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Christs exaltation purchased by humiliation Wherein you may see mercy and misery meet together. Very useful I. For instructing the ignorant. II. For comforting the weak. III. For confirming the strong. By R. Sibbs D.D. and preacher of Gray's-Inn, London. Published by T.G. and P.N.Christs exaltation purchast by humiliation Wherein you may see mercy and misery meete together. Very vsefull I. For instructing the ignorant. II. For comforting the weake. III. For confirming the strong. By R. Sibbs D.D. and preacher of Grayes-Inne, London. Published by T.G. and P.N.
London: printed by Tho. Cotes, 1639
CHRISTS EXALTATION PURCHASED BY HV MILIATION.CHRISTS EXALTATION PVRCHAST BY HV MILIATION.
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Secondly, Christ dyed as the second Adam; the spring of all misery and death was from the first Adam, but the second Adam was a quickening Spirit, he dyed as a public person, and the second Adam.
Secondly, Christ dyed as the second Adam; the spring of all misery and death was from the first Adam, but the second Adam was a quickning Spirit, he dyed as a publicke person, and the second Adam.
We must know moreover that he dyed as the great high Priest of the Church, offering to God the Father a sacrifice that made him Lord over all, as we shall see after: he dyed as a Priest, as indeed ⟨p. 10⟩he that was fore-signified by all the Sacrifices, and Priests, he was both Priest and Sacrifice, Heb. 9. 14. By the eternal Spirit the Godhead, he offered himself to his Father.
We must know moreover that he dyed as the great high Priest of the Church, offering to God the Father a sacrifice that made him Lord over all, as we shall see after: hee dyed as a Priest, as indeed ⟨p. 10⟩he that was fore-signifyed by all the Sacrifices, and Priests, hee was both Priest and Sacrifice, Heb. 9. 14. By the eternall Spirit the Godhead, he offered himselfe to his Father.
Again he dyed a voluntary death: for else he had not dyed in obedience, his death was violent in regard of them that forced it, but it was voluntary in regard of them that he offered himself for, as a sweet Sacrifice to his Father, that voluntariness made his death a sweet sacrifice: for whatsoever the Father did to him, he joined with the Father in it, the Father gave him, he gave himself, the Father