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BEING THE SUBSTANCE
OF A
SERMON,
Preached on SUNDAY Evening, JULY 24th, 1813,
At the Obelisk Chapel.
PRINTED BY R. THOMAS, 11, RED LION STREET, BOROUGH
CHRIST THE TRUE MELCHISEDEC.
On the sixth day of the creation he formed his creature, Man, in the image in which he intended to appear four thousand years after. His heart was so intent upon this great Work, that directly after the Fall, yea, the very same day that Adam sinned, the dear Redeemer hastened to make known the Covenant of Redemption and Mercy--and even before he pronounced the Curse in consequence of transgression, he pronounced the Blessing!
In the 5th Chapter, the Apostle carries on the subject of the Priestly Office of Christ, knowing it to be of such vast importance to the Church. He shews the commission of Jesus to act as High Priest, and they, the Hebrews, well knew that no man had a right to this Office but he that was called of God, as was Aaron. So our dear Lord was called to it in the Covenant, in which the Father glorified him, and as God-Man Mediator, called him Son, and told him he should be a Priest for ever, after a peculiar Order, that is, of Melchisedec: his own Order, not of Levi or Aaron's, but his own divine Order.--The Apostle then complains of these Believers, they were dull of apprehension, or else he would tell them many more very great things; but they had had the Gospel preached to them nearly thirty years, yet had made little or no progress in the things of God. He complains that they were but babes in knowledge, unskilful, weak, and had got no further than the first principles of the christian Religion, which he begs they will leave, and press after greater lessons in the School of Christ, namely, The final Perseverence of God's elect, though they might backslide, and even some of them go such sad lengths, as even to give up their profession for a time, that nothing short of the precious blood of Christ applied to their hearts by the Spirit, could ever renew them to Gospel repentance. Ministers could not--they could not do it themselves--but a sight of Christ, put to open shame for them, would ever accomplish it.
I would observe the connection between the last verse of the 6th Chapter, and the opening of the 7th. The Apostle, encouraging Believers, who fled for refuge, tells them their fore-runner is gone to heaven, and is acting there as High Priest for them, after the Order of Melchisedec--it is essential to this Order only to make intercession in heaven. From which passage we may then conclude, that Melchisedec and the second Person in the ever blessed Trinity were, and are the same; for none but Christ in our nature ever did, or will intercede for us in heaven.
Thus we have endeavoured to prove that Christ is the true Melchisedec, without a type or figure--that he was not Shem, nor his Grandson, nor an earthly King, however pious; but that it was Jesus appearing in the likeness in which he should appear for ever, before the throne, to bless his people in. This fact we have attempted to prove from express passages, from his glorious titles, from the peculiarity of his Order, and the nature of his Work, as a Priest.
For a most judicious handling of this Subject I refer my Readers to MORRISON'S BIBLIOTHECA SACRA--to which I am much indebted.
AN HYMN.
KING of Salem, bless my soul! Make a wounded sinner whole! King of righteousness and peace, Let not thy sweet visits cease.
Come, refresh this soul of mine With thy sacred bread and wine; All thy love to me unfold, Half of which cannot be told.
Hail, Melchisedec divine! Thou great High Priest shalt be mine; All my powers before thee fall-- Take not tythe, but take them all.
FINIS.
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