Of Christ the Mediator
I. It pleased God, in His eternal purpose, to choose and
ordain the Lord Jesus, His only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man,a
the Prophet,b Priest,c and King,d the Head and Savior of
His Church,e the Heir of all things,f and Judge of the world:g
unto whom He did from all eternity give a people, to be His seed,h and to be by
Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.i
a. Isa. 42:1; I Pet. 1:19-20; John 3:16; I Tim. 2:5.
b. Acts 3:22.
c. Heb. 5:5-6.
d. Ps. 2:6. Luke 1:33.
e. Eph. 5:23.
f. Heb. 1:2.
g. Acts 17:31.
h. John 17:6; Ps. 22:30; Isa. 53:10.
i. I Tim. 2:6; Isa. 55:4-5; I Cor. 1:30.
II. The Son of God, the second person of the Trinity,
being very and eternal God, of one substance and equal with the Father, did, when the
fullness of time was come, take upon Him man's nature,a with all the essential
properties, and common infirmities thereof, yet without sin;b being conceived
by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, of her substance.c
So that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the Godhead and the manhood, were
inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion.d
Which person is very God, and very man, yet one Christ, the only Mediator between God and
man.e
a. John 1:1, 14; I John 5:20; Phil. 2:6; Gal. 4:4.
b. Heb. 2:14, 16-17; Heb. 4:15.
c. Luke 1:27, 31, 35. Gal. 4:4.
d. Luke 1:35; Col. 2:9; Rom 9:5; I Pet. 3:18; I Tim. 3:16.
e. Rom. 1:3-4; I Tim. 2:5.
III. The Lord Jesus, in His human nature thus united to
the divine, was sanctified, and anointed with the Holy Spirit, above measure,a
having in Him all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge;b in whom it pleased
the Father that all fullness should dwell;c to the end that, being holy,
harmless, undefiled, and full of grace and truth,d He might be thoroughly
furnished to execute the office of a Mediator and Surety.e Which office He took
not unto Himself, but was thereunto called by His Father,f who put all power
and judgment into His hand, and gave Him commandment to execute the same.g
a. Ps. 45:7; John 3:34.
b. Col. 2:3.
c. Col. 1:19.
d. Heb. 7:26; John 1:14.
e. Acts 10:38; Heb. 12:28; 7:22.
f. Heb. 5:4-5.
g. John 5:22, 27; Matt. 28:18; Acts 2:36.
IV. This office the Lord Jesus did most willingly
undertake;a which that He might discharge, He was made under the law,b
and did perfectly fulfill it;c endured most grievous torments immediately in His
soul,d and most painful sufferings in His body;e was crucified, and
died,f was buried, and remained under the power of death, yet saw no
corruption.g On the third day He arose from the dead,h with the same
body in which He suffered,i with which also he ascended into heaven, and there
sits at the right hand of His Father,j making intercession,k and
shall return, to judge men and angels, at the end of the world.l
a. Ps. 40:7-8; Heb. 10:5-10; John 10:18; Phil. 2:8.
b. Gal. 4:4.
c. Matt. 3:15; 5:17.
d. Matt. 26:37-38; Luke 22:44; Matt. 27:46.
e. Matt. 26; 27.
f. Phil 2:8
g. Acts 2:23-24, 27; 13:37; Rom 6:9.
h. I Cor. 15:3-5.
i. John 20:25, 27.
j. Mark 16:19.
k. Rom. 8:34; Heb. 9:24; 7:25.
l. Rom. 14:9-10; Acts 1:11; 10:42; Matt 13:40-42; Jude 6; II Pet. 2:4.
V. The Lord Jesus, by His perfect obedience, and
sacrifice of Himself, which He through the eternal Spirit, once offered up unto God, has
fully satisfied the justice of His Father;a and purchased, not only
reconciliation, but an everlasting inheritance in the kingdom of heaven, for all those
whom the Father has given unto Him.b
a. Rom 5:19; Heb. 9:14, 16; 10:14; Eph 5:2; Rom. 3:25-26.
b. Dan. 9:24, 26; Col. 1:19-20; Eph. 1:11, 14; John
17:2; Heb. 9:12, 15.
VI. Although the work of redemption was not actually
wrought by Christ till after His incarnation, yet the virtue, efficacy, and benefits
thereof were communicated unto the elect, in all ages successively from the beginning of
the world, in and by those promises, types, and sacrifices, wherein He was revealed, and
signified to be the seed of the woman which should bruise the serpent's head; and the Lamb
slain from the beginning of the world; being yesterday and today the same, and forever.a
a. Gal. 4:4-5; Gen. 3:15; Rev. 13:8; Heb. 13:8.
VII. Christ, in the work of mediation, acts according to
both natures, by each nature doing that which is proper to itself;a yet, by
reason of the unity of the person, that which is proper to one nature is sometimes in
Scripture attributed to the person denominated by the other nature.b
a. Heb. 9:14; I Pet. 3:18.
b. Acts. 20:28; John 3:13; I John 3:16.
VIII. To all those for whom Christ has purchased
redemption, He does certainly and effectually apply and communicate the same;a
making intercession for them,b and revealing unto them, in and by the Word, the
mysteries of salvation;c effectually persuading them by His Spirit to believe
and obey, and governing their hearts by His Word and Spirit;d overcoming all
their enemies by His almighty power and wisdom, in such manner, and ways, as are most
consonant to His wonderful and unsearchable dispensation.e
a. John 6:37, 39; 10:15-16.
b. I John 2:1-2; Rom. 8:34.
c. John 15:13, 15; Eph. 1:7-9; John 17:6.
d. John 14:16; Heb. 12:2; II Cor. 4:13; Rom. 8:9, 14; 15:18-19; John
17:17.
e. Ps. 110:1; I Cor. 15:25-26; Mal. 4:2-3; Col. 2:15.
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