Woman and the seed of the Serpent The Church of God would want her tryals if there were not enmity between the two seeds But why doth he say that he came not to send peace but a sword The meaning is this It is by way of consequence for where the Gospel comes it is a Gospel of peace in it self But when Jesus Christ calls any to his Kingdom by the Gospel the World is then at enmity with them and quarrels with them The Scripture is full of Instances of this But I shall wind up this with a brief Application Is our Lord Jesus Christ King of Righteousness and Prince of Peace then what great reason have all men that hear of Jesus Christ to pay their homage unto him and to submit to his Soveraignty Jesus Christ he did not set up himself in opposition to Magistrates but he is the Head of all Magistracy By me Kings Reign and Princes decree Justice But the meaning is we must make him our Spiritual King and submit to his Rule and Laws Proud men of the World will not submit to the Rule and Laws of Christ therefore if we would be wise to Salvation we should subject our selves to his Word for he is our King and blessed are they that are in Covenant with him and can make Christ their King and obey him in all his commands Though you be despised in the eyes of the World If you look into 1 Tim. 6. 13 14 15. I give thee charge in the sight of God who quickeneth all things and before Jesus Christ who before Pontius Pilate witnessed a good confession that thou keep this Commandment without spot unrebukeable until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ which in time he shall shew who is the blessed and only King of Kings and Lord of Lords It may be while we speak of this Authority of Jesus Christ you see few men regard it But I give thee charge before God and Jesus Christ as thou wilt answer it at the day of Judgment that thou keep the command of Christ which in time shall be the only Potentate And therefore beloved let us subject our selves to Jesus Christ in all his ways in all his commands He is the King of Righteousness He is the Prince of Peace He will keep us in the ways of Righteousness He will keep us in inward peace in the worst of times And therefore if you desire Righteousness and to live in peace subject your selves to the Lord Jesus Christ SERMON III. Hebrews 7. from verse 4. to 8. Now consider how great this man was unto whom even the Patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of his spoils And verily they that are of the Sons of Levi who receive the Office of the Priesthood have a Commandment to receive Tythes of the people according to the Law that is of their Brethren though they come out of the loins of Abraham But he whose Descent is not counted from them received Tythes of Abraham and blessed him that had the Promises And without all contradiction the less is blessed of the better GOD the Father having promised to his Son Jesus Christ and confirmed it to him by an Oath that he should be a Priest for ever after the order of Melchisedeck Upon this Promise and Oath much of the Faith and Comfort of the Church of God springs Therefore the Apostle is so large here in this chapter to set forth the Priviledges Prerogatives and Dignities of Melchisedeck of whose order Christ is a Priest for ever Last day the three verses were opened where Melchisedeck is said to be without Father without Mother without Descent having neither beginning of days nor end of life made like unto the Son of God abideth a Priest continually I have not time now to repeat what was said then We shewed in what sense Melchisedeck is said to be without Father without Mother without Descent without beginning of days or end of life And how in all these things he was made like unto the Son of God I proceed now to the words I have read and the scope of the Apostle in them is still to amplifie and set out to us the greatness of this Melchisedeck who was the fore-runner of the Son of God and in his days did represent to the Church the Son of God Now the greatness of this Melchisedeck the Apostle proves three ways in the words which I have read 1. In that this great man Abraham the Patriarch gave him the Tenths of all the spoils verse 4. 2. He proves Melchisedecks greatness by this that he blessed him that had received the Promise And The third proof of his greatness is this that while Levi dies Melchisedeck liveth These are the three main points the Apostle insists upon in these words I have read The first proof that the Apostle brings of Melchisedeck's greatness is v. 4. Consider how great this man was unto whom even the Patriarch Abraham gave the Tenths of the spoil He calls Abraham the Patriarch for this reason because he was the first Father of all the Jewish people they all proceeded out of his Loins in that promised seed Isaac Now consider saith the Apostle how great this Melchisedeck was in that the Patriarch the first Father of the Church of God gave to him the tenth of the spoil when Abraham returned from the slaughter that was spoken of before And here the Apostle brings it over again for a great proof of Melchisedecks greatness But now here the Question will be How this can be a proof of his greatness while he received from Abraham the tenths of the spoil for according to the account that men have of things the Receiver is inferiour to the Giver He that gives seems to be greater than he that receives And our Saviour saith It is a more blessed thing to give than to receive How is this then a proof of Melchisedecks greatness I Answer to that The Giver is greater than the Receiver where the giving and receiving is in a way of Alms that is our Saviours meaning It is a more blessed thing to give than to receive in a way of Alms but this was not the case between Abraham and Melchisedeck For mind it Melchisedeck did not receive of the Patriarch Abraham the Tenths of the Spoils as an act of Abrahams kindness but as Tribute that Abraham paid to God and to Melchisedeck who was the Priest of the most high God Abraham gave to Melchisedeck the Tenths of the Spoil as due to God It is a very false and fantastical notion of