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Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of…
Looking unto Jesus a view of the everlasting gospel, or, the souls eying of Jesus as carrying on the great work of mans salvation from first to last / by Isaac Ambrose ...
London: printed for Richard Chiswel, 1680
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.
SECT. III. Of the Baptism of Jesus.
SECT. III. Of the Baptisme of Jesus.
2. For the Baptism of Christ. He that formerly was circumcised, would now be baptized; he was circumcised to sanctify his Church that was, and he was baptized to sanctify his Church that should be; we find him in both Testaments opening a way into Heaven. This was the first appearing of Christ in reference to his Ministerial Office, he that lay hid in the counsel of God from all eternity, and he that lay hid in the womb of his Mother for the space of forty weeks, and he that lay hid in Nazareth for the space of thirty years; now at last he begins to show himself to the World, and He comes from Galilee to Jordan, 1to John to be baptized of him. The day was but a little broke in John the Baptist, but Christ the Son of Righteousness soon entered upon our Hemisphere; indeed now was the full time come, that Jesus took his leave of his Mother, and his Trade, to begin his Fathers work, in order to the Redemption of the World. For the clearer understanding of Christs Baptism, we shall examine these Particulars.—
2. FOr the Baptism of Christ. He that formerly was circumcised, would now be baptized; he was circumcised to sanctifie his Church that was, and he was baptized to sanctifie his Church that should be; we find him in both Testaments opening a way into Heaven. This was the first appearing of Christ in reference to his Ministerial Office, he that lay hid in the counsel of God from all eternity, and he that lay hid in the womb of his Mother for the space of forty weeks, and he that lay hid in Nazareth for the space of thirty years; now at last he begins to shew himself to the World, and He comes from Galilee to Jordan, 1to John to be baptized of him. The day was but a little broke in John the Baptist, but Christ the Son of Righteousness soon entred upon our Hemisphere; indeed now was the full time come, that Jesus took his leave of his Mother, and his Trade, to begin his Fathers work, in order to the Redemption of the World. For the clearer understanding of Christs Baptism, we shall examine these Particulars.—