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The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…
The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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Reas. 2. Because all things that Christ doth as Mediator, he doth them for us, and to our good, in our name, and in a manner in our person; that is, representing, and standing in our stead.
Reas. 3. Because so great is the love of Christ towards his own, that he would have that is his, as far as can be, to be communicated to others.
Reas. 3. Bceause so great is the love of Christ towards his own, that he would have that is his, as far as can be, to be communicated to others.
Use 1. Is of Information, that we may umderstand the force & reason of this name, whereby we are called Christians. Now believers were rather called Christians, than Jesu•s, because as hath been said, Jesus properly denotates Christ's action of •aving us, but Christ the receiving of that office; so that we are not made saviours of our selves so much, as fitted receivers of this salvation from him. For what he doth as our Jesus, this he doth not communicate to us, but only the fruit of it; but what he received as our Christ▪ therefore he received it, that to us he might some way communicate it, and make us fit to receive it of him. Such therefore alone are truly Christians, that have spiritual and effectual communion with Christ, or with God in Christ.
Use 1. Is of Information, that we may umderstand the force & reason of this name, whereby we are called Christians. Now believers were rather call'd Christians, than Iesu•s, because as hath been said, Iesus properly denotats Christ's action of •aving us, but Christ the receiving of that offie; so that we are not made saviours of our selves so much, as fitted receivers of this salvation from him. For what he doth as our Iesus, this he doth not communicate to us, but only the fruit of it; but what he received as our Christ therefore he received it, that to us he might some way communicate it, and make us fit to receive it of him. Such therefore alone are truly Christians, that have spiritual and effectual communion with Christ, or with God in Christ.