Leviticus — Chapter 8
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Verse 6
Offered Aaron.] By this manner of taking, offering, and consecrating Aaron High-Priest, S. Paul sheweth that none may chalenge to themselues, nor presume to exercise priestlie offices, or anie authoritie in spiritual causes, but such as be orderly called therto. Yea that Christ himselfe would not haue exercised this function, but that he was also called of God vnto it. And both he and they were ordained and consecrated by a peculiar Sacrament, to wit, by certaine determinate external ceremonies and rites, signifying grace giuen them by God, for the due performing of their function. They were taken from the common state of men, purified by certaine washings and sacrifice for sinne, afterwards inuested with holie and precious garments, and finally, consecrated in solemne manner with holie ointment.