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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. 7. Christ's resurrection was for us, or to do us good.
This is hence gathered, because in the Text, the common end of laying down his life, and taking it up again for all, is mentioned. For, for such as he laid down his life, for such also he took it up again. Now the resurrection of Christ turns to our good, in another way than his death doth. For his death hath the account of satisfying and deserving for us: But his resurrection not so, but it hath the ⟨p. 121⟩place and account of a sampler and efficient cause, and some way of an efficacious and powerful applier and perfecter.
This is hence gathered, because in the Text, the common end of laying down his life, and taking it up again for all, is mentioned. For, for such as he laid down his life, for such also he took it up again. Now the resurrection of Christ turnes to our good, in another way than his death doth. For his death hath the account of satisfying and deserving for us: But his resurrection not so, but it hath the ⟨p. 121⟩place and account of a samplar and efficient cause, and some way of an efficacious and powerfull applier and perfecter.
Reas. 1. Because Christ in his resurrection represented some way all the elect of God, and by a virtual containing had them all in himself, and brought them all back from death.
Reas. 1. Because Christ in his resurrection represented some way all the elect of God, and by a virtuall containing had them all in himself, and brought them all back from death.