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Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and…
Light for them that sit in darkness, or, A discourse of Jesus Christ, and that he undertook to accomplish by himself the eternal redemption of sinners also, that the Lord Jesus addressed himself to this work, with undeniable demonstrations that he performed the same : objections to the contrary answered / by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1675
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.
First, He took upon him our Flesh. I showed you before that he came in our Flesh, and now I ⟨p. 44⟩must show you the Reason of it: namely, Because, That was the way to address himself to the Work of our Redemption.
First, He took upon him our Flesh. I shewed you before that he came in our Flesh, and now I ⟨p. 44⟩must shew you the Reason of it: namely, Because, That was the way to address himself to the Work of our Redemption.
Wherefore, when the Apostle treated of the Incarnation of Christ, he addeth▪ withal the reason, to wit, That he might be capable to work out the Redemption of men.
There are three things to be considered in this 1st Head.
1. that he took our Flesh; for this Reason, That he might be a Saviour. 2. How he took flesh, that he might be our Saviour. 2. That it was necessary that he should take our Flesh, if indeed he will be our Saviour.