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commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace; and that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby. But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his - Son, made of a woman, made under the law, to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. f Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree; that the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith."

4. To give his flesh to be meat, and his blood to be drink or to give life to mankind. "For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from leaven; if any man eat of this bread he shall live forever; & the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world. Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink. his blood, ye have no life in you. Whoso eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life; and I will raise him up at the last day. For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh

Eph. ii. 14, 15, 16. ↑ Gal. iv. 4, 5. iii. 13.14.

and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him. As the living Father hath sent me, and I live by the Father: so he that eateth me, even he shall live by me. This is that bread which came down from heaven; not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live forever."*

5. To confirm and ratify, seal and establish, his testament, doctrine, mission, &c. “And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week; and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.t And, as they were eating, Jesus took bread,and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; for this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator. For a testament otherwise it is of

is of force after men are dead: no strength at all while the testator liveth. Whereupon neither the first testament was dedicated without blood. For when Moses had spoken every precept to the people according to the law, he took the blood of calves and of

John, vi. 33, 50, 51, 53-58† Dan. ix. 27. St. Matth xiv. 26, 27, 28. St. Mark, xiv. 22, 23, 24, St. Luke, xxii. 19, 20.

goats, with water, and scarlet wool and hyssop, and sprinkled both the book and all the people, saying, This is the blood of the testament which God hath enjoined unto you."*

6. As the children were partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself, likewise, took part of the same; that thro' death, he might destroy him, that had the power of death, that is, the devil; and deliver them, who, through fear of death, were, all their life-time, subject to bondage."'+

7. That, by passing through every state, he might gain universal power and dominion."For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that he might be Lord both of the dead and living."

8 That he might wash and cleanse us from the guilt and pollution of our sins in his own blood. "For if the blood of bulls, and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh; how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? And al-* most all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood there is no remission. It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.** But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, Heb. ix. 15-20 Heb. ii. 14, 15. Rom. ziv. 9. **Heb. ix. 15, 14, 22, 23.

we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin."*

9. That he might deliver us from the power of our sins, from this present evil world, and give us the victory over all our enemies. "Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God our Father. Who gave himself for us that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. And they overcame him (the devil) by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.?'**

10. That he might be advanced to the highest possible glory, honor and dignity; and lay the foundation of an empire that shall never be overthrown. "" Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. We see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honor; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.tt In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily. And ye are

complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power.‡‡ And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood, out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and

* 1 John. i. 7. † Gal. i. 4. t. Tit. ii. 14. # Heb. i. 4, ii. 9, Phil. ii. 9, 10.

** Rev. xii. 11.

nation; and hast made us unto our God kings and priests; and we shall reign on the earth."*

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11. That, by the power of his blood, he might not only open the gates of death and hell, but enter into the holy city, and appear in the presence of God for us. "I am he that liveth and was dead; and behold! I am alive forevermore, Amen and have the keys of hell and death.f As for thee also, by the blood of the covenant I have sent forth thy prisoners out of the pit wherein is no water. For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh; but quickened by the Spirit by which also he went and preached to the spirits. in prison; who sometime were disobedient, when once the long-suffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is eight souls, were saved by water. For, for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.** Neither by the blood of bulls and calves, but by his own blood, he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us. For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.tt Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand

Rev. v.. 9, 10. † Rev. i. 18. Zech. ix. 11. ** 1 Pet. iji. 18, 19, 20. iv. 6. †† Heb. ix. 12, 24.

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