_Every high priest taken from among men_ THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST I. CHRIST’S PARTICIPATION OF OUR NATURE, AS NECESSARY TO HIM FOR DISCHARGING OF THE OFFICE OF A HIGH PRIEST ON OUR BEHALF, IS A GREAT GROUND OF CONSOLATION UNTO BELIEVERS, A MANIFEST EVIDENCE THAT HE IS, AND WILL BE, TENDER AND... [ Continue Reading ]
_No man taketh this honour unto himself._ THE MINISTERIAL CALLING FROM GOD A calling is most requisite in all things we take in hand, especially in the ministry. Who will meddle with the sheep of a man unless he be called to it? and shall we meddle with Christ’s sheep without a calling? As for our... [ Continue Reading ]
_With strong crying and tears_ THE EXERCISE OF THE SON OF GOD IN HIS AGONY I. In the first place we shall illustrate the definition of THE SEASON OF THE AGONY OF THY, SON OF GOD in these words: “The days of His flesh.” In general, it may he observed that the application of the term “flesh” to the... [ Continue Reading ]