Christ

Anointed (“Messiah”) or Christ; Leviticus 4:5,16; 6:22

These, although illustrious among their countrymen for many

generations, never called their followers “Christians” from their

own typical name of Christ. Neither was there ever any divine honor

paid to them, nor were their followers ready to die for them after

they were dead. Never did so great a commotion arise among all the

nations of the earth in respect to anyone of that Age; for those mere

symbols could not act with such power as our Savior has done.

Although He did not receive the same honors as those mentioned

above, He is called Christ more than all of them. He is the only one

and true Christ of God and has filled the whole earth with the sacred

name of Christians. Not bestowing the types to His followers, but

the real virtues and doctrines of truth, not anointing with oil but the

Holy Spirit by participation in the unbegotten deity of the Father.

But the great and convincing evidence of that incorporeal and divine

power in Jesus, is the fact that He alone, of all that have ever existed

to the present day, even now is known by the title of Christ, among

all men over the world; and with this title He is acknowledged and

professed by all and commemorated both among Barbarians and

Greeks. Even to this day He is honored as King by His followers

throughout the world, and is admired as more than a prophet, and is

glorified as the true and only high priest of God.