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Q. What office did the Sonne of God take vpon him for the saluation of man?
A. The Office of a Mediator, betwixt God, and man.
Q. How performeth hee this office?
A. By executing the functions of a
Q. What appertaineth to Christ's Propheticall function?
A. To reueale the hidden wisedome of his Father.
Q. How hath he heretofore exe∣cuted this function?
A. Before his Incarnation, by
the Priests and Prophets of the old Law. In the dayes of his flesh he executed it in his owne person, preaching the Gospell, which is the couenant of grace, and institu∣ting Sacraments, as seales theroof viz.
Q. How doth he yet execute this function?
A. By the Ministers of the Word, whom he furnisheth with gifts answerable; and assisteth them in the holy workes of their sacred calling with his spirit, en∣lightening the vnderstanding, and opening the hearts of all belie∣uers, to make their Ministerie effectuall.
Q. What benefits reape wee by Christ's Propheticall function?
A. Vocation, and the Effects thereof; incorporation into Christ's mysticall body; faith, spirituall wisedome and vnderstanding, with other sanctifying graces of the ho∣ly. Ghost.