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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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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.
Fourteenthly, To Preach Christ, is to Preach him, as I said, to be the Antitype of all Types, and the Substance of all Shadows.
1. The second Adam, public Person, and great Covenanting Head, and blessed Representative of all his Elect; out of whose Side his Spouse is taken.
1. The second Adam, publick Person, and great Covenanting Head, and blessed Representative of all his Elect; out of whose Side his Spouse is taken.
2. The true Noah, and Heir of the World, that builds the Ark, and that saves all just Persons; the true Preacher of Righteousness, that sends the Dove, and that repairs the lost World.
4. The true Abraham, to whom all the Promises are made;1 the Father of all the Faithful, and that turns the Bon•-woman and her Son out of Doors, 2and recovers the Captives.
4. The true Abraham, to whom all the Promises are made;1 the Father of all the Faithful, and th•t turns the Bon•-woman and her Son out of Doors, 2and recovers the Captives.
5. The true, and Antitypical Isaac, long promised before Born, and brought forth out of a dry Root, by the mighty Power of God, and Word of Promise; three days dead, and yet, as to his Deity, dyed not, and yet was Offered up for a Sacrifice by his Father.
5. The true, and Antitypical Isaac, long promised before Born, and brought forth out of a dry Root, by the mighty Power of God, and Word of Promise; three dayes dead, and yet, as to his Deity, dyed not, and yet was Offered up for a Sacrifice by his Father.
6. The true Jacob, who as a Prince, prevailed with God.
7. Our Joseph, who was Sold into the hands of the wicked Ishmaelites; and who by his Abasement, was raised to Honour, and made Lord-Treasurer of all the Land, who feeds all Famished and hunger-starved Sinners, to whom all must go for Bread, and before whom, all his Brethren must bow.
7. Our Joseph, who was Sold into the hands of the wic•ed Ishmaelites; and who by his Abasement, was raised to Honour, and made Lord-Treasurer of all the Land, who feeds all Famished and hunger-starved Sinners, to whom all must go for Bread, and before whom, all his Brethren must bow.
8. Our Moses, that brings all the Children of Israel out of Spiritual Egypt, and Bondage of Sin, and Satan.
9. The true Joshua, that carries God's Israel into the Land of Promise.
10. Our strong Samson, that slew the devouring Lyon, and who, by death, or dying, destroyed our Enemies,
11. The true David, beloved of God, and his only Anointed, with whom the Covenant stands fast for ever.
