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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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Lastly, we have Communion with Him in many privileges and dignities. But here we must distinguish of the privileges of Christ: some, are personal and incommunicable; others, general and communicable. Of the former sort are all such as belong unto Him either in regard of His Divine Person, as to be the everlasting Son, the word and wisdom of His Father, the express Image of His Person, and brightness of His Glory, the upholder of all things by the Word of His Power, and the like; or in regard of His Office, as to be the Redeemer of the Church, the Author and finisher of our Faith, the Prince of our Salvation, the propitiation for the sins of the world, the second Adam, the Mediator between God and Man, in which things He is alone, and there is none with Him. Other privileges there are which are communicable, all which may be comprised under this general of being fellow members with Him in the most glorious Body and society of Creatures in the world.
Lastly, we have Communion with Him in many priviledges and dignities. But here we must distinguish of the priviledges of Christ: some, are personall and incommunicable; others, generall and communicable. Of the former sort are all such as belong unto Him either in regard of His Divine Person, as to be the everlasting Sonne, the word and wisedome of His Father, the expresse Image of His Person, and brightnesse of His Glory, the upholder of all things by the Word of His Power, and the like; or in regard of His Office, as to bee the Redeemer of the Church, the Author and finisher of our Faith, the Prince of our Salvation, the propitiation for the sinnes of the world, the second Adam, the Mediator betweene God and Man, in which things He is alone, and there is none with Him. Other priviledges there are which are communicable, all which may bee compriz'd under this generall of being fellow members with Him in the most glorious Bodie and societie of Creatures in the world.
The particulars I touched before. First, we have communion in some sort with Him in His Holy unction, where by we are consecrated to be eKings and Priests, to subdue our corruptions, to conquer spiritual wickedness, to offer up the sacrifices of prayer, praises, alms and Holy services; for we are by Him a