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Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life…Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life…
Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulness of sin. The life of Christ. Being the substance of several sermons preached at Lincolns Inn: by Edward Reynolds, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton College in Oxford.Three treatises of the vanity of the creature. The sinfulnesse of sinne. The life of Christ. Being the substance of severall sermons preached at Lincolns Inne: by Edward Reynoldes, preacher to that honourable society, and late fellow of Merton Colledge in Oxford.
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Robert Bostocke, 1631
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Let us further consider the Grounds of this point touching the Conformity which is between the nature and ⟨p. 415⟩spiritual life of Christians and of Christ (because it is a Doctrine of principal consequence.) First this was one of the Ends of Christs coming. Two purposes He came for; A restitution of us to our interest in Salvation, and a restoring our original qualities of Holiness unto us. He came to sanctify, and cleanse the Church, that it should be Holy and without blemish; unblameable and unreprovable 1in his sight: To Redeem, and to purify his people. The one is the work of his Merit which goeth upward to the Satisfaction of his Father; the other the work of his Spirit and Grace, which goeth downward to the Sanctification of his Church. In the one He bestoweth his righteousness upon us by imputation; in the other He fashioneth his image in us by renovation. That man then hath no claim to the payment Christ hath made, nor to the inheritance He hath purchased, who hath not the Life of Christ fashioned in his nature and conversation.
Let vs further consider the Grounds of this point touching the Conformitie which is betweene the nature and ⟨p. 415⟩spirituall life of Christians and of Christ (because it is a Doctrine of principall consequence.) First this was one of the Ends of Christs comming. Two purposes He came for; A restitution of us to our interest in Salvation, and a restoring our originall qualities of Holynesse unto vs. Hee came to sanctifie, and cleanse the Church, that it should be Holy and without blemish; unblameable and unreproveable 1in his sight: To Redeeme, and to purifie his people. The one is the worke of his Merit which goeth upward to the Satisfaction of his Father; the other the worke of his Spirit and Grace, which goeth downeward to the Sanctification of his Church. In the one He bestoweth his righteousnesse upon us by imputation; in the other He fashioneth his •mage in us by renovation. That man then hath no claime to the payment Christ hath made, nor to the inheritance Hee hath purchased, who hath not the Life of Christ fashioned in his nature and conversation.