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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
To what end is all this, what is grounded hence, that Christ therefore is Lord of quick, and dead, this is inferred from all three.
To what end is all this, what is grounded hence, that Christ therefore is Lord of quicke, and dead, this is inferred from all three.
Christ dyed, that he ⟨p. 74⟩might reconcile us to God by his death, satisfying justice, and so justice being fully satisfied, he might have his end in being Lord of his Church, he had a mind to marry us, but he could not till he had rescued us, therefore to rescue us out of divine justice, and from the tyranny of Satan, Gods gaoler, he made satisfaction to divine justice. As for Satan he brought us out of his kingdom by strong hand, and so doth continually by the power of his Spirit. Now hereupon it must needs be that he must be Lord of that he paid so dear a price for.
Christ dyed, that hee ⟨p. 74⟩might reconcile us to God by his death, satisfying justice, and so justice being fully satisfyed, hee might have his end in being Lord of his Church, hee had a minde to marry us, but he could not till hee had rescued us, therefore to rescue us out of divine justice, and from the tyranny of Sathan, Gods gaoler, he made satisfaction to divine justice. As for Sathan hee brought us out of his kingdome by strong hand, and so doth continually by the power of his Spirit. Now hereupon it must needes bee that hee must be Lord of that hee paid so deare a price for.
And then he rose again, for this end that he might be Lord, because, howsoever he had a title to be Lord of the Church by the union of the humane nature with the divine, he was Lord alway, yet in regard of the exercise of his Lordship, it was deferred till his glorious resurrection, and ascension, then that that lay hid before Christs divine power, majesty and Lordship, that appeared, and manifested it self, as it is