(3.) As Christ, the Messiah, anointed and every way qualified for the office both of apostle and high priest. (2.) Not only the apostle, but the high priest too, of our profession, the chief officer of the Old Testament as well as the New, the head of the church in every state, and under each dispensation, upon whose satisfaction and intercession we profess to depend for pardon of sin, and acceptance with God. (1.) As the apostle of our profession, the prime-minister of the gospel church, a messenger and a principal messenger sent of God to men, upon the most important errand, the great revealer of that faith which we profess to hold and of that hope which we profess to have. The titles he gives to Christ, whom he would have them consider, (3.) Partakers of the heavenly calling-partakers of the means of grace, and of the Spirit of grace, that came from heaven, and by which Christians are effectually called out of darkness into marvelous light, that calling which brings down heaven into the souls of men, raises them up to a heavenly temper and conversation, and prepares them to live for ever with God in heaven.Ģ. The day is coming when those that make this a term of reproach would count it their greatest honour and happiness to be taken into this sacred brotherhood. Let those that are thus despised and scorned labour to be holy brethren indeed, and approve themselves so to God and they need not be ashamed of the title nor dread the scoffs of the profane. This has been turned by some into scorn: "These,' say they, "are the holy brethren ' but it is dangerous jesting with such edge-tools be not mockers, lest your bands be made strong. (2.) Holy brethren holy not only in profession and title, but in principle and practice, in heart and life. All the people of God are brethren, and should love and live like brethren. (1.) Brethren, not only my brethren, but the brethren of Christ, and in him brethren to all the saints. The honourable compellation used towards those to whom he wrote: Holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling. That this exhortation might be made the more effectual, observe,ġ. In how fervent and affectionate a manner the apostle exhorts Christians to have this high priest much in their thoughts, and to make him the object of their close and serious consideration and surely no one in earth or heaven deserves our consideration more than he. In these verses we have the application of the doctrine laid down in the close of the last chapter concerning the priesthood of our Lord Jesus Christ. He then adds many weighty counsels and cautions ( v.
In a serious pathetic exhortation that this great high priest, who was discovered to them, might be seriously considered by them ( v. In this chapter the apostle applies what he had said in the chapter foregoing concerning the priesthood of Christ,
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