The Doctrine of the Person and Work of Christ; In a Course of Popular Lectures (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1838. Excerpt: ... LECTURE X. ON THE THREE OFFICES OF THE SAVIOUR. In this course of Lectures, we have considered, in the first part, the person of our Lord in its union of Divinity and humanity; and, in the second part, his work of redemption, including its application to individuals. We have thus brought before you the chief points of Christian doctrine; for in our Saviour, Christianity appears not as an abstract system, but as a living impersonation. Suffer me now, in conclusion, to present a summary of the whole in a view of the three offices of Christ, by which the greatness and glory of his person and work will be more clearly exhibited. He is in a pre-eminent and peculiar sense, Prophet, Priest, and King; and hence we speak of his prophetical, priestly, and kingly offices. The Old Testament, which contains the types of Christ, describes the administration of the Jewish theocracy by means of the inspired messages of the prophets, the offerings of the priests, and the authority of the kings. But in general these functions were performed by different persons in various conditions of life, and it is only occasionally that they are seen united in an individual, as in David and Solo mon, who were personal types of the Messiah. All three offices continually pointed to One yet to come, who should in his person combine them in the most complete manner. 1. Christ is the greatest of prophets, since he is the most complete teacher and publisher of the word and will of God--of the law, and especially of the gospel. He gave a perfect representation of both, not only by his teaching, but by a life perfectly conformed to it. To him all former prophets give witness, Acts x. 43. But he testifies in a direct manner of himself and of his Father, and consummates Divine revelation by the ...