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Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection…
Remains of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...Remaines of that excellent minister of Jesus Christ, Mr. Joseph Alleine being a collection of sundry directions, sermons, sacrament-speeches, and letters, not heretofore published ...
London: printed for Peter Parker, 1674
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
2. In that he hath laid out his Christ upon us. This was a costly gift indeed. It is much that God should give his Creatures to dye for us, to give us food: but oh that he should give us his Christ to dye for us, Oh how incredibly hath the Lord advanced man in this! In this he hath abundantly showed how man was esteemed by him. This shows that he had a great regard to us. We were redeemed by the blood of Christ, which was the blood of God himself, Act. 20. 28. Now is it not an admirable thing, that so mean a purchase should be made with so great a price? This was that which God did commend his strange love with, (1 Joh. 3. 16.) that he laid down his life for us. Look into thy self man, what hast thou that thou shouldest have this ⟨p. 288⟩great purchase to be laid out for thee? Oh How should man be continually in the praise of God!
2. In that he hath laid out his Christ upon us. This was a costly gift indeed. It is much that God should give his Creatures to dye for us, to give us food: but oh that he should give us his Christ to dye for us, Oh how incredibly hath the Lord advanced man in this! In this he hath abundantly shewed how man was esteemed by him. This shews that he had a great regard to us. We were redeemed by the blood of Christ, which was the blood of God himself, Act. 20. 28. Now is it not an admirable thing, that so mean a purchase should be made with so great a price? This was that which God did commend his strange love with, (1 Joh. 3. 16.) that he laid down his life for us. Look into thy self man, what hast thou that thou shouldest have this ⟨p. 288⟩great purchase to be laid out for thee? Oh How should man be continually in the prais• of God!