Flavel explores the glory of Christ becoming a man βto qualify and prepare Him for a full discharge of His mediatorship, in the office of our Prophet, Priest, and King.βΒ
βSalvation,β says Flavel, βis revealed by Christ as a Prophet, procured by Him as a Priest, applied by Him as a King. In vain it is revealed, if not purchased; in vain revealed and purchased, if not applied.βΒ
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Flavelβs treatment of the subject is polemical when necessary and painstakingly detailed when he believes the truth is at stake. It is an act of adoration, of meditations upon βthe transcendent excellency of Jesus Christ.βΒ
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This treatment of the Mediator and His threefold office is extracted and abridged from Flavelβs classic, The Fountain of Life.
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1. The Excellence of the Subject
2. Christβs Essential Glory
3. The Covenant of Redemption
4. Godβs Admirable Love
5. Christβs Wonderful Person
6. The Authority of the Mediator
7. The Consecration of the Mediator
8. The Nature of Christβs Mediation
9. The First Branch of Christβs Prophetical Office: The Revelation of Godβs Will
10. The Second Branch of Christβs Prophetical Office: The Illumination of Manβs Understanding
11. The Nature and Necessity of Christβs Priesthood
12. The First Act of Christβs Priestly Office: Oblation
13. The Second Act of Christβs Priestly Office: Intercession
14. The First Effect of Christβs Priesthood: A Full Satisfaction
15. The Second Effect of Christβs Priesthood: A Blessed Inheritance
16. The Kingly Office of Christ: Executed Spiritually upon the Redeemed
17. The Kingly Office of Christ: Executed Providentially for the Redeemed
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