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appointuntoyouakingdom，asmyFatherhathappointedtome，thatyoumayeatanddrinkatmytableinmykingdom，andsitonthronesjudgingthetwelvetribesofIsrael。“BywhichitismanifestthatthekingdomofChristappointedtohimbyhisFatherisnottobebeforetheSonofManshallcomeinglory，andmakehisApostlesjudgesofthetwelvetribesofIsrael。Butamanmayhereask，seeingthereisnomarriageinthekingdomofheaven，whethermenshalltheneatanddrink。Whateatingthereforeismeantinthisplace？ThisisexpoundedbyourSaviourwherehesaith，“Labournotforthemeatwhichperisheth，butforthatmeatwhichendurethuntoeverlastinglife，whichtheSonofManshallgiveyou。“*(3)SothatbyeatingatChrist’stableismeanttheeatingofthetreeoflife；thatistosay，theenjoyingofimmortality，inthekingdomoftheSonofMan。Bywhichplaces，andmanymore，itisevidentthatourSaviour’skingdomistobeexercisedbyhiminhishumannature。

Again，heistobekingthennootherwisethanassubordinateorvicegerentofGodtheFather，asMoseswasinthewilderness，andasthehighpriestswerebeforethereignofSaul，andasthekingswereafterit。ForitisoneofthepropheciesconcerningChristthathebelike，inoffice，toMoses：“Iwillraisethemupaprophet，“saiththeLord，“fromamongsttheirbrethrenlikeuntothee，andwillputmywordsintohismouth“；*andthissimilitudewithMosesisalsoapparentintheactionsofourSaviourhimself，whilsthewasconversantonearth。ForasMoseschosetwelveprincesofthetribestogovernunderhim；sodidourSaviourchoosetwelveApostles，whoshallsitontwelvethronesandjudgethetwelvetribesofIsrael：

andasMosesauthorizedseventyelderstoreceivetheSpiritofGod，andtoprophesytothepeople，thatis，asIhavesaidbefore，tospeakuntotheminthenameofGod；soourSaviouralsoordainedseventydisciplestopreachhiskingdomandsalvationtoallnations。AndaswhenacomplaintwasmadetoMosesagainstthoseoftheseventythatprophesiedinthecampofIsrael，hejustifiedtheminitasbeingsubservientthereintohisgovernment；soalsoourSaviour，whenSt。Johncomplainedtohimofacertainmanthatcastoutdevilsinhisname，justifiedhimtherein，saying，“Forbidhimnot，forhethatisnotagainstusisonourpart。“*(2)

Again，ourSaviourresembledMosesintheinstitutionofsacraments，bothofadmissionintothekingdomofGodandofcommemorationofhisdeliveranceofhiselectfromtheirmiserablecondition。AsthechildrenofIsraelhadforsacramentoftheirreceptionintothekingdomofGod，beforethetimeofMoses，theriteofcircumcision，whichrite，havingbeenomittedinthewilderness，wasagainrestoredassoonastheycameintotheLandofPromise；soalsotheJews，beforethecomingofourSaviour，hadariteofbaptizing，thatis，ofwashingwithwaterallthosethat，beingGentiles，embracedtheGodofIsrael。ThisriteSt。JohntheBaptistusedinthereceptionofallthemthatgavetheirnamestotheChrist，whomhepreachedtobealreadycomeintotheworld；andourSaviourinstitutedthesameforasacramenttobetakenbyallthatbelievedinhim。

ForwhatcausetheriteofbaptismfirstproceededisnotexpressedformallyintheScripture，butitmaybeprobablythoughttobeanimitationofthelawofMosesconcerningleprosy；whereintheleprousmanwascommandedtobekeptoutofthecampofIsraelforacertaintime；afterwhichtime，beingjudgedbythepriesttobeclean，hewasadmittedintothecampafterasolemnwashing。Andthismaythereforebeatypeofthewashinginbaptism，whereinsuchmenasarecleansedoftheleprosyofsinbyfaitharereceivedintotheChurchwiththesolemnityofbaptism。ThereisanotherconjecturedrawnfromtheceremoniesoftheGentiles，inacertaincasethatrarelyhappens：andthatis，whenamanthatwasthoughtdeadchancedtorecover，othermenmadescrupletoconversewithhim，astheywoulddotoconversewithaghost，unlesshewerereceivedagainintothenumberofmenbywashing，aschildrennewbornwerewashedfromtheuncleannessoftheirnativity，whichwasakindofnewbirth。ThisceremonyoftheGreeks，inthetimethatJudaeawasunderthedominionofAlexanderandtheGreekshissuccessors，mayprobablyenoughhavecreptintothereligionoftheJews。ButseeingitisnotlikelyourSaviourwouldcountenanceaheathenrite，itismostlikelyitproceededfromthelegalceremonyofwashingafterleprosy。Andfortheothersacrament，ofeatingthePaschalLamb，itismanifestlyimitatedinthesacramentoftheLord’sSup