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Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume /
Casuistical morning-exercises the fourth volume / by several ministers in and about London, preached in October, 1689.
London: printed by James Astwood for John Dunton, 1690
Sermon 13: Quest. How Christ is to be followed as our Example? SERMON XIII.
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.
In the words which I have read, you may take notice,
1. Of one end of Christ in Suffering; and that is, that he might leave us an example. To say that this was the principal end of his passion; to deny his satisfaction, as if it were impossible or needless; is heretical in a very high degree; to deny the Blood of Christ to be the price of our redemption, is to deny the Lord that bought us: And truly the only propitiatory Sacrifice for Sin being rejected; there is no other remaining; but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and of fiery indignation which shall devour the Adversaries. And yet though Christ bare our sins in his own body on the tree; He is not only our Redeemer, but our Example. He hath bequeathed Blessings never enough to be valued, in his Testament: he has also left us an incomparable Example. The Greek word [Greek or Hebrew], which signifies Example, is either taken from excellent Writing-Masters, who set a fair Copy for their Scholars to write after; or 'tis taken from Painters, who draw a curious Masterpiece, for inferior Artists their Admiration and Imitation.
1. Of one end of Christ in Suffering; and that is, that he might leave us an example. To say that this was the principal end of his passion; to deny his satisfaction, as if it were impossible or needless; is heretical in a very high degree; to deny the Blood of Christ to be the price of our redemption, is to deny the Lord that bought us: And truly the only propitiatory Sacrifice for Sin being rejected; there is no other remaining; but a certain fearful looking for of judgment, and of fiery indignation which shall devour the Adversaries. And yet though Christ bare our sins in his own body on the tree; He is not only our Redeemer, but our Example. He hath bequeathed Blessings never enough to be valued, in his Testament: he has also left us an incomparable Example. The Greek word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, which signifies Example, is either taken from excellent Writing-Masters, who set a fair Copy for their Scholars to write after; or 'tis taken from Painters, who draw a curious Masterpiece, for inferiour Artists their Admiration and Imitation.