The saviours of the Jews, figures of the Saviour of the world.
Hence all those saviours and deliverers, which it pleased God to stir up extraordinarily to his people, Gideon, Baruc, Sampson, &c.; in that respect of their being saviours, judges, and deliverers of God’s people, so were they types of Jesus Christ, either monarchically ruling by himself immediately, or ministerially by such whom he pleaseth to send to vindicate the liberties and inheritances of his people.
CHAP. CXX.
Peace. It must needs be confessed, that since the kings of Israel were ceremonially anointed with oil: and—
Secondly, in that they sat upon the throne of David, which is expressly applied to Christ Jesus, Luke i. 32; Acts ii. 30; John i. 49, their crowns were figurative and ceremonial; but some here question, whether or no they were not types of civil powers and rulers now, when kings and queens shall be nursing fathers and nursing mothers, &c.
The monarchical and ministerial power of Christ.
Truth. For answer unto such, let them first remember that the dispute lies not concerning the monarchical power of the Lord Jesus, the power of making laws, and making ordinances to his saints and subjects; but concerning a deputed and ministerial power, and this distinction the very pope himself acknowledgeth.
Three great competitors for the ministerial power of Christ. The popes great pretenders for the ministerial power of Christ.
There are three great competitors for this deputed or ministerial power of the Lord Jesus.