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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 1
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2. As touching his divine Nature, which is the Top of the Ladder; this reacheth unto Heaven; and in these two Natures in the Person of Christ, we have what is represented by Jacob's Ladder; for as these two Natures are in his Person united together, ⟨p. 13⟩Heaven and Earth are united together:1 And now that he is God, see John, 1.1.2. In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. Christ, in respect of his divine Nature, is here called the Word; he was before the beginning of the Word, even […] everlasting; or ever the Earth w•s; He was with God,2 and was God, not a Creature; he was not Created at the beginning, but was the Creator, the Maker of Heaven and Earth; all things were made by him; not as the Instrumental Cause of all things, or any Instrument in the Father's hand, but as a Principle Efficient Cause of all things: Without controversy, 3great is the mystery of Godliness; God was manifest in the Flesh. The Word was made Flesh, 4and dwelt among us: That is the Son of God, or second Person in the Trinity: The Evangelist (as one observes) rather saith, he was made Flesh, then he was made Man, more plainly to distinguish the two Natures in Christ; to assert the truth of his Humane Nature; to let us know that Christ assumed his Humane Nature in common; not the particular Nature of any; it is not said he was changed into Flesh, but by his assuming it, he was made Flesh, or He, the Word, Took upon him the See• of Abraham,5 even, the same common Nature of all the Elect.
2. As touching his divine Nature, which is the Top of the Ladder; this reacheth unto Heaven; and in these two Natures in the Person of Christ, we have what is represented by Jacob's Ladder; for as these two Natures are in his Person united together,