A treatise of the consecration of the Sonne of God to his everlasting priesthood And the accomplishment of it by his glorious resurrection and ascention. Being the ninth book of commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Continued by Thomas Iackson Doctor in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, and president of C.C.C. in Oxford.

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A treatise of the consecration of the Sonne of God to his everlasting priesthood And the accomplishment of it by his glorious resurrection and ascention. Being the ninth book of commentaries upon the Apostles Creed. Continued by Thomas Iackson Doctor in Divinity, chaplaine in ordinary to his Maiesty, and president of C.C.C. in Oxford.

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Jackson, Thomas, 1579-1640.

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An. Dom. 1638.

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Jesus Christ -- Early works to 1800.

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Contents

• title page
• TO THE ROYALL Matie OF OVR MOST GRACIOVS AND PI∣OVS SOƲERAIGNE CHARLES KING OF GREAT BRITAINE, &c.
• To the Christian Reader.
• A TABLE OF THE PRINCIPALL Arguments of the severall Se∣ctions and Chapters contained in this BOOKE.
• Errata.
• A TREATISE OF THE CONSECRATION of the Sonne of God to his ever∣lasting PRIESTHOOD. And THE ACCOMPLISHMENT OF it by his Glorious Resurre∣ction and Ascension:
  • SECT. 1. Of Consecration, and of the Qualifications of those that were to be consecrated high Priests.
    • CHAP. 1. Of the true value or signification of the word or of being made perfect.
    • CHAP. 2. Of the Separation of the high Priest from men, and of the compassionate temper which was the speciall Qua∣lification of every high Priest. Heb, 5. v. 2.
    • CHAP. 3. What were those strong cryes which the Sonnne of God did utter in the dayes of his flesh, how farre his pray∣ers were heard, and from what death and danger he was delivered. Heb. 5. v. 7.
    • CHAP. 4. The Consecration of the Sonne of God was not finisht immediately after his Agony in the Garden, nor was he then or at the time of his sufferings upon the Crosse, an actuall, or compleat high Priest after the Order of Melchisedech.
    • CHAP. 5. That the Sonne of God by his Consecration being once accomplished, became the Author and Fountaine of everlasting salvation to all such and only such as obey him. In what sence he is said to have dyed for all men, or to be the redeemer of all mankind.
  • SECT. 2. Of the calling or designement of the Sonne of God to be an high Priest after the order of Melchisedech: Of the differences and agreements in some particu∣lars betweene the Preisthood of Aaron and the Priesthood of Melchisedech.
    • CHAP. 6. Of the Signification or Importance of the word cal∣ling, used by our Apostle Heb. 5. with the generall Heads or Points to be handled and discust in this 2. 3. 4. Sections.
    • CHAP. 7. In what sense Melchisedech is said to be without Fa∣ther & Mother Heb. 7. 3. Whether he were a mortall man a Abraham was, though more : where in the similitude betweene Melchisedech's Per∣son and the Person of the Sonne of God doth specially consist.
    • CHAP. 8. That the omission of Melchisedech's Genealogie did import a speciall mystery; and what that mystery was:
    • CHAP. 9. What manner of blessing it was which Melchisedech bestowed on Abraham. That the manner of the bles∣sing argues Melchisedech to have beene Sem the great, as the Iewish Rabbins enstile him, the eldest sonne of Noah, not by birth yet by prerogative of the first borne.
    • CHAP. 10. Wherein the Priesthood of Melchisedech did differ from the Priesthood of Aaron; That Melchisedech did not offer any sacrifice of bread and wine unto God when he blessed Abraham.
    • CHAP. II. In respect of what points especially the Priesthood of Melchisedech did fore-picture the Priesthood of the Sonne of God.
  • SECT. 3. Of the calling or destination of the Seede of Abraham, and Sonne of David by solemne oath to the everla∣sting Priesthood.
    • CHAP. 12. The chiefe or maine principle whereon our Apostle grounds his Treatise or discourse to the Hebrews; Containing a Paraphrase upon the most part of the sixt Chapter to the Hebr
    • CHAP. 13. The use of oaths, ad their observance is from the Law of Nature. Of the manner of taking solemne oaths amongst the Ancients of severall Nations.
    • CHAP. 14. Of Oaths promissorie specially for Confirmation of of leagues, and of the fearfull iudgments that usu∣ally fall upon them, who wittingly and willingly vi∣olate them.
    • CHAP. 15. In what cases solemne oaths were or are to be taken and administred.
    • CHAP. 16. God's oath to Abraham was an oath for Confirmation of the league betwixt them. Of the severall manner of leagues.
    • CHAP. 17. The League betweene God and Abraham did emi∣nently containe the most accurate solemnities that were used betwixt Prince and Prince, or Nation and Nation.
    • CHAP. 18. What the Interposition of God's oath for more abun∣dant Confirmation of his promise to Abraham did import, over and above all that which was included in the literall or assertive sence of the League be∣twixt God and Abraham.
    • CHAP. 19. Of the two things wherein our Apostle saith it was im∣possible for God to lie.
    • CHAP. 20. The former Importance of God's Oath to Abraham, and the contents of it specified in the two immedi∣ately precedent Chapters, more fully confirmed by the tenour of God's oath to David and to his seed, de∣scribed at large by the author of 98 Psalme, most concludently by the Apostle. Heb. 7.
  • SECT. 4. By what Persons and in what manner the Consecration of Iesus Christ the Son of God to his Priesthood was prefigured.
    • CHAP. 21. That Iesus or Iehoshua the sonne of Nun, Zerubbabel the sonne of Shealtiel, and Iesus the sonne of Ieho∣sadeck were speciall Types of Iesus Christ the Sonne of God, (respectively) as he was to be made and now is both King and Prest.
    • CHAP. 22. Of the harmony betweene the Prophet Ieremy and the Prophet Zachary concerning the man whose name is the branch: How his growth or springing up was prefigured by Zerubbabel the sonne of David: His name and title as our high Priest fore-pictured by the name and title of Iesus the Sonne of Iose∣dech: That he was as truly the Son of God before all time, as the sonne of David in time.
    • CHAP. 23. The obiection of the Iewes against the interpretation of the former Prophecy Ierem. 23. answered. In what sense Iudah is truly said to be saved, and Israel to dwell in safety by Iesus the Sonne of God and Sonne of David.
    • CHAP. 24. That our high Priest the Son of God did not only ac∣complish that which was fore shadowed by the name and title & office of Iesus the Son of Iosedech, but withall the legall rites or solemnities; nowe of which hoe did destroy or dissolve as he did the works of the Divell, but change or advance them into better so∣lemnities to be observed by us Christians. That his solemne accomplishment of the feast of attonement at the feast of the Passeover was prefigured in the Law, and fore-fignified by God's speciall com∣mand.
    • CHAP. 25. In what respects the Consecration of Aaron and of his sonnes did especially prefigure the Consecration of the Sonne of God; and in what respects they special∣ly differ. That the Consecration of Aaron did in di∣verse respects serve as a foile to set forth the ex∣cellencie of the Consecration of the Sonne of God.
    • CHAP. 26. In what respects the Bullock offered at the Consecrati∣on of Aaron &c. and the rites of offering did pre∣figure the bloody sacrifice of the Sonne of God, espe∣cially the circumstances of the place wherein it was offered.
    • CHAP. 27. In what respects the Ramme of the Consecration and the Ramme which God did provide for a burnt of∣fring instead of Isanck, did prefigure the sacrifice of the Son of God. Of other speciall rites wherein Aaron at his Consecration and in the function of his Priest∣hood, did prefigure the Consecration and Priest hood of the Son of God.
    • CHAP. 28. A briefe Recapitulation of what hath been said in this parallel between the Consecration of Aaron and the Consecration of the Sonne of God; the conclusion of the whole Treatise concerning it.
  • SICT. 5. Of the Resurraction of the Sonne of God. By what Pro∣phets it was fore-told. By what Persons or legall Rites it was fore-pictured or fore-shadowed.
    • CHAP. 29 In what high esteeme S. Paul did hold the Article of our Saviour's Resurrection and Ascension &c. That the want of explicite beliefe to this grand Article of the Resurrection did argue rather a dulnesse or slownesse to believe the Scriptures then any infide∣lity, or incredulity, even in such as had seene his miracles, and had heard him fore-tell his death and rising againe untill the event did manifest unto them the truth of his former Doctrine and predi∣ctions.
    • CHAP. 30. That the Death and Resurrection of the Sonne of God was aenigmatically fore-told in the first promise made to our Father Adam, and our Mother Eve. That his Resurrection was exquisitely prefigured by Isaac's escape from death; and the Propagati∣on of his Kingdome after his Resurrection, by the strange increase, or multiplication of Isaac's seede. A parallel betwixt our Saviour and Ioseph in their affliction and exaltation.
    • CHAP. 31. Shewing the concludency of the allegations used by the Apostles S. Peter and S. Paul to prove the truth of Christ's Resurrection; and in particular of the Testimony Psal. 2. Thou art my Son this day have I begotten thee.
    • CHAP. 32. The concludency of S. Paul's second Argument Act. 13. drawne from the 55. of Isaiah.
    • CHAP. 33. That our Saviour's departure, and passing out of this world to his Father, or his entring into his Glory through afflictions was exquisitely fore-shadowed by divers solemnities in the legall passeover, and by the Israelites passing through the red Sea.
    • CHAP. 34. The Resurrection of the Son of God, and the effects or issues of his birth from the grave were concludent∣ly fore-pictured by the Redemption of the firstlings of the flockes, and of the first borne males, and by the offerings of the first fruits of their corne.
  • SECT. 6. He Ascended into Heaven.
    • CHAP. 35. How the Ascension of the Son of God was presigured by the translation of Enoch, and by the taking up of Elias; And foretold by the Psalmist. Psal. 15. and Psal. 24.
    • CHAP. 36. At what time, and upon what occasions th 68 Psalme was composed. What reference it hath (in the gene∣rall) unto our Saviour's Ascension.
    • CHAP. 37. Of the concludency of the Apostle's Allegation, E∣phes. 4. 7. 8. Out of the 18. ver. of the 68. Psal.
    • CHAP. 38. That the manner of our Saviours Ascension was more clearly fore seen by Daniel then by David, and most exactly fore-shadowed by matters of fact in Mosai∣call and other sacred histories: A parallel betweene Salōmon's Consecration of the Temple, and our Saviour's Consecration, or sanctisying of himselfe, and his heavenly Sanctuary.
    • CHAP. 39. Into what place or part of heaven our Saviour did as∣cend, or in what manner he sitteth at the right hand of God, are points not so fit to be particularly inqui∣red after, nor so apt to be proved or determined by Scripture, as the other Articles of our Creed.
    • CHAP. 40. How the time of our Saviour's Ascension into heaven upon the fortieth day after his Resurrection from the grave, was prefigured by the signe of the Pro∣phet Ionas, with the exposition of that signe given by our Saviour Mat. 12. 39. 40.
    • CHAP. 41. A Parallel betweene the day wherein Adam is thought to have been cast out of Paradise, with the day wherein our Saviour was Crucified: And be∣tweene the first day of the world's Creation and our Saviour's Resurrection.
    • CHAP. 42. That the sentence proclaimed against Nineveh by the Prophet Ionas, was in a full measure executed up∣on the adulterous Generation of the Iewes; not believing or repenting at our Saviour's prea∣ching.
    • CHAP. 43. That place of Zachary Chap. 14. v. 3. expounded shew∣ing that God did fight with the Gentiles against the Iews as formerly he had done with the Iewes against the Gentiles. How the forty daies of Christ's abode upon earth after his Resurrection was fore-told.