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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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CHRIST ALONE THE Way to Heaven: OR, JACOB'S LADDER IMPROVED, &c. › Sermon 3
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1. He hath a Heavenly, a Humble, a Meek,1 a Public, a Merciful, an Enlightened, a Free, a Firm, a Sublime, a Sanctified, a Raised, an Active, and a Faithful Spirit; and all this proceeds from that New-birth, which he is passed under, or it is the fruit or effect of his being born of God, or regenerated by the holy Spirit. These Persons have other Principles also,2 than the rest of Mankind have: Every Life hath Principles according to the Nature of it; a Vegetative Life according to the Nature of it; a Sensitive Life, according to the Nature of it; and the Rational Life, according to the Nature of it: So the Life of Grace hath Principles according to the Nature of it. A Saint acts for God, from a principle of Faith, and Love; this make the ways of God easy, nay sweet, and pleasant to him.
1. He hath a Heavenly, a Humble, a Meek,1 a Publick, a Merciful, an Inlightened, a Free, a Firm, a Sublime, a Sanctified, a Raised, an Act•ve, and a Faithful Spirit; and all this proceeds from that New-birth, which he is passed under, or it is the fruit or effect of his being born of God, or regenerated by the holy Spirit. These Persons have other Principles also,2 than the rest of Mankind have: Every Life hath Principles according to the Nature of it; a Vegetative Life according to the Nature of it; a Sensitive Life, according to the Nature of it; and the Rational Life, according to the Nature of it: So the Life of Grace hath Principles according to the Nature of it. A Saint acts for God, from a principle of Faith, and Love; this make the ways of God easy, nay sweet, and pleasant to him.
- 1What a Spirit is in Saints,
- 2Burroughs▪