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Christ alone the way to Heaven, or, Jacob's ladder improved containing four sermons lately…
Christ alone the way to Heaven, or, Jacob's ladder improved containing four sermons lately preached on Genesis XXVIII, XII : wherein the doctrine of free-grace is displayed through Jesus Christ : also discovering the nature, office, and ministration of the holy angels : to which is added one sermon on Rom. 8, 1 : with some short reflections on Mr. Samuel Clark's new book entitled Scripture justification / by Benjamin Keach.Christ alone the way to Heaven, or, Jacob's ladder improved containing four sermons lately preach'd on Genesis XXVIII, XII : wherein the doctrine of free-grace is display'd through Jesus Christ : also discovering the nature, office, and ministration of the holy angels : to which is added one sermon on Rom. 8, 1 : with some short reflections on Mr. Samuel Clark's new book intituled Scripture justification / by Benjamin Keach.
London: printed by Benja. Harris, 1698
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True, as he was God, and in the form of God, and thought it not Robbery to be equal with God, he could not be said to be Exalted; but taking our Nature upon him, he was abased, he Humbled himself, He took on him the •orm of a Servant, and became Obedient unto Death: As considered as Mediator, he is Exalted, and hath a Name above every Name in Heaven, or Earth.1
True, as he was God, and in the form of God, and thought it not Robbery to be equal with God, he could not be said to be Exalted; but taking our Nature upo• him, he was abased, he Humbled himself, He took on him the •orm of a Servant, and became Obedient unto Death: As considered as Mediator, he is Exalted, and hath a Name above every Name in Heaven, or Earth.1
First, In respect of his Person: Behold my Servant shall deal prudently, he shall be Exalted, and Extolled, and be made very high▪ here are three words signifying the same thing, to express and hold forth the Glory and Exaltation of Jesus Christ.
1. He hath the Glory of God,1 the Glory of the whole God-head in him The fullness of the God-head dwells bodily in this blessed Person, the Man Christ Jesus; and it pleased the Father it should be thus.