...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...

...abundantly evident, if after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life: for it is witnessed of him, Thou art a high priest for ever after the order of Melchizedek. For there...

...have Christ. IN HEBREWS Finally, Paul tells us in Hebrews 7:16 that Christ is a priest, "who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life." We do not have any regulations or rules, because Christ, the High Priest, ministers the things of God...

...ever' (Heb. 7:21 ); 'after the likeness of Melchizedek there ariseth another priest, who hath been made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life' (Heb. 7:15f.). The word here translated 'endless' means rather 'which cannot end' than 'which does...

...himself." — John 5:26. "In him was life; and the life was the light of men. "—John 1:4. "Who is made, not after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life. " — Heb. 7:16. "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus...