{"id":"12.1","chapter":12,"number":1,"text":"Concerning his Mediatorship, the Scripture holds forth Christs call to his office: For none takes this honour upon him, but he that is called of God as was Aaron, it being an action of God, whereby a speciall promise being made, he ordains his Son to this office; which promise is, that Christ should be made a sacrifice for sinne, that he should see his seed, and prolong his dayes, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand, all of meer free and absolute grace towards Gods elect, and without any condition foreseene in them to procure it.","segments":[{"text":"Concerning his Mediatorship, the Scripture holds forth Christs call to his office: For none takes this honour upon him, but he that is called of God as was Aaron, it being an action of God, whereby a speciall promise being made, he ordains his Son to this office; which promise is, that Christ should be made a sacrifice for sinne, that he should see his","proofs":["Hebrews 5:4–6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 5:4–6","osis":["Heb.5.4-Heb.5.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"seed, and prolong his dayes, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand,","proofs":["Isaiah 53:10–11"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 53:10–11","osis":["Isa.53.10-Isa.53.11"]}],"note":null},{"text":"all of meer free and absolute grace towards Gods elect, and without any condition foreseene in them to procure it.","proofs":["John 3:16","Romans 8:32"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 3:16","osis":["John.3.16"]},{"printed":"Romans 8:32","osis":["Rom.8.32"]}],"note":null}],"relations":{"flcf1644":["12.1"]},"diffs":[{"source":"flcf1644","type":"earlier","segments":[{"text":"Concerning his Mediatorship,","position":null},{"text":"Christs","position":null},{"text":"his","position":2},{"text":"For","position":null},{"text":"upon him,","position":null},{"text":"promise","position":1},{"text":"Son","position":null},{"text":"promise","position":2},{"text":"should","position":2},{"text":"meer free and absolute","position":null},{"text":"towards Gods elect, and","position":null},{"text":"foreseene","position":null},{"text":"them to procure it.","position":null}]}],"page":"B2v","leaf":16}