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A sermon preached before the right honourable the House of Lords in the Abbey…
A sermon preached before the right honourable the House of Lords in the Abbey Church at Westminster, upon the 27th of August, 1645 being the day appointed for solemn and public humiliation : whereunto is added a brotherly examination of some passages of Mr. Colemans late printed sermon upon Job 11.20, in which he hath endeavoured to strike at the root of all church-government / by George Gillespie, minister at Edinburgh.A sermon preached before the right honourable the House of Lords in the Abbey Church at Westminster, upon the 27th of August, 1645 being the day appointed for solemne and publique humiliation : whereunto is added a brotherly examination of some passages of Mr. Colemans late printed sermon upon Job 11.20, in which he hath endeavoured to strike at the root of all church-government / by George Gillespie, minister at Edenburgh.
London: printed by F. Neile for Robert Bostock, 1646
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Shall I need to illustrate this distinction? Is there any thing more known in the world? Will any say, that he who excels other men in dignity, splendour, honour, and glory, must therefore reign and rule over all those whom he thus excels?
Shall I need to illustrate this distinction? Is there any thing more known in the world? Will any say, that he who excels other men in dignity, splendor, honour, and glory, must therefore reign and rule over all those whom he thus excels?
The Apostle saith indeed, in another sense, that Christ is the Head of all Principality and Power, Col. 2.10. But that is spoken of Christ not as he is Mediator, but only as he is God: And the Apostles meaning in those words is nothing but this; That Christ is true God, saith Tosanus; That he is Omnipotent, saith Gualther; That he, being the natural Son of God, is together with the Father Lord of all things, saith Bullinger.
The Apostle saith indeed, in another sense, that Christ is the Head of all Principality and Power, Col. 2.10. But that is spoken of Christ not as he is Mediator, but onely as he is God: And the Apostles meaning in those words is nothing but this; That Christ is true God, saith Tosanus; That he is Omnipotent, saith Gualther; That he, being the naturall Son of God, is together with the Father Lord of all things, saith Bullinger.
That this is the meaning, will soon appear: 1. From the scope of the place, which is to teach the Colossians not to worship Angels, because they are but servants, and the Son of God is their Lord and Head. 2. The Apostle expounds himself, how Christ is the Head of all Principality and power,