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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.
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 Rom. 1. He was mightily declared to be the Son of God by the resurrection from the dead, he was the Son of God before, but then it was a kind of begetting, because ⟨p. 76⟩it was then manifest: things are said in Scripture and Divinity, to be when they are apparent to be, so this day of the resurrection, Christ was begotten, because it was apparent then by raising himself from the dead, that he was the only begotten Son of God, now that made way for his Lordship, for after his resurrection God gave him power over all things in heaven and earth, and then upon the resurrection he had the Spirit in more abundance, having conquered all enemies between God and us, therefore he was fit to be Lord by that, because he could ⟨p. 77⟩give the Spirit to them over whom he meant to rule.
And then he rose againe, for this end that he might be Lord, because, howsoever hee 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 ascention, then that that lay hid before Christs divine power, majesty and Lordship, that appeared, and manifested it selfe, as it is Rom. 1. He was mightily declared to be the Sonne of God by the resurrection from the dead, he was the Sonne of God before, but then it was a kinde of begetting, because ⟨p. 76⟩it was then manifest: things are sayd in Scripture and Divinity, to be when they are apparent to be, so this day of the resurrection, Christ was begotten, because it was apparent then by raising himselfe from the dead, that he was the onely begotten Sonne of God, now that made way for his Lordship, for after his resurrection God gave him power over all things in heaven and earth, and then upon the resurrection he had the Spirit in more aboundance, having conquered all enemies betweene God and us, therefore he was fit to be Lord by that, because he could