A10650:65
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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Fourthly, by the Necessity of Christs infinite Person, which being equal with God, could not possibly be exalted without some preceding descent and humiliation. That he ascended, saith the Apostle, what is it but that he descended first into the lower parts of the earth, Eph. 4.9. Therefore it is that our Saviour saith, The Spirit should convince the World of Righteousness, because he was to go to the Father, and should be seen here no more, Joh. 16.10. The meaning of it is, that the Spirit shall in the Ministry of the Word reveal unto those who are fully convinced of their sinful condition, and humbled in the sense thereof, a treasure of full and sufficient Righteousness by my obedience wrought for sinners. And the reason which is given of it stands thus. Our Righteousness consists in our being able to stand in Gods presence. Now Christ having done all as our surety here, went up unto glory as our head and advocate, as the first fruits, the Captain, the Prince of life, the author of salvation, and the forerunner of his people, so that his going thither is an argument of our justification by him. First, because it is a sign that he hath finished the work of our redemption on earth, a sign that he overcame death, and was justified by the Spirit, from the wrongs of men, and from the curse of the Law. Therefore he said to Mary after his resurrection, Go tell my Disciples, I ascend to my Father and your Father, to my God and ⟨p. 31⟩your God, Joh. 20.17. that is, by my death, and victory over it, you are made my brethren, and reconciled unto God again. Secondly, because he hath Offices in heaven to fulfil at the right hand of his Father in our behalf, to intercede, and to prepare a place for us, to apply unto us the virtue of his death and merits. If he had ascended without fulfilling all Righteousness for the Church, he should have been sent down, and seen again, but now, saith he, you see me no more, for by once dying, and by once appearing in the end of the world, I have put away sin by the Sacrifice of my self, Heb. 9.26.7.27. Rom. 6.9, 10. He was taken, saith the Prophet, from Prison and judgment, to note that the whole debt was payed, and now who shall declare his generation?