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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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Fifthly, To Preach Christ, exalt him, and lift him up, is to Preach his Readiness, and Willingness, as well as his Power, and Ability to save.
Seventhly, To Preach Christ, is to Preach Christ the Power of God, and the Wisdom of God; i. e. in whom all the glorious Attributes of God are united in sweet Harmony, and shine forth in equal Glory, and Strength to save Sinners, lost and undone Sinners.
Eighthly, 1To Preach Christ, is to preach him not only the one Mediator, between God and Man, but also our blessed Surety, or the Surety, and Testator of the New-Covenant.
Ninthly, To preach Christ, is to preach him in all his offices, as you have heard.
Tenthly, To Preach Christ, exalt Christ alone, is to preach his Satisfaction;1 or that full and complete Reconciliation he hath made by his Obedience,2 and suffering; our Faith and Holiness adding nothing thereunto.
Tenthly, To Preach Christ, exalt Christ alone, is to preach his Satis•action;1 or that full and compleat Reconciliation he hath made by his Obedience,2 and suffering; our Faith and Holiness adding nothing thereunto.
Eleventhly, To Preach Christ, is to Preach Justification only by him; i. e. That he and his perfect Righteousness alone is that which Justifies us, as it is Imputed to us that believe;1 his active Obedience being that whi•h is our only Title to Heaven;2 and that his Death (he bearing all God's vindictive Wrath for our Sins) is that only which delivers us from Hell.3
Eleventhly, To Preach Christ, is to Preach Justification only by him; i. e. That he and his perfect Righteousness alone is that which Justifies us, as it is Imputed to us that believe;1 his active Obedience being that whi•h is our only Title to Heaven;2 and that his Death (he bearing all God's vindictative Wrath for our Sins) is that only which delivers us from Hell.3
To preach him the Truth, that all truth is ⟨p. 49⟩in him, centres in him, found and experienced in him, and proceeding from him.1
To p•each Christ the Life, the life of our Souls; not only having purchased Life for us,1 but infuseth Life, or a vital Principle into us, and preserves that Life; that he is the Bread of Life, and the Water of Life. That Christ is the hidden Manna that came down from Heaven; (which the natural Man knoweth not) that by coming to him, by believing on him,2 or receiving of him, we live; and that by our Union with him, he is ours; and his Righteousness, and all the Merits of his Blood, even all his Riches, both Grace and Glory, becomes ours; or we have an Interest in him, and all he is, and hath.
Thirteenthly, To Preach Christ, is to Preach him to be our Bride-groom, 1that espouseth us in Conjugal Affections, in Knowledge, in Faithfulness,2 in Mercy, and in loving Kindness for ever.3 That he is our Physician, that heals all our Diseases: Our Shepherd to gather us, or bring us home to his Fold, that feeds, leads, protects and defends us.
To Preach Christ the only Foundation, and chief Corner-stone, upon whom the Church is built, 1and every lively Stone is united, to build our Salvation on him, to Trust on him, and to have all our Faith and Hope in him.
To Preach Christ, is to Preach him the Sun of Righteousness, like as the Sun in Glory, he is the Anima Mundi, the very Soul of the new World, 1in respect of Light and Life, as well as Heat; and in respect of his fructifying and comforting Influence; and by his expelling all our Darkness, causing a lovely Spring, and blessed Day in all such Souls on whom he riseth and shines.
1To Preach Christ the Fountain, to wash us, as well as the Sun to enlighten us, and our only Physician to heal us.2 To Preach Christ in a Word▪ is to Preach him to be every thing that God hath made him to be unto us; even both Wisdom and Righteousness, Sanctification and Redemption.
