Milford chronicle., 1912-11-15


His name, they must have some ord
: nation from Him. Whoever has not ID
vine authority is usurping a holy Officu
and placing himself In antagOnism t.
God. AS st. Paul suggests, "No mai
taketh this honor unto himself but h'
that is called Of God, as was Aaron
(Hebrews v, A. The Apostles argu
ment is that the Aaronic priesthood
was typical Of the higher Priesthood Of
Jesus-the Melchisedec Priesthood
Aaron and his sons belonged to the
tribe specially called to the Divine
service; ard they were specially called
| out Of that tribe to be the priests. The
antitype is Jesus, the High Priest or
Head Priest, over the under Priesthood
] all the true members of the Church
of Christ This St Peter shows saying,
not to the clerics. but to all the Church,
''Ye are a Royal Priesthood. a holy ma
ton, peculiar people that We should
show forth the praises Of Him who
hath called you out of darkness into
His marvellous light Peter il, 9.
As Aaron received an amounting, quail
flying him for the typical priesthood. 50
Jesus received an amounting Of the
Holy Spirit qualifying Him 10 be the
Head or Chief Priest over all the
Church, the under-priestbOod The be-
getting Of the Holy Spirit came upon
Jesus at His baptism. That amounting
gave Him authority to preach and
teach in the Fathers name. There His
ministry becan. as lie tells us Himself
in His serluon in the Nazareth syna-
gogue. where He read the opening
verses Of Isaiah lXi. and declared that
their fulhlment had been reached in
His own person The Spirit of the
Lord God is upon Ne: because the Lord /
hath anointed Ne to preach good It'd |.
ings unto the meek. Luke iv, l7-2l.
The Church Amounted to Preach.
While Jesus was with His disciples,
He sent tbem forth to preach in His
name. not in the Fathers name: for
the Father had not yet acknowledged
them 5y giving them the amounting of
the Holy Spirit. as We read:-"The
Holy Spirit was not yet given; because
Jesus was not Yet gl0rified." John vii,
3d. But when jesus, having finished
His ministry and sacrifice. was leaving
His disciples He directed them not to
preach. but to tarry at Jerusalem "un-
III ye be endued with power from on
High. xiv. 40.
The promised power from on High
10 ue M
began to preach and to teach for they
lad received the Divine amounting, as
Iesus had received it at the time Of
lis baptism This Divine amounting
onstitutcd their ordination, their au-
hority from the Father as members tl
I the Body Of Christ, the Royal Priest
O0d, to be His mOuthpieces. This Di-
Inc amounting came not merely upon
be twelve Apostles; but it has all
trough this Gospel Age constituted
be blessed recognition of the Father
nd Of the Son to all who receive it. n
a the typical picture, Aaron had the
oily amounting oil poured upon his
cad, and it ran down to the skirts Of
IS garment. All the members Of His
Ody thus came under the amounting. III
0 Jesus. the Head Of the Church, re-
lived the amounting ~ the beginning HI
{ His ministry: and from Him at III
entecOst by the Divine appointment
has flowed down over all the men,
srs Of His Church Every one re-
living the amounting Of the Holy Spir-
is a qualified ambassador of God to
'eak in His name. AS st. Peter says,
cry such one is Royal Priest. st.
,hn refers To rhiS same amounting, H
wing, "Ye have an JUNCTION lanoint-
81 from the Holy One, and We all
low it."