An explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme wherein the severall heads of Christian religion therein contained; touching the exaltation of Christ, the scepter of his kingdome, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, and resurrection, are largely explained and applied. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne; by Edward Reynoldes sometimes fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford, late preacher to the foresaid honorable society, and rector of the church of Braunston in Northhampton-shire.

Title: An explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme wherein the severall heads of Christian religion therein contained; touching the exaltation of Christ, the scepter of his kingdome, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, and resurrection, are largely explained and applied. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne; by Edward Reynoldes sometimes fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford, late preacher to the foresaid honorable society, and rector of the church of Braunston in Northhampton-shire.

Author: Reynolds, Edward, 1599-1676.

Collection: Early English Books Online

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Communion and fellowship wee have with Christ in his merits, power, Priviledges, and heavenly likenesse. Now, saith the Apostle, wee are Sonnes, and it doth not yet ap∣peare what wee shall bee: but wee know that when hee shall appeare, wee shall bee ike him; for wee shall see him, as hee is, 1 Ioh. 3.2.From these things which have been spoken of the Personall Qualifications of our High Priest, it will bee easie to finde out the third particular inquired into, touching the Acts or Offices of Christs Priesthood; or ra∣ther touching the parts of the same Action, for it is all but one. Two Acts there are wherein the execution of this office doth consist. The first, an Act of Oblation of himselfe once for all, as an adequate sacrifice, and full compensation for the sinnes of the whole world, Heb. 9.14.26. Our Debt unto God was Twofold. As we were his Creatures, so wee owed unto him a Debt of Active Obedience in doing the Duties of the whole Law, and as wee are his prisoners, so wee owed unto him a Debt of passive obedience in suffering willingly and throughly the Curses of the Law. And under this Law Christ was made, to redeeme us by his fulfilling all that righteous∣nesse who were under the precepts and penalties of the Law our selves.Aug. Enchirid. cap. 41. & Da∣naei Comment. de Mendacio, cap. 15. & Epist. 120. Greg. Nazian. Orat. 2 de filio. Chrysost. in 2 Cor. 5. Therefore the Apostle saith, hee was sinne for us; that is, a Sacrifice for sinne, to meete and in∣tercept that wrath which was breaking out upon us, 2 Cor. 5.21. Herein was the great mercy of God seen to us that hee would not punish Sinners, though he would not spare Sinne. If hee should have resolved to have jud∣ged Sinners, wee must have perished in our owne per∣sons, but being pleased to deale with sinne onely in ab∣stracto, and to spare the sinner, hee was contented to ac∣cept of a Sacrifice, which (under the Relation and Title of a Sacrifice) stood in his sight like the body of sinne alone by it selfe; in which respect hee is likewise said to bee made a Curse for us, Gal. 3.13. Now that which toge∣ther 0