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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 4
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Which is indeed very clear, from his very Conception to his Ascension: Nay, the Angels fore-tells to Mary his very Conception; Behold thou shalt conceive in thy Womb, &c. Also the Angel appeared to Joseph, and said, Joseph thou Son of David, fear not, to take unto thee Mary thy Wife, &c. Moreover, an Angel appeared to him again, to fore-warn him of that Herod who sought the Life of Jesus, and so commanded him to take Mary, and the Child, and to fly into Egypt: See how careful the Angels were of our Lord, that he might be preserved until his time was come to be offered up a Sacrifice for our Sins. The Angels appeared likewise to the Shepherds, and published to them the birth of our Lord in a glorious Hymn of Praise;1 Glory unto God on high, on Earth Peace, good will to Men:2 When God brought his only begotten Son into the World, all the Angels of God worshipped him? The Angels, moreover, were instruments in his Preservation, when his ⟨p. 96⟩Life was sought, and they also ministered to him in his bloody Agony, 3and comforted him. My Brethren, Jesus Christ was made like unto us in all things, sin only excepted, therefore might need like Succour, Safety, and Comfort from the Angels, as we do. Also the Angels ministered to him in his Temptations in the Wilderness;4 and at his Resurrection they rol'• away the S•one from the Sepulchre, and brought the tidings of his being risen to the Women: Likewise in his Ascension, the Angels attended, and assured the Disciples of his second Coming; they also ascended with him,5 and shall also descend with him, at his second Appearance:6 He shall be revealed from Heaven with all his mighty Angels. If he be pleased to descend in his Abasement, the Angels descend with him; if he be pleased to ascend in his state of Exaltation, then the Angels ascend with him: And thus they may be said to ascend and descend upon the Son of Man, personally considered, and this out of that great Affection and Love to him; but not only so, but also in point of Duty and special Obligation to him, he being their Lord and Sovereign; He is the head of Principalities,