And this is the third thing in this compact, He who prescribes the hard conditions of incarnation, obedience, and death, doth also make the glorious promises of preservation, protection, and success. And to make these promises the more eminent, God confirms them solemnly by an oath. He is consecrated a high priest for evermore by the “word of the oath,” Heb. 7:28. “The Lord sware and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever,” etc., verse 21. 4. The Lord Jesus Christ accepts of the condition and
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