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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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Doct. 3. Christ underwent this death by his Fathers command.
It is in the Text; This command I received of my Father. And this command was neither any of the law of nature, nor of the moral, ceremonial, or judicial; but it was a peculiar condition of the mediatory office, that was laid upon Christ by the Father, and of his own free consent. It was therefore a command to the Messiah alone, as he was our Mediator.
It is in the Text; This command I received of my Father. And this command was neither any of the law of nature, nor of the moral, ceremonial, or judicial; but it was a peculiar condition of the mediatory office, that was laid upon Christ by the Father, and of his own free consent. It was therefore a command to the Messias alone, as he was our Mediator.
Reas. 1. Because as by disobedience of the first Adam sin and death entered into the world; so by the obedience of the second Adam, righteousness and salvation should be brought us; and as the disobedience of Adam was the breach of the command given to him; so also the obedience of Christ, was to be in the keeping of that command that was given him with his office of mediatorship, or whereby the office it self was also imposed upon him.
Reas. 1. Because as by disobedience of the first Adam sin and death entered into the world; so by the obedience of the second Adam, righteousnesse and salvation shoud be brought us; and as the disobedience of Adam was the breach of the command given to him; so also the obedience of Christ, was to be in the keeping of that command that was given him with his office of mediatorship, or whereby the office it self was also imposed upon him.