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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. 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.
Reas. 2. Because in Christ we were to have such an example of obedience, as was most perfect in keeping the commandments of God.
Use 1. Of Refutation against the superstition & presumption of popish Monks, who have devised a kind of perfection in obedience of counsels, beside and beyond that, which stands in keeping of the commandments of God; when yet Christ himself, that hath given us the whole portrait and pattern of perfect obedience, confesses, that he went no further than to obey that, which the Father commanded him.
Use 1. Of Resutation against the superstition & presumption of popish Monks, who have devised a kind of perfection in obedience of councells, beside and beyond that, which stands in keeping of the commandments of God; when yet Christ himself, that hath given us the whole pourtraict and pattern of perfect obedience, confesses, that he went no further than to obey that, which the Father cōmanded him.