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Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition…
Christs eternal existence, and the dignity of his person asserted and proved in opposition to the doctrine of the Socinians : in several sermons on Col. I, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 verses / by the Reverend Tho. Manton.
London printed : s.n., 1685
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. He was heir of all things: That is, Lord of the whole creation: They only Principalities and Powers, […] certain ends, to such Persons and Places, over which Christ sets them.
2. He was heir of all things: That is, Lord of the whole creation: They onely Principalities and Powers, 〈…〉 certain ends, to such Persons and Places, over which Christ sets them.
3. He was the Creator of the World: By whom also he made the worlds, saith the Apostle, they are noble and divine creatures indeed, but the work of Christs hands.
4. He is the brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of his person: that is, the essential Image of God. They only have some strictures of the Divine Majesty.
4. He is the brightness of his Fathers Glory, and the express Image of his person: that is, the essential Image of God. They onely have some strictures of the Divine Majesty.