Flavel explores the glory of Christ becoming a man โto qualify and prepare Him for a full discharge of His mediatorship, in the office of our Prophet, Priest, and King.โย
โSalvation,โ says Flavel, โis 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.โย
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Flavelโs 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 โthe transcendent excellency of Jesus Christ.โย
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This treatment of the Mediator and His threefold office is extracted and abridged from Flavelโs classic, The Fountain of Life.
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1. The Excellence of the Subject
2. Christโs Essential Glory
3. The Covenant of Redemption
4. Godโs Admirable Love
5. Christโs Wonderful Person
6. The Authority of the Mediator
7. The Consecration of the Mediator
8. The Nature of Christโs Mediation
9. The First Branch of Christโs Prophetical Office: The Revelation of Godโs Will
10. The Second Branch of Christโs Prophetical Office: The Illumination of Manโs Understanding
11. The Nature and Necessity of Christโs Priesthood
12. The First Act of Christโs Priestly Office: Oblation
13. The Second Act of Christโs Priestly Office: Intercession
14. The First Effect of Christโs Priesthood: A Full Satisfaction
15. The Second Effect of Christโs 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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