Lord’s Day 12, Chapter 5: After the Order of Melchisedec (2) / Chapter 6: The One Sacrifice (1)

5. After The Order of Melchisedec. (cont.) In both these respects, that the priestly office and the kingship were combined in one person, and that he was a priest for ever, Melchisedec is a type of Christ. Christ is the real Melchisedec, the royal priest, the king of righteousness, and the king of peace. He functions in both the royal and the priestly office. From this viewpoint it may be said, indeed, that there was a figure or image of this priesthood in that of the first Adam in paradise...