{"number":25,"title":"How doth Christ Execute the Office of a Priest?","part":null,"questions":[25],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"How doth Christ Execute the Office of a Priest?","answer":"Christ executeth the Office of a Priest, in his once Offering up of himself a Sacrifice to satisfie Divine Justice, and Reconcile us to God, and in making continual Intercession for us.","segments":[{"text":"Christ executeth the Office of a Priest, in his once Offering up of himself a Sacrifice to satisfie Divine Justice, and Reconcile us to God, and in making continual Intercession for us.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Did fallen Man need a Priest?","answer":"Yes. For every High Priest is ordained for Men in Things pertaining to God,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For every High Priest is ordained for Men in Things pertaining to God,","proofs":["Hebrews 5:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 5:1","osis":["Heb.5.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Did Christ Execute the Office of a Priest?","answer":"Yes. We have a great High Priest, Jesus the Son of God,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. We have a great High Priest, Jesus the Son of God,","proofs":["Hebrews 4:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 4:14","osis":["Heb.4.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was he appointed to this Office?","answer":"Yes. For Christ glorified not himself to be made a High Priest,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For Christ glorified not himself to be made a High Priest,","proofs":["Hebrews 5:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 5:5","osis":["Heb.5.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was he confirm’d in this Office?","answer":"Yes. For the Lord Sware, and will not Repent, thou art a Priest for ever,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For the Lord Sware, and will not Repent, thou art a Priest for ever,","proofs":["Hebrews 7:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 7:21","osis":["Heb.7.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Did Christ, as a Priest, make Atonement for Sin?","answer":"Yes. He is a merciful and faithful High Priest, to make Reconciliation for the Sins of the People,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He is a merciful and faithful High Priest, to make Reconciliation for the Sins of the People,","proofs":["Hebrews 2:17"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 2:17","osis":["Heb.2.17"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Did he do this by the Sacrifice of himself?","answer":"Yes. He appear’d to put away Sin by the Sacrifice of himself,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He appear’d to put away Sin by the Sacrifice of himself,","proofs":["Hebrews 9:26"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 9:26","osis":["Heb.9.26"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was he himself the Priest?","answer":"Yes. For through the Eternal Spirit he offer’d himself,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For through the Eternal Spirit he offer’d himself,","proofs":["Hebrews 9:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 9:14","osis":["Heb.9.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was he himself the Sacrifice?","answer":"Yes. He made his Soul an offering for Sin,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He made his Soul an offering for Sin,","proofs":["Isaiah 53:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 53:10","osis":["Isa.53.10"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was he himself the Altar?","answer":"Yes. For we have an Altar,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For we have an Altar,","proofs":["Hebrews 13:10"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 13:10","osis":["Heb.13.10"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Would not the legal Sacrifices serve?","answer":"No. For it was not possible that the Blood of Bulls and Goats should take away Sin,","segments":[{"text":"No. For it was not possible that the Blood of Bulls and Goats should take away Sin,","proofs":["Hebrews 10:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 10:4","osis":["Heb.10.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did God declare them insufficient?","answer":"Yes. Sacrifice and Offering thou wouldst not,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Sacrifice and Offering thou wouldst not,","proofs":["Hebrews 10:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 10:5","osis":["Heb.10.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was this Sacrifice necessary then?","answer":"Yes. What the Law could not do in that it was weak, that Christ did,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. What the Law could not do in that it was weak, that Christ did,","proofs":["Romans 8:3"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 8:3","osis":["Rom.8.3"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Did Christ, as a Sacrifice, bear our Sins,","answer":"Yes. His own self bare our Sins in his own Body on the Tree,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. His own self bare our Sins in his own Body on the Tree,","proofs":["1 Peter 2:24"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Peter 2:24","osis":["1Pet.2.24"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Did he bear them by the Father’s Appointment?","answer":"Yes. The Lord laid on him the Iniquities of us all,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. The Lord laid on him the Iniquities of us all,","proofs":["Isaiah 53:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 53:6","osis":["Isa.53.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did he suffer for them?","answer":"Yes. He was wounded for our Transgressions, and bruised for our Iniquities,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He was wounded for our Transgressions, and bruised for our Iniquities,","proofs":["Isaiah 53:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 53:5","osis":["Isa.53.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And not for any Sin of his own?","answer":"No. Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself,","segments":[{"text":"No. Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself,","proofs":["Daniel 9:26"],"refs":[{"printed":"Daniel 9:26","osis":["Dan.9.26"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did he suffer to satisfie for Sin?","answer":"Yes. He was once offer’d to bear the Sins of many,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He was once offer’d to bear the Sins of many,","proofs":["Hebrews 9:28"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 9:28","osis":["Heb.9.28"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And was the Satisfaction accepted?","answer":"Yes. He gave himself for us a Sacrifice to God of a sweet smelling Savour,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He gave himself for us a Sacrifice to God of a sweet smelling Savour,","proofs":["Ephesians 5:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"Ephesians 5:2","osis":["Eph.5.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Did Christ offer himself Voluntarily?","answer":"Yes. No Man taketh my Life from me, but I lay it down of myself,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. No Man taketh my Life from me, but I lay it down of myself,","proofs":["John 10:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"John 10:18","osis":["John.10.18"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Was it his own Act and Deed to make his Soul an Offering?","answer":"Yes. For he said, Father, into thine Hands I commend my Spirit,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For he said, Father, into thine Hands I commend my Spirit,","proofs":["Luke 23:46"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 23:46","osis":["Luke.23.46"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did this Sacrifice need to be Repeated?","answer":"No. For by one Offering he perfected for ever them that are Sanctified,","segments":[{"text":"No. For by one Offering he perfected for ever them that are Sanctified,","proofs":["Hebrews 10:14"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 10:14","osis":["Heb.10.14"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Did Christ do this for the Purchase of our Pardon?","answer":"Yes. For when he did it, he said, Father, forgive them,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For when he did it, he said, Father, forgive them,","proofs":["Luke 23:34"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 23:34","osis":["Luke.23.34"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Was it design’d to save us from Ruin?","answer":"Yes. He gave his Life a Ransom for many,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He gave his Life a Ransom for many,","proofs":["Matthew 20:28"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 20:28","osis":["Matt.20.28"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And to Reconcile us to God?","answer":"Yes. For he made Peace through the Blood of his Cross,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For he made Peace through the Blood of his Cross,","proofs":["Colossians 1:20"],"refs":[{"printed":"Colossians 1:20","osis":["Col.1.20"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is this our Plea for Peace and Pardon?","answer":"Yes. Who is he that Condemns? It is Christ that Dy’d,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Who is he that Condemns? It is Christ that Dy’d,","proofs":["Romans 8:34"],"refs":[{"printed":"Romans 8:34","osis":["Rom.8.34"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is Christ then the great Propitiation?","answer":"Yes. He is the Propitiation for our Sins, and not for ours only, but for the Sins of the whole World,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He is the Propitiation for our Sins, and not for ours only, but for the Sins of the whole World,","proofs":["1 John 2:2"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 2:2","osis":["1John.2.2"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And have we hereby Access to God?","answer":"Yes. He suffer’d the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He suffer’d the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God,","proofs":["1 Peter 3:18"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Peter 3:18","osis":["1Pet.3.18"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And had the Old Testament Saints the Benefit of this Sacrifice?","answer":"Yes. For he was the Lamb slain from the Foundation of the World,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For he was the Lamb slain from the Foundation of the World,","proofs":["Revelation 13:8"],"refs":[{"printed":"Revelation 13:8","osis":["Rev.13.8"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Doth Christ, as a Priest, make Intercession?","answer":"Yes. For he bare the Sin of many, and made Intercession for the Transgressors,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For he bare the Sin of many, and made Intercession for the Transgressors,","proofs":["Isaiah 53:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 53:12","osis":["Isa.53.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is he always doing this?","answer":"Yes. He ever lives, making Intercession,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. He ever lives, making Intercession,","proofs":["Hebrews 7:25"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 7:25","osis":["Heb.7.25"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Doth he do this as an Advocate?","answer":"Yes. If any Man Sin we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. If any Man Sin we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous,","proofs":["1 John 2:1"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 John 2:1","osis":["1John.2.1"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And as a High Priest?","answer":"Yes. Aaron shall bear their Names before the Lord,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Aaron shall bear their Names before the Lord,","proofs":["Exodus 28:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Exodus 28:12","osis":["Exod.28.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Doth he make Intercession in the virtue of his Satisfaction?","answer":"Yes. For by his own Blood he entred into the holy Place,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For by his own Blood he entred into the holy Place,","proofs":["Hebrews 9:12"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 9:12","osis":["Heb.9.12"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]},{"question":"Is Christ a Priest after the Order of Aaron?","answer":"No. But after the Order of Melchizedek?","segments":[{"text":"No. But after the Order of Melchizedek?","proofs":["Psalm 110:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 110:4","osis":["Ps.110.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Is he a Royal Priest?","answer":"Yes. For he is a Priest upon his Throne, and the Councel of Peace shall be between them both,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. 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For we have a High Priest over the House of God,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For we have a High Priest over the House of God,","proofs":["Hebrews 10:21"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 10:21","osis":["Heb.10.21"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Is this an Encouragement to us in our Approaches to God?","answer":"Yes. Let us therefore come boldly to the Throne of Grace,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. Let us therefore come boldly to the Throne of Grace,","proofs":["Hebrews 4:16"],"refs":[{"printed":"Hebrews 4:16","osis":["Heb.4.16"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And is this it we must depend upon for Acceptance with God?","answer":"Yes. For spiritual Sacrifices are acceptable to God only through Jesus Christ,","segments":[{"text":"Yes. For spiritual Sacrifices are acceptable to God only through Jesus Christ,","proofs":["1 Peter 2:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Peter 2:5","osis":["1Pet.2.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}]}],"text":null}