...sold under sin V Rom. vii. 14. And did not the apostle say, 'that Christ was an high priest, not made after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life?' Heb. vii. And again, doth not the apostle set forth, how that ' the first covenant had worldly ordinances,...

...which required the priests to be of the tribe of Levi, whereas our Lord was of the tribe of Judah, and was " made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life." Heb. vii. 16. See the whole of Heb. vii. on the subject of Melchisedech. Ver. 5.] These words are addressed...

...the most spiritual oil, " continueth ever ; and therefore hath an unchangeable priesthood, as being made not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life." (Heb. vii. 24. 16.) Beside, they observe, that simple oil, without any mixture was sufficient for the...

...— beings abiding the same continually ; who are the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever ; who are made not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life ; having neither beginning of days nor end of life ; never could have had a primeval state of existence,...

...priest, who is made (in his heavenly, divine, and 174 THE COMPARATIVE COINCIDENCE spiritual original,) not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedek ; (after that high, illustrious,...

...the one or the other ; and he is, therefore, a lively type of Him who continueth a priest for ever, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. I hope this will not appear an idle digression, when it is considered that the church of Rome rests...

...another priest, after the order of Melchizedec, and not after the order of Aaron ;" who should be " e. And all ihe people brake off the golden ear-rings which were in their ears, and brought the that " seeing the law made nothing perfect," but "the bringing in of a better hope did," "by so much...

...far more evident ; for that after the similitude of Melchisedek there ariseth another priest, who is made not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life." Surely, then, these being, by the Apostle's account, the grounds of resemblance, we are hardly justified...

...endless misery, they would have applied the term akatalutos, which occurs in Heb. vn : 1C. "Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an (akalalutou) endless life." Now, the truth is, this word would not have been so expressive of endless...

...like Melchizedek, 'for that after the similitude of Melchisedec there ariseth another priest, Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. For he testifieth, Thou art a priest for ever after the order of Melchisedec.' (7: 15-17) So the chapter...