A10650:208
An explication of the hundred and tenth Psalm wherein the several heads of Christian…An explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme wherein the severall heads of Christian…
An explication of the hundred and tenth Psalm wherein the several heads of Christian religion therein contained; touching the exaltation of Christ, the sceptre of his kingdom, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, and resurrection, are largely explained and applied. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn; by Edward Reynolds sometimes fellow of Merton College in Oxford, late preacher to the foresaid honourable society, and rector of the church of Braunston in Northampton-shire.An explication of the hundreth and tenth Psalme wherein the severall heads of Christian religion therein contained; touching the exaltation of Christ, the scepter of his kingdome, the character of his subjects, his priesthood, victories, sufferings, and resurrection, are largely explained and applied. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne; by Edward Reynoldes sometimes fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford, late preacher to the foresaid honorable society, and rector of the church of Braunston in Northhampton-shire.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1632
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The word which I have spoken the same shall judge you at the last day. lChrist a Saviour and Salvation unto men, Mine eyes have seen thy Salvation: And the mGospel of Christ a Salvation too; we know, saith Christ to the woman of Samaria, what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews. The force of the reason leads us to understand by Salvation the Oracles of God which were committed unto that people, for out of them only it is that we know what and how to worship, and this is not unusual in holy Scriptures. nIf the Word, saith the Apostle, spoken by Angels was steadfast, and every transgression and disobedience received a just recompense of reward: How shall we escape if we neglect so great Salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, &c? Where we find Salvation set in opposition to the Word spoken by Angels, which was the Law of God, or the ministry of condemnation, and therefore it must needs signify the Gospel of Christ. oBe it known unto you, saith the Apostle to the unbelieving Jews, that the salvation of God, that is, the Gospel of God (as appeareth plainly by the like parallel speech in panother place) is sent unto the Gentiles, and that they will hear it. So the Apostle saith that qthe engrafted Word is able to save the souls of men. All which and many other the like particulars note unto us, That as Christ is the Power and Image of his Father, so the Gospel is in some sort of Christ: For which reason the Apostle, as I conceive, calleth the Gospel rthe Face of Jesus Christ: God who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of ⟨p. 137⟩the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Where is it that we behold the glory of God but