The Works of George Hooper [Ed. by T. Hunt]. - Softcover

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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1855 Excerpt: ... neither be simple oil, nor was it to be of the holy sort, but of another kind, as that for royal inaugurations was. The ointment was poured on the heads of the leper and high priest, and also of their kings: and so, I suppose, it was upon the head of the proselyte after some parts of him had likewise been anointed with it before. For, as he was clean from the sinful leprosy of his former state, so he was now admitted to be one of that holy nation, a royal priesthood, or kingdom of priests: and therefore, I presume, the ointment on his head was accordingly, on his forehead, drawn in some such figure as might mark him to be holy to God. And after all, it cannot be doubted but that the priest laid his hands upon him, and blessed him, that God might lift up the light of his countenance, and his holy Spirit might rest upon him. And if this was performed upon a proselyte, probably it was not all to be done by an ordinary priest; but the proselytism was confirmed by the leave and direction of the high priest, or his vicegerent, and the blessing at least received from a superior hand. I again confess, that this rubric of Jewish confirmation is drawn from conjecture; but we are sure of our ground, having their authority, that there was actually such a confirmation of a Jewish proselyte: and we had reason, from the agreement in other parts of this great ceremony, to presume it here. We know too, that things and persons were consecrated by ointment as well as by blood; that the ointment was used alone to the priest, and apart to the leper; and that the forehead was the place with them for a mark of the name of God, which all the faithful were supposed to wear. Though therefore we have no express account left us of this proceeding, yet we have reason to surmise it; and...

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