14.  For that He is Jesus the Jews allow, but not further that He is Christ.  Therefore saith the Apostle, Who is the liar, but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ 1 John ii. 22.?  But Christ is a High Priest, whose priesthood passes not to another Heb. vii. 24., neither having begun His Priesthood in time On the opinion that Christ was from all eternity the true High Priest of the Creation, see Index, Priesthood, and the reference there given to the Introduction.  Cf. x. 4:  xi. 1.  Athan (c. Arian. Or. ii. 12, J. H. N.)., nor having any successor in His High-Priesthood:  as thou heardest on the Lord’s day, when we were discoursing in the congregation The word ‘synaxis’ was used by the early Christians to distinguish their assemblies from the Jewish ‘synagogue,’ a word formed from the same root and more regularly.  ‘Synaxis’ came to be used more especially of a celebration of the Eucharist.  See Suicer, Thesaurus, Σύναξις. on the phrase, After the Order of Melchizedek.  He received not the High-Priesthood from bodily succession, nor was He anointed with oil prepared by man σκευαστῷ, Ex. xxx. 22–25:  “a perfume compounded (μυρεψικόν ) after the art of the perfumer” (R.V.)., but before all ages by the Father; and He so far excels the others as with an oath He is made Priest:  For they are priests without an oath, but He with an oath by Him that said, The Lord sware, and will not repent Heb. vii. 21..  The mere purpose of the Father was sufficient for surety:  but the mode of assurance is twofold, namely that with the purpose there follows the oath also, that by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have strong encouragement Ib. vi. 18. for our faith, who receive Christ Jesus as the Son of God.