Christ in all his offices
It is our part thus to preach Christ by preaching all things whatsoever he has revealed. We may indeed without blame — yes, and with a peculiar blessing from God — declare the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We may speak in a more special manner of the Lord our righteousness (Jeremiah 23:6). We may expatiate upon the grace of God in Christ reconciling the world to himself (2 Corinthians 5:19). We may at proper opportunities dwell upon his praise as bearing the iniquities of us all, as wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities, so that by his stripes we might be healed (Isaiah 53:5). But still we would not preach Christ according to his word if we were wholly to confine ourselves to this. We are not ourselves clear before God unless we proclaim him in all his offices. To preach Christ as a workman who needs not to be ashamed (2 Timothy 2:15) is to preach him not only as our great high priest, taken from among men and ordained for men in things pertaining to God (Hebrews 5:1), as such reconciling us to God by his blood and ever living to make intercession for us (Hebrews 7:25), but likewise as the prophet of the Lord who of God is made to us wisdom (1 Corinthians 1:30); who by his word and his Spirit is with us always (Matthew 28:20), guiding us into all truth (John 16:13); yes, and as remaining a King forever, as giving laws to all whom he has bought with his blood, as restoring those to the image of God whom he had first reinstated in his favor, as reigning in all believing hearts until he has subdued all things to himself (Philippians 3:21), until he has utterly cast out all sin and brought in everlasting righteousness (Daniel 9:24).
1771 text
6. It is our part, thus to preach Christ, by preaching all things whatsoever he hath revealed. We may indeed without blame, yea, and with a peculiar blessing from God, declare the love of our Lord Jesus Christ. We may speak, in a more especial manner, of the Lord our righteousness. We may expatiate upon the grace of God in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself. We may, at proper opportunities, dwell upon his praise, as bearing the iniquities of us all, as wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities, that by his stripes we might be healed. But still we should not preach Christ, according to his word, if we were wholly to confine ourselves to this. We are not ourselves clear before God, unless we proclaim him in all his offices. To preach Christ, as a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, is to preach him not only as our great High-priest, taken from among men, and ordained for men, in things pertaining to God; as such, reconciling us to God by his blood, and ever living to make intercession for us: but likewise as the prophet of the Lord, who of God is made unto us wisdom. Who by his word, and his Spirit, is with us always, guiding us into all truth: yea, and as remaining a King for ever; as giving laws to all whom he has bought with his blood: as restoring those to the image of God, whom he had first re-instated in his favour: as reigning in all believing hearts, until he has subdued all things to himself; until he hath utterly cast out all sin, and brought in everlasting righteousness.
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Sermon 36 in the 1771 Works. Romans 3:31.
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